inspired knives

[Shirasaya]

I would just like to draw your attention to the work of a very talented knifeworker in kansas. This guy's name is Bradburn, and he turns out some awsome knives inspired by the katana. These things are hand forged, differentally tempered carbon 1084, with very strong blades and kydex sheathes. the handles are done traditionaly tsuka style. Very nice, im gonna start collecting his knives as he turns them out. Here's a pic of one, and please tell me if that is one of the finest japanese inspired knives you have ever seen.

http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/steeldust/0508pointy6.jpg

[Hai_hai]

Here's a pic of one, and please tell me if that is one of the finest japanese inspired knives you have ever seen...


That is not one of the finest Japanese-inspired knives I have ever seen. The actual blade design is very non-Japanese! He might as well have wrapped a kitchen knife with a sharkskin grip and called it macaroni.

[Zaphiel]

That is not one of the finest Japanese-inspired knives I have ever seen. The actual blade design is very non-Japanese! He might as well have wrapped a kitchen knife with a sharkskin grip and called it macaroni.
well year in this case I have to agree with you...even though I wouldn't have said it in such a mean way.

[Raziel]

The real question is how practical is it because the blade looks kinda short so I don't know if you could really use it even in the kitchen.

[Paikea]

It does seem like something you might use to clean an animal with - but the wrappings would get pretty gooey in the process. Clearly, a lot of hard work went into the making though.

On the positive side, the wrapping looks good - I'd love to find a how-to for the technique so I can wrap the cold steel helm on my boat. Anyone know more about that?

[Shirasaya]

That is not one of the finest Japanese-inspired knives I have ever seen. The actual blade design is very non-Japanese! He might as well have wrapped a kitchen knife with a sharkskin grip and called it macaroni.
I never said it was meant to resemble a traditional tanto, which tended to be longer and forged and fitted like a normal sword. The blade itself resembles the tip of a long kissaki katana, while it IS a little pointy. Oh, and as for kitchen knives, the Japanese make exceptional kitchen knives, and they are most certainly not macaroni.

[Hai_hai]

I never said it was meant to resemble a traditional tanto, which tended to be longer and forged and fitted like a normal sword. The blade itself resembles the tip of a long kissaki katana, while it IS a little pointy. Oh, and as for kitchen knives, the Japanese make exceptional kitchen knives, and they are most certainly not macaroni.
The knife in the picture had a Japanese-inspired grip. The blade was not anything close to any type of Japanese sword. He takes the katana polished look from the hilt but continues that all the way to the tip. The tip is not finished or shaped in the way of any Japanese knife or sword. It tapers too much.

When I said kitchen knife, I meant he could have taken any run-of-the-mill butcher's knife of low-quality (not a high-quality kitchen knife), wrapped it with a sharkskin grip and then called that macaroni. The inference to macaroni is from the song "Yankee Doodle" where Yankee Doodle places a feather in his hat and calls it macaroni.

[not-I]

The inference to macaroni is from the song "Yankee Doodle" where Yankee Doodle places a feather in his hat and calls it macaroni.
The reference (nothing was "inferred" here) is to the children's version. The original can be found here: http://www.contemplator.com/america/ydoodle.html. I especially like the line in the refrain about being "handy" with the girls.

[Lucien]

I am getting a bit confused here. Are we saying that this is the actual knife that Yankee Doodle used to make macaroni with?

Wow! It must be worth a fortune!

[Hai_hai]

The reference (nothing was "inferred" here) is to the children's version...

Okay. I was wrong. "Reference" is the correct word.
Now, you will die.
BANZAI!!!