"Éilipscáth" 230mm gyuto + 105mm kitchen puukko set
"Éilipscáth" gyuto
Steel - Damasteel Fafnir stainless damascus
Blade Length - 230mm cutting edge
Blade Height - 60mm at heel
Weight - 190 grams
Blade Taper - 2.4mm to 1.8mm halfway to .6mm at k-tip
Grind - convex grind transitioning to a walkschliff grind halfway down the blade
Balance - 15mm front of maker's mark
Handle Construction - heirloom fit elliptical black g10 bolster / 304 stainless spacer / stabilised black mango
Sharpening - sharpened by hand on a series of whetstones at a fine 12 degree angle per side, finished on a super fine ~10,000 grit natural stone with final edge polish on a leather strop
"Éilipscáth" kitchen puukko
Steel - Damasteel Fafnir stainless damascus
Blade Length - 105mm cutting edge
Blade Height - 20mm at heel
Weight - 57 grams
Grind - fine full flat grind
Handle Construction - heirloom fit elliptical black g10 bolster / 304 stainless spacer / stabilised black mango
Sharpening - sharpened by hand on a series of whetstones at a fine 12 degree angle per side, finished on a super fine ~10,000 grit natural stone with final edge polish on a leather strop
The ellipse and shadow. The ellipse flows from Fafnir's scales into shadow. Perhaps these ellipses are his eyes? A pair of eyes guiding blades that are capable of any challenge they are tasked to meet.