Knife Making: Stainless Kiritsuke きりつけぼうちょう DIY

Kiritsuke, a traditional japanese multipurpose chef’s knife. This is my interpretation with western style handle construction and double grind. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 Steel: 3mm thick MA5MV (aka 420C, , X50CrMoV15). Wood: Ebony and unknown hardwood (probably some kind of hard oak) both well aged by a luthier. Blue vulcanized fiber liners, same as G10 or micarta spacers. Pins: 8mm brass tubing; 6mm brass and copper mosaic; 4mm solid brass round stock. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 0:05 3D printed pattern I made in cad 0:20 Profiling with metal cutting bandsaw 0:50 Refining profile with 2x72 belt grinder 1:20 Drilling pin holes 1:50 Grinding main bevels 2:30 Pre heat treatment hand finish up to 320 grit 2:40 Packing with steel foil to prevent decarburization 3:15 Hardening: heating to 1050°C and soaking for 15min 3:25 Plate quenching with forced air 3:50 Temper