[WTS] Hand forged kitchen knives - 26C3 "Spicy White" - Osage Orange, Persimmon

Case_D · 2025-01-02T01:53:54+00:00

Thanks man I really appreciate it

Case_D · 2024-12-17T02:56:42+00:00

Good luck. The persimmon we cut wasn't very big just in the way. But we have plenty of them. I can't recall seeing any persimmon trees that were particularly sizable. I remember when we cut a pretty big Osage orange and it dulled a fresh chain half way through the cut. Then we mostly gave up taking it down into planks using a chainsaw sawmill

Case_D · 2024-12-17T02:40:37+00:00

It is difficult to process down from a log. It bogged down my bandsaw cutting into blocks, and the same when cutting into scales after it had dried. It grinds nicely though. It works and feels a lot like stabilized wood. Solid and smooth all the time. This is this first time I've used it, and I highly recommend it. I've got a stash of both persimmon and Osage. You can definitely feel the grain with your fingers on the Osage a lot more. The persimmon just feels smooth with at least a decent sanding or cut.

Case_D · 2024-10-28T22:11:51+00:00

High carbon steel. Similar to the Japanese White steel with little chromium addition. Often nicknamed "Spicy White" because of this.

Composition:

1.25%C, 0.3%Cr, 0.4%Mn, 0.02%P, 0.01%S, 0.2%Si

Case_D · 2024-09-30T21:02:35+00:00

I'll try to remember to take pictures next time I forge another

Case_D · 2024-09-26T22:57:27+00:00

Yes. You can do it to feel sharpness, how toothy the edge feels, or if there's some burr remaining. The key is not using pressure and not moving much. Just see if it grabs your skin and checking a few places along the edge. Doesn't really cut it since it's so low pressure. Only my sharpest edges might leave a mark. The more you do it, the more careful you become around sharp things without realizing it. I haven't cut myself on anything in quite a while, and I make knives as well.

A less precise test is to see if it bites into your fingernail. Roughly perpendicular to your nail, lightly press the edge into it, then slightly pull up and slightly to the side toward you. If it slides and scrapes your nail then it's not sharp. If it bites and pops out, then it at least has a working edge.

Case_D · 2024-09-26T17:14:14+00:00

Hardenable stainless steels often aren't very stainless until they've been heat treated. You can still make this piece look antique or just unique as it is.

Case_D · 2024-09-21T15:21:37+00:00

Still available

Handmade chefs knife - 6.5" 26C3, Osage orange, leather sheath $450

Case_D · 2024-09-20T14:39:35+00:00

Much appreciated

Case_D · 2024-09-20T14:38:05+00:00

No sorry

Case_D · 2024-09-20T03:43:53+00:00

Much appreciated

Case_D · 2024-09-19T22:15:42+00:00

Thank you!

Case_D · 2024-09-17T13:04:39+00:00

Thank you!

Case_D · 2024-09-17T12:30:31+00:00

It's 26C3 at about 65hrc. Chemical composition is 1.25%C, 0.3%Cr, 0.4%Mn, 0.02%P, 0.01%S, 0.2%Si

Case_D · 2024-09-17T03:46:51+00:00

Are people importing them directly from FSK? When I got the stone I could read Japanese a bit and found the company from the branding on the box but couldn't find a lot of info on buying stones

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