Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Using the billet I forged here: youtu.be/pe446iD_oCE
Ni-mai with canister damascus (nails and 1095 powder with 4% nickle) and k720 for the cutting edge.
Wa-handle made of olive wood, ebony and redheart. All pinned and locked together without glue by a single tapered pin.

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0:00 Profiling
1:10 Heat treatment
1:41 Oh well...
2:34 Final grind
3:53 Etch
4:07 Handle materials
5:23 Handle assembly
6:54 Handle shaping
7:48 Final touches and tests
8:50 Result

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