Random pictures of knife sharpening and refinishing we do

That Shig is a beauty!

 

This one is not my work personally, but rather one of the guys who's been learning with me for a few years now... natural stone finish (shobudani suita and uchigumori hazuya finger stones) on a kurouchi kato

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153852845718860

 

I've been playing around with finishes on a Kato Kikuryu for someone lately... gone through a few different revisions of what i wanted to do and how i went about it it... here was the first one:



And here is what i did today:

 

working on refinishing a Tsukasa Hinoura this morning:

 

Always impressive.

 

It is very good to see you showing off your skill like this, Jon. <3

 

Thinning and quick refinish of a watanabe wa-gyuto (customer opted for spine to edge finishing in this case)



and before and after choil shot of the same knife

 

another takeda (this time with a natural stone finish and the same kind of sharpening takeda-san does for his knives... but at a slightly lower angle).

 

I'm seeing this topic for the first time now and can only say: wow, very very impressive!

 

Jon, approximately how long would you spend doing a job like tha from thinning to finishing?

 

this one was pretty easy, as it was pretty much there geometry-wise. Just needed to fix a broken tip, do a bit of sharpening, some quick refinishing, and polishing. If the handle could have come off, it would have been like 45 minutes, but in this case, maybe 1:15-1:30

 

More natural stone finishing

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153898745363860

And one more (the color is the reflection from the building across the street)

 

I must say...... I REALLY, REALLY like this thread! :like:like ump :cool1

 

Fantastic stuff!

 

Jon. Impressive. I just wish I was in USA and not in EU to be able to send you few of my knives. Some could definitely benefit from your magical hands and stones.

 

i love the last one !

 

the last one was a bit tough... the ura was not well ground, and doesnt look as nice as i could make the front look

 

do you have the Ura pics ?

 

i didnt take them and am currently out of town on business