NKD: Willison Knives 300mm K-tip sujihiki
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imgur.comPosted May 19, 2019, 11:42 PM UTC
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imgur.comI ordered this suji custom from Willison Knives (@willisonknives on Instagram, u/HALBowman) about a month ago. Dakota was awesome to work with and helped me design exactly the right knife for me, which turned out to be this one: a 300mm K-tip with a forge-scale finish and a wa handle using a stabilized poplar burl block from Dalia Designs (@daliadesigns1 on Instagram).
It's solid O1 tool steel with a nice thick spine to keep it stiff and a wedge grind that's perfect for this knife's one job: slaying big slabs of cooked meat. I'm told it's hardened to around 63 HRC, and it definitely feels quite hard on the stones, where it happily takes a very refined edge.
I received it last week, but didn't get a chance to really put it through its paces until today, when I smoked a nine-pound slab of bacon. Sure enough, the knife did a great job, pulling through the meat easily and leaving a nice clean cut. Needless to say, I'm thrilled with it, and can't recommend Dakota enough to anyone considering a custom job!
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Looks great, is this stainless?
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Nope, O1 is a high-carbon steel and is developing an awesome patina.
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cool, u/halbowman check reddit's chat
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Great shot on top of the bacon. Also enjoyed your descriptions of use and your post in general. :)
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Love seeing these custom Willison knives on here.
One day......one day...
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What a beautiful knife!
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Damn I love me a sexy sujihiki. Favourite looking knives. This is no exception. Beautiful looking blade.
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So glad when I see these posts. Often people get the knives and I don't hear to much back, so when I see it in use and being loved it's great.
I'm generally a lurker, have seen a lot of your work over time. I am in awe by this piece. the profile. the kurouchi line I think it is called? doesnt normally do much for me but my mouth fell open a little with desire. the handle is beautiful. this is an amazing knife. job well done sir. I'm sure op will cherish it.
Thank you! I don't know that it has a name, other then being the bevel