Knife Making - Making a Japanese Kitchen Knife

In this video I show the process that I used to make a Japanese Nakiri Kitchen / vegetable knife. It took 10 hours to make the knife in my basement shop. This video condenses that down to about 10 minutes.

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The Knife dimensions:
Over all length 12.4" (315mm)
Cutting edge length 6.5" (165mm)
Handle length 5.0" (127mm)
Blade width 2.0" (50.8mm)
Blade thickness .125" (3.2mm)

Knife materials:
Blade is O1 High Carbon Tool Steel https://www.popsknifesupplies.com

Handle material is Arizona Desert Ironwood
https://www.knifekits.com

Bolster material is African Blackwood
https://www.bellforestproducts.com

Saya is Cherry wood

Видео Knife Making - Making a Japanese Kitchen Knife канала Phil LaPorte