Making a K-Tip Gyoto Chef’s Knife

Today in the shop we are making a K-Tip Gyuto, or Kiritsuke. This is the Japanese version of a western chef knife, and it's also the second culinary knife I have ever made.
The idea for my over all design is based on the Journey knife, and its geometric shape, paired with a natural organic handle. To see that video, follow the link below.
• Making the "Journey" K...
I started with a piece of 1/4" x 2" 1084, which I forged out in the new Sadie Smithy, tapering it to a point first, and then drawing the heal and blade down to get the 2 1/2" height on the blade that I wanted for the design. When the forging was finished, we took it in the shop and profiled it to its final shape with the angle grinder and 2x72. I rough ground the bevels, and heat treated it before moving on to finish grinding down to a Scotch Bright belt finish. I fit up, glued, and pinned the Buffalo Horn with stainless pins. Then I profiled and shaped the handle with a 45 degree bevel on all sides, and worked the horn up to a nice polish on the 2x72 first, and then finished with hand-sanding and buffing with black compound. We finished up with a sharpen, and gave it its first taste of cutting on some tomatoes and a cold cut for lunch.
We built this knife as part of a friendly knife making challenge with a super talented group of 9 other KZbin content creators, who all made their own versions of a Guyto Knife. Go check out all of their videos and then vote on who's knife you like the best. Every one of them did a super awesome job and it has been a real treat to form some new friendships with some awesome makers. To vote, follow the link below to the poll which will be live from 6/4/2021 until 6/9/2021 at 12pm. The winner will be released on 6/11/2021 on our Community post.
VOTE here: forms.gle/4heKrkYZros7s3hp6
Click on the links below to the channels of all the contestants and give their videos some love. That's what this "Challenge" was all about. KZbin makers spreading the love around with some friendly competition.
Contestant Build Videos:
@Aleeknives : / @aleeknives
@Black Beard Projects : / @blackbeardprojects
@Faraway Forge : / kzinferno
@Green Beetle : / greenbeetlegear
@House / Work : / captainhouseflorida
@Red Beard Ops : / @redbeardops
@Sperber- Knives : / @sperber-knives
@The Art of Craftsmanship : / @theartofcraftsmanship
@The Rivers' Experience : / @theriversexperience9383
@Tyrell Knifeworks : / @tyrellknifeworks
#aleeknives #blackbeardprojects #greenbeetle #housework #redbeardops #sperberknives #theartofcraftsmanship #theriversexperience #tyrellknifeworks #farawayforge #gyutochallenge #knifemaking
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[@jbsank]

I know these guys are knife makers but with beautiful work like this I am convinced they are also artists par excellence

[@badhatharry8978]

I've been watching a ton of videos looking into bladesmithing and yours has been the best so far!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thank you! Good luck on your journey.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Amazing blade, Dustin!! I love it! Great shape!

[@davidmorgan7586]

justin you have finily made me proud of you your forging the knife blade

[@harmarka2663]

With so much dark stuff in the world, what a lovely treat and blessed relief to just watch a nice guy doing something creative. Thanks man.

[@Miguel_ON65]

No words for you my friend. Again you have shown you are the master of the workshop, of the forge and everything yo do with your hands. Congratulations Dustin. Greetings from Madrid

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thank Miguel!! If you ever make your way to the states, you’re always welcome in my shop.

[@Miguel_ON65]

@@TheArtofCraftsmanship If it were possible I would be a happy and lucky man, do not doubt! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

[@bkohn]

YEA! I can’t wait to see how it turned out!

[@BKohnKnives]

Very impressive! This competition was a FANTASTIC idea! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@thehellofajumper]

Things that I really enjoyed about this video: small square anvil use of horn for scales. angular scale geometry solid use of protective gear adorable mini polishing belt"grinder" And 1 pet peeve. No mirror polish on the blade. 10/10

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks! I thought about it, but am also always happy with the scotch bright finish.

[@thomasr.3592]

Your skill is amazing. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks Thomas.

[@LiftRanger]

Absolutely gorgeous knife, Dustin! Wow. Thank you for the video.

[@Aleeknives]

I love the geometry of this knife! Amazing man and the Buffalo is so beautiful!

[@Aleeknives]

I absolutely love you anvil!

[@chris26bpm]

That a awesome way how u made the Japanese Gyuto Knife i love how made it the way & the style of that knife i like handel of wood of the knife its so Beautiful I like how u made this Gyuto knife it was cool i would buy one from you

[@jimstillwell4668]

That was a great build. Lots of information and done with minimal amount of over priced equipment. Thats why you got my vote. Excellent job.

[@lynchcw1]

Beautifully made knife.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Cheers Charles!

[@neesharivers6645]

Very impressed by all of you. It's been great to see all the different methods and tools used by each maker to achieve similar, but very different knives. They are all beautiful.

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck guys, love this. Great knife and great video!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks James!! It’s was a fun one.

[@markfulmer67]

Well done! Very nice!👍

[@neiracorominas]

With lumber prices this days in the US that wooden prototype was 4 times more expensive to make than the actual knife

[@mattsadventureswithart5764]

Completely forgetting that labour costs are a far bigger part of the finished article than materials in something like this.

[@mattsadventureswithart5764]

Pay the human who does stuff a decent wage and material costs become only a small part of the equation

[@neiracorominas]

@@mattsadventureswithart5764 it was just a joke 😅 I love Dustin’s craftsmanship and how Devon beautifully films it

[@FarawayForge]

Beautiful knife, beautiful video. Nicely done!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks Keaton.

[@zarasdad100]

You never want to be beating your pins in that hard. All it does is cause problems. You can put the pins in a drill and sand them as they spin or wrap sandpaper around a smaller drill bit and sand the inside of the holes. Very sweet knife though! 👊🏼

[@lloydgarland4667]

This one gets my vote!

[@ericmoore2236]

All 10 of you makers do and did incredibly beautiful work👏

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks Eric

[@matt1988ish]

Such a lovely knife. Beautiful geometry and my favorite cutting profile of all the competitor's knives in this challenge.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thank you Matt.

[@bobt471]

Beautiful craftsmanship as always ! Thank you !

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks Bob

[@RestorationAustralia]

Nicely done.

[@trainwon5699]

As always nice work thanks

[@luisroberto9684]

Great work 👏👏👏

[@keithspencersr.6806]

Beautiful knife

[@henkvandebeek7921]

Such a great idea to see this competition/collaboration between all of you. Please keep doing them and best of luck with the competition. (Although let’s be fair, you are all winners here, so far all of the blades look amazing)

[@maurolimaok]

I'm gonna check the others. It´s a beautiful project. Congrats.

[@tome.joyner887]

That really came out beautiful Dustin. What a fine job you did on it. The grinds were so nice and the horn handle made it perfect!

[@BlackBeardProjects]

Damn! I dig your outdoor space 5:49 this looks so nice at night! An your basement gives me good old time Diresta vibes

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks brother. I love those vids of his shop in NYC. I just finished my outdoor smithy, so it’s fun to take advantage of it.

[@mcrich1978]

Beautiful blade! 🤘

[@nicholasclarke3147]

Beautiful knife!

[@roberthawthorne6515]

There should be a big bag of new nozzles in the rattle can paint section.. 😂 beautiful workmanship...

[@clarkleyva12]

Such an elegant, functional and beautiful knife, Dustin! Kudos!

[@Drakestriker333]

Dude. Love your work. I started stock removal 6 months ago... I have learned tons from you over the past 6 months. Since watching your channel i have refinished 2 axes and made 7 knives, and 4 leather sheaths. You are a big inspiration. I like that you use 1084... doable for the average guy. I will be using this as inspiration for my next project

[@Drakestriker333]

I noticed the blow out when you drove the pins on glue up. How did you clean it up without burning out the material. (I have started tapering the ends of my pins more to prevent this)

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks Aaron for the love. I’m always happy to hear when my work can inspire someone to try new projects. As far as the blow out, I did taper the pins, but it still caught the “fragil” horn on the way out. Fortunately, I accounted for this with the thickness of the scales, and was able to grind the chip out away when thinning the handle some after glue up.

[@sudo_nym]

Very nice, traditional design, Dustin. Points for the most amazing shop. I’ve got 5 more videos to watch before I vote 👍🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

There all so good. I would be honored to lose to any one of the competitors.

[@jacoklopper4772]

I've watched all 10 and I'm a fan of you all and I love Damascus but this bladeshape and handle combo you got is spot on and beautiful! You got my vote Sir. A follower from South Africa

[@magnusshawn4698]

That’s a beautiful knife. Great work!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks Shawn.

[@davidpugh4527]

Nice work

[@asshegafi8361]

Super super from grate KSA🌹🇸🇦

[@mattvaandering]

I didn't realize until now that you have a pond on your property. You should build a canoe!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I’m planning on a similar pond project.

[@johnnygsdiy1981]

Another great build. Your videos are great. Keep up the great work

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks Johnny!

[@sperber-knives]

Beautiful 😍

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thank you brother.

[@fabriceperrin9761]

10 superb gyuto knives! 🤩 Congratulations to the 10 participants and I hope this is only the first collaboration of a long series. 😍 I was able to enjoy seeing the blades making, from, at first glance, simple to complex and all would have their place in my kitchen ... except, maybe, the Faraway Forge one, my kitchen is too small 🤣

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Lol. His was a bit grand for every day use, unless your a fish monger, lol

[@theriversexperience9383]

Great job! I've always like the editing and speed of your videos. The knife looks awesome.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks brother. I’m so sorry I screwed up your channel name in the intro. 😬 when I realized it, it was too late to change.

[@theriversexperience9383]

@@TheArtofCraftsmanship its all good, it gave me a good laugh. Oddly enough you aren't the first person to call it that lol. Again great job on your knife and this video.

[@ClenioBuilder]

Nice done.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thank you!

[@maciasrebollo]

Muy bueno y genial gracias

[@done168]

Man Dustin that is a Sweet chef knife .. I'd love to have 1 in my little collection .. looks really sharp which is just what you need in a knife for the kitchen .. best of luck in the challenge ... Don E.

[@damianmcneely7884]

Great job, it turned out amazing. You must love living on the edge, hammering those pins like that ..lol

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Lol

[@1985Bobber]

awesome, the scales suite it perfectly. i hope to see a follow up on how the patina comes along :)

[@RobanyBigjobz]

Never considered buffalo horn for a handle material, turned out amazing. Great job :)

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks

[@andrejohnson6731]

This challenge has led me to discover your channel and you now have a new subscriber!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thank you and welcome Andre!

[@Zoso14892]

Not sure I'd have left the handle angled like that if I was making it for me, but beautiful knife sir. Half an hour passed by in no time, thoroughly enjoyable :)

[@NawafAlsaleh]

Amazing knife 💐💐🔪🔪👍🏼👍🏼

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thank you

[@johnhicks65]

sweet

[@Joe___R]

In Iowa we have cicadas every year so we don't get a 15 year break like you get on the east coast. Every summer here is filled with the sound of cicadas.

[@4legdfishman]

New subscriber! The chef's knife challenge brought me here! Beautiful knife. Great craftsmanship! Good luck. Going to watch the rest of the makers.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks Carl! Welcome.

[@oneshotme]

Beautiful knife!! And like I've told the others you're making it hard on us voters Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thank you so much one shot!

[@radnazona3979]

Very very impresiv.. I go to first like..🤜🤛

[@zzzspik7090]

Amazing work dude! You should really forge a tomahawk sometime.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I agree. It’s going to happen soon.

[@McGowanForge]

8:02 personally I would have kept that blade shape looks cool, but since it was a challenge you did a awesome Job

[@joshyingling]

When done using a spray paint can, if you flip it upside down and spray it, it should run clear and clear the nozzle for you. Some of the new cans don’t work though because they have a new spray any angle design.

[@DedosNemaN]

Класс! Очень душевное видео. Работа мастера. Привет из Сибири.

[@vincentcocuzza8679]

What’s up buddy, I have watched this build so many times to learn how to make my first chef knife and just wanted to say thanks for it because I made my mother a really nice gyoto and it turn Sex out amazing! Also, wanted to ask what is that anvil from the big block looking one? I need a good something for striking on and I was just curious?? Keep up great work and can’t wait to watch your chopper challenge build!

[@ministryartmachines]

U should be on the top for winner because u forged it out instead of taking the easy way out and just doing stock removal

[@thomasbjrkhaug7959]

Would love to see your drawings🙃

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I’ll post to IG!

[@jblueforge3131]

Great work you have improved so much over the years I love seeing that! What state are u in ole boy? Beautiful property and stone foundation im curious how old the house is i love it !

[@bernardgenovese9645]

Joli !!!

[@Donlewis4683]

Philadelphia checking in. Dustin the content you put out is freaking amazing. I don't understand why you don't have over a million subscribers. But then again you get some nit wit doing makeup and they get 10 million SMH millennials LOL. Another great video man!! 🤘🤘 Keep up the good work. What's the next project? I hope you and the family are well. I didn't quite see if your daughter was in this video hiding out I'll have to check the other comments to see if she was. Take care bro!! Well that goes to show you I didn't watch the whole video (at the time of comment) cuz I just seen your daughter LOL 🤦‍♂️

[@steveschultz300]

I am not a blacksmith; I don't even play one after staying at a Holiday Inn.....but, it seems to me that you need to reverse your equipment. You are right handed and therefor you use your left hand to hold the material.....I think you need to put your forge on the other side of the area. That way you don't have to rotate your body over 180 degrees to use the anvil. Take it from an old man that worked on a dairy farm; and now has to suffer from a "bad back". Ergonomics can be your friend.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

That’s a great point!! I appreciate the suggestion

[@vincentcocuzza8679]

Hello, awesome chef knife man!! I hope to get my skills to that level to make decent chef knives ect. Right now I’m just doing bush knives and file knives since just starting! Anyways what is the anvil or what is it a piece of that you first started on in this video? The block looking thing? I’m trying to find a decent anvil or something that won’t break the bank too badly! Lol any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again and keep up the great work/videos

[@ReconJeep77]

I will start off by saying, I love your videos! That being said, I’m not sure if this was a forging competition or a knife making competition…. I know that your not a knife smith by trade, so all in all I like your knife design and it looks amazing. I do however enjoy seeing/forging knives to shape instead of stock removal, which except for the heel, that’s what this was…. Just a bit of healthy criticism…. Not wanting to start any drama with anyone tho…. Again, I love your videos!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Hey Billy, thanks for the feed back. We were free to make the knives however we chose, and I wanted to do a combination of both forging and shaping with grinders, which worked for the stock I had to start with😉. I totally agree, and also really enjoy watching smiths forge to shape. I’m still practicing.

[@krissteel4074]

Giving you a well earned like there for suffering through the smell of ground buffalo horn

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Lol

[@paullambert4445]

Beautiful build. Our hands are faceted where our fingers bend. Your scales should should fit the hand nicely. 🔪🎸

[@tonyn3123]

Do you mind referencing where you got your grinder? I noticed you are not using the 1x30 Harbor Freight grinder exclusively now; which is what I currently have due to cost of a better one. Thanks.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I have a 2x42 Sears/Craftsman’s, and a 2x72 House Work Revolution.

[@Anderson-HandForged]

great job on your knife looks great i love the horn for the handle your forge burners did you make them or buy them looking to upgrade mine thanks if you can share a link for them Mark

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I bought them from Mathewson Metals. Here’s the link 👍🏼. mathewsonmetals.com/shop/item/double-burner-assembly

[@Anderson-HandForged]

@@TheArtofCraftsmanship thanks appreciate the reply how do you like the burners? Recommend them ?

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

@@Anderson-HandForged yes. They’ve been great

[@reneemills-mistretta790]

Beating on cold steel makes me crazy to watch. That's a great way to cause cracks.

[@TheRealCardz]

Will you upload a template of this knife so I and others can try and make the same one? Killer knife man and great vid as always!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I’ll post the drawing to IG. You can pull from the measurements!

[@TheRealCardz]

@@TheArtofCraftsmanship thank you sir! Excellent work as always.

[@JesusLopez-fc7bd]

Nice job. How can I get a chef knife?

[@dominickmaone]

@9:50. They are empty. Better put them back in the cabinet. :)

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Lol

[@Boosted98gsx]

Did you temper it? I didn't see that part.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I did. I talked about going inside, tempering, and taking a shower after the long day of forging and fringing. 😂

[@Boosted98gsx]

@@TheArtofCraftsmanship Ah, derp. Was jumping around the video at that point, damned ADD.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

@@Boosted98gsx lol

[@mtnbkr8480]

I thought the challenge was to forge a knife, not a blank. If there's ever an angle grinder challenge your there.

[@DamnTrue]

Rattlecan doesn’t spray....keeps it anyway...me too.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Lol. Yeah, there’s more good pint in there. Gotta clean those nozzles.

[@chefaaron77]

So who won?

[@charlesduker5439]

Very nice knife! I watched the other vids but voted for yours. I am unimpressed with most of the fancy equipment the others use (the one exception being the induction forge, that was cool!). Keep up the good work!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks brother. If that was House Work, he was very excited to use the induction forge😁

[@haydenainsworth5982]

Are there fish in your pond? Sorry, totally random, beautiful knife.

[@JesusLopez-fc7bd]

I have a Dexter chef knife I got it 1970.maybe you can fix it

[@JesusLopez-fc7bd]

Send me you email I send you picture

[@davidmorgan7586]

ok gotta take it back you are still doing stock removal why didnt you forge the whole knife to shape

[@oneshotme]

It the spray can doesn't spray then why put it back. Is that so you can see it doesn't spray the next time you need it?? lol

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Damn border mentality. Lol. Actually, there is still paint in them, just have to clean the clogged nozzle. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@astrazenica7783]

Why bother blacksmithing at all when he just cut it out with an angle grinder anyway lol

[@beardawgjohnson6432]

I'm not the expert that Dustin is but - He started with 1/4" x 2" 1084 and moved the metal to fit his geometry hence the blacksmithing. The blank was much to narrow and to thick for his finished profile.

[@jondrud3742]

Pleeeaaase tune up?! I really like this channel but I have just unsubscribed because I can't listen to that out of tune guitar. I am not kidding, it makes my skin crawl. It may be because I play the guitar myself or maybe I am just overly sensitive, but pleeeaaaase 🙏 Do something

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

If you play the video at 1.75x speed the guitars are perfectly in tune. Subscribe and watch all of our videos again, twice as fast!