The steel is 1095 high carbon and the handle consists of black lacewood, copper, G10, and redwood burl.
The blade is differentially hardened.
The saya is cocobolo with a wenge liner to match the handle.
The keeper pin is anodized titanium.
custom gyuto
Wild Western Gyuto
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The hamon is begining to show after grinding.
After hand finishing and an acid bath the hamon is really starting to pop.
The bolster is almost completely shaped but needs fine tuning with a little hand carving.
The basic shape of the handle is cut-out.
The taper is in and the sides are rounded.
The handle is finished and a quick buff is done.
All done!