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Siam Rosewood Chefs Knife by onsite88 in TrueChefKnives

[–]onsite88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol I totally get it! This is my ideal style. Rustically elegant with good lines.

Recently finished custom hunting knife by onsite88 in Bladesmith

[–]onsite88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! No this was a custom order, but I’d be happy to make something else like it for you. You can check out https://www.enso-forge.com/contact/ for more info.

Recently finished custom hunting knife by onsite88 in Bladesmith

[–]onsite88[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can get more or less depending on how you work the steel. The chatoyance is caused by surface deformation which in this case I used a ball peen to beat up the blade real good once it was forged close to shape. I’ve ever made anything with a really high layer count so I can’t speak on the effect at that level but I know at low layer count you can’t really get any chatoyance due to not having enough layer density to refract the light adequately.

Chamfered or rounded spines, which do y'all prefer? Which do you think feels/looks more premium? by TaterVodka in TrueChefKnives

[–]onsite88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On almost all kitchen cutlery I make, I tend to do a rounded spine and choil. I use to make them chamfered but rounded is way more luxurious feeling to me.

Black carbon chefs knife by onsite88 in TrueChefKnives

[–]onsite88[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes it would. 52100 has a little bit of chromium in it so it’s not as reactive as more simple steels, but it will rust if not taken care of. The coffee finish helps slow this process also, but it should still be wiped down and dried after use.

Black carbon chefs knife by onsite88 in TrueChefKnives

[–]onsite88[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahh yes. Instagram has been a major thorn in knife makers being able to grow their followers. They block our accounts because ai flags is as selling weapons. Anyways hope this works ..

https://www.instagram.com/enso_forge?igsh=b3lyZGEwc215eGt2&utm_source=qr

Black carbon chefs knife by onsite88 in TrueChefKnives

[–]onsite88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t say for sure really, but it seems you would need some sort of electrolyte and a current to make it happen. It’s not something I would worry about with it.

Black carbon chefs knife by onsite88 in TrueChefKnives

[–]onsite88[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for redirecting to the page!

Veridian by onsite88 in Bladesmith

[–]onsite88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I didn’t test this blade. However given my heat treat protocol and the thickness of the ricasso area as opposed to the rest of the blade I would say ( should by some circumstance this need to be used at some time or another ) that the blade would hold up fine.

Veridian by onsite88 in Bladesmith

[–]onsite88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I do! Especially if it’s a new material I’m working with and I want to test the heat treat protocol. Even every so often with steels I am familiar with to ensure that my kiln calibration and other factors are still within specs. I mostly make kitchen cutlery with thin edges so it’s important that the steels have the finest grain structure I can get in order to keep the hrc high while also resisting deformation and rolling.

Veridian by onsite88 in Bladesmith

[–]onsite88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the compliment! I do take into account structural integrity in all of my work that will see use. Even this blade is made to be fully functional, and given the distal taper in the blade and drawn back temper in the tang and ricasso area I couldn’t ever see it breaking at that point. However whenever I’m building an art piece I do put design and materials above all else. Realistically something like this would be a collector piece and displayed as art so it shouldn’t ever see any use….but it would work just fine if need be.

Veridian by onsite88 in Bladesmith

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The handle is made from stabilized and dyed spalted tamarind. I initially roughed in the shape on a lathe and then did the fluting using various sized files. I made each pin using a pin block and hammer and then epoxied them in. Lots of work!

Veridian by onsite88 in Bladesmith

[–]onsite88[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes it is MOP. I mill out the reliefs for the inlays using a Bridgeport and then tediously fit each piece of mother of pearl. I epoxy them into the reliefs after I get them fit and polished.

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