Koala Forge Kiritsuke

[@SpicyMike319]

The bluing on the shoulder area is actually something that a lot of higher end custom makers have been doing lately. It's from softening the tang/shoulders so they can be filed or adjusted after heat treatment. It's an incredibly common practice, and has been for a really long time, but I have been seeing it a lot in the $1,500+ custom realm.

[@Matthew_Jensen]

Good callout sir.

[@sinisterswordsman25]

Battle chef! That's pretty metal 🤘💀

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

I buy all my kitchen knives in secondhand stores. I have found some interesting pieces including a Sabatier chefs knife (80 euro) for two dollars. Another great review. Thank you. P.S.: I am always impressed by the excellent videography you produce.

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

My ex used a Sabatier boning knife to open a can because she couldn't find the can opener. Not the end of the world, I suppose, but the end of that knife certainly.

[@dirtyscavanger]

I always try to see what's on the sword rack for what's to come.

[@oubliette862]

I like that, and I like the price compared to the last one. although I can get a variety of nice firearms for 300, or pay the tax on a new suppressor. seems reasonable enough for what it is though. I prefer flat grinds even though they aren't as durable as a secondary bevel. I can't tell what color your countertop is but it's nice I like it. reminds me of my desk, that's a pink granite. pink granite is very nice, classy stuff in my opinion. any granite really. good one guy, I enjoyed that, very thoro. I'd watch the sword reviews more, but I have to keep my hobbies under control otherwise I'll be buried under a mountain of blades guns rc cars plants and fishtanks.

[@IAMBabylonTheGreat]

Liked the video and the knife, but now I have a insane craving for pineapple. Juicy, ripe pineapple. Mmmmmm...🤪

[@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG]

Not to trash this knife, but that “unfinished” look and all the dips and valleys on it just makes me think that the smith rushed through making it, and he should have used an integral bolster instead of just blatantly epoxying the knife into the bulbous handle, and leaving that section that looks like it was overheated visible. The curve on the blade is so extreme that if it had a handle where the spine of the blade is, it would look like an Ulu. Sorry to the Smith for all of the negativity!

[@IronArmPanda]

The unfinished and scaled look is a classic for east Asian countries like Korea and Japan. The bulbous handle also is a quirk of those older knives, though usually they're rounded. The blade shape on the other hand definitely leaves something to be desired, I would have to agree.

[@SpicyMike319]

Unless you have a REALLY big flatter hammer or a press with a really large flat die, you'll likely see an inconsistent surface. The "hand forged" look has been really popular since the advent of Forged in Fire, so it's not a bad choice to appeal to a popular market, and is pretty common among Japanese styled blades. The curve on the blade looks pretty standard for that type of knife to me. Personally, I prefer no backwards curve on a spine, but that doesn't appear to be out of the ordinary. The part that looks "overheated" was overheated on purpose. It's to soften the tang and shoulders. While there's not really anything wrong with leaving them hard, it's a standard practice that has been around for hundreds of years on everything from tiny knives to great big swords. Hope that helps!

[@hobbyman47]

That knife profile is a Bunka and the finish is called kurouchi tsuchimei its classic japanese style of finish, and the handle is Wa style the hammer markings and the forging scale helps on food release. also, the forging scales protects the behind the edge part of the knife. by the look of the grind is good convex good food separation and food release.

[@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG]

@@IronArmPandaI guess maybe I hadn’t started seeing the unfinished part until I started watching Forged in Fire, but then everyone started doing it (you know how “crazes” start) and I got tired of it real quick. Hopefully that makes some sense?!

[@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG]

@@SpicyMike319 I think I know what you mean as far as everything being perfectly shaped and uniform. I guess that could imply a massed produced feeling, seeing as how one smith making a hand forged knife isn’t going to make every single one exactly the same….unless you were casting them I guess. How come you didn’t add an integral bolster with this knife if you don’t mind me asking?