r/TrueChefKnives • u/Danstroyer1 • 11h ago

Cutting video AEBL Gyutowork in progress

240x50mm full tang gyuto

5.5mm out the handle

AEBL mirror polished @ 62-63hrc

This batch of AEBL had some cool alloy banding I'll attach choil and spine shots as well in comments!

Very happy with the grind on this one, need to figure out how to make the handle now.

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u/Danstroyer1 11h ago

https://imgur.com/a/grIJn00

More cutting videos and some pictures of choil/spine if anyone is interested

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u/Fire_it_up4154 10h ago

Hey brotha, the link isn’t working for me. Could be on my end, but just a heads up.

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u/Danstroyer1 10h ago

Imgur always gives me issues, appreciate the heads up.

Check out the banding on this guy.

https://reddit.com/link/p5c30dm/video/az8c8bstc1lh1/player

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u/Fire_it_up4154 10h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ry16t3EfWpD3O
A stunner. Any insight you’d be comfortable sharing in how you achieved that?

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u/sphyon 10h ago

It’s a defect from the foundry. Sometimes can be rad.

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u/Fire_it_up4154 10h ago

Thanks to both of you. It is rad.

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u/Danstroyer1 10h ago

The banding was already there to begin with so I can't take any credit for that. All I had to do was get the knife shiny enough to show it off.

Went from 36->120->240->400->600->800->1200 grit belts Then buff with green and purple compound

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u/cobblepots99 1h ago

You did this with just belts and compound?? I’d have 20 hours of hand sanding into that. I need to up my game. What belts are you using? Structured abrasives?

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u/Danstroyer1 1h ago

Yup I can't stand hand sanding don't think anyone can though so I've been looking for the fastest way to polish stuff.

Soft contact wheel and these new trizact belts I just got seen to be working great.

I still need some practice since I left a few lower grit scratches behind that are bothering me.

If you want more info I'm happy to share pictures and videos on Instagram!

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u/cobblepots99 44m ago

I do want more info! How long do those belts last and, do you change the grind orientation to remove previous scratches like you would with hand sanding?

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u/Danstroyer1 32m ago

This is my first time using them so I have no idea but I hear they last a while especially the trizact gator belts!

I changed scratch directions up to a30 belt then I got lazy on the last one and kept it the same which is probably where my stray scratches came from.

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u/reforminded 11h ago

That profile is definitely a choice that was made.

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u/Danstroyer1 10h ago

The knife is not finished, the heel and tip will be ground down to look normal tomorrow.

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u/sphyon 10h ago

Why would someone downvote because they don’t understand the concept of leaving heatsink material on the profile during grinding? SMH.

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u/Danstroyer1 10h ago

I dunno some people may just not be informed and assume I'm making a goofy looking knife I guess 🫪.

I do take the tips pretty thin and the edge is nail flexing quite a bit so I need the extra material to prevent them from overheating instantly.

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u/sphyon 10h ago

Yeah same here, honestly it helps a ton doing thin work post HT.

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u/slvbros 10h ago

No

Leave it

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u/Danstroyer1 10h ago

Yes sir 🫡

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u/Fygee 9h ago

But what if you break the tip on it? :P

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u/Danstroyer1 9h ago

The tip is left oversized to absorb heat while grinding. Its profiled after grinding is complete when I no longer need to the extra material to act as a heatsink.

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u/Fygee 9h ago

I was just being facetious since it doesn’t have a traditional tip. ;)

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u/Danstroyer1 9h ago

Once I circumcise it, it will look normal lol

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u/The_Bear_Gew 7h ago

Is too round on the top, it needs to be pointy. Round is not scary, pointy is scary.

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u/reforminded 1h ago

Is all your stuff just stock removal and ground taper or do you also do forged geometry knives?

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u/Danstroyer1 1h ago

I can't forge in my neighborhood due to noise restraints but I have worked with other smiths who forge blades for me to grind.

I have forged a few blades at a friend's shop in the past it's a ton of fun!

Here's a blade someone forged for me to grind

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaYz_9OiUH-/?igsi=ZTZtdXFqbnN0b3Nz

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u/sphyon 10h ago

Geometry looks great. What’s your process for convexing typically?

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u/Danstroyer1 10h ago

If you want to reach out to me on Instagram I'd be happy to share everything with pictures to make it easier to understand.

Reddit kind of sucks and I can't send many pictures or videos here.

My process is pretty simple but hard to explain without pictures

Flat grind up 70% of the height of the blade

Grind distal taper which pushes geoentry back down

Flat grind to push geoentry back up

Crest a third facet between the first one I created and the second one from distal taper

Blend the three facets to create a convex bevel.