AUCTION STARTING SEP 6, 8PM (Philippine Time)
Starting Sep 6, 8:00PM (Philippine Time), the auction for this gyuto will be open for bids until September 9, 12:00NN (Philippine Time). Bids will be accepted through email, comments on my Instagram auction post, and Instagram private messages. You may read the auction guidelines below.
Bids start at USD1500 with increments of USD100.
- This auction will run from Sep 6, 8:00PM (Philippine Time) to Sep 9, 12:00NN (Philippine Time).
- Minimum Bid: 1500USD, increments of 100USD (exclusively in USD)
- Current highest bid amount will be updated via email and Instagram comments.
- 5 minute anti snipe rule. 5 minute extensions if highest bid is outbid.
- Must be 18 or older to bid & purchase. Know your local laws before bidding, I’m not responsible for any kind of injury from the misuse of this tool.
- Payment due within 2 hours of auction ending or the knife will go to the next highest bidder.
- 70USD flat rate worldwide shipping. Deliveries within metro manila is free.
HOW TO BID
You may send your bid via email to baleteblades@gmail.com as soon as the auction starts. Set your email subject to "BID" and include your full name and bid amount in USD in the email body. Updates will be sent to the email addresses used to place bids.
Blade: 52100 High Carbon Steel Core,
1084/15n20 Damascus Clad San-Mai (62 HRc)
Handle:
- Stabilized Blue Maple Burl with Carbon Fiber Liners
- Copper Dovetailed Bolsters & Corby Bolt
Grind: High Zero-Ground Double Bevel.
Balance: An inch in front of the handle
Total Weight: 434g
Knife Weight: 224g
Blade Geometry:
- Knife Length: 380mm (14.9in)
- Blade Length: 250mm (9.8in)
- 50mm (1.9inch) at the heel
- Distal Tapered: 3mm at the heel, tapering to 1.3mm before the transition to the tip.
This Gyuto contrasts the classic knife shape with an unrestrained laminate pattern flowing on both sides. I also extensively used copper, which will develop a beautiful and characteristic tarnish over time.
For the blade, I created a laminate of a 52100 high-carbon steel core and 1084/15n20 Damascus clad San-Mai, resulting in a strong and striking pattern. The pattern was forged with a vertically oscillating flow that provides a visual narrative starting from the forged scales and Damascus pattern along the spine, to the ripples of copper, and eventually to the stark high-carbon steel core along the cutting edge.
I finished off the blade with a high zero-ground double bevel grind and balanced it an inch in front of the handle.
I carried this motif to the handle with copper dovetailed bolsters and Corby bolts, embellishing the stabilized blue maple burl sculpted to fit perfectly in the hand. The stabilized blue maple burl scales are joined with the copper Corby bolt and envelope the tapered tang with carbon fiber liners on each side.
Overall, I designed this knife with copper as the keystone element, creating an intriguing visual narrative as the eye flows from one material to the next. The interaction of copper with time, developing a unique tarnish, adds another layer of interest and character to the piece.
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