Knife Making - Making a Japanese Kitchen Knife

In this video I show the process that I used to make a Japanese Nakiri Kitchen / vegetable knife. It took 10 hours to make the knife in my basement shop. This video condenses that down to about 10 minutes. https://www.northamericanmanufacturin... The Knife dimensions: Over all length 12.4" (315mm) Cutting edge length 6.5" (165mm) Handle length 5.0" (127mm) Blade width 2.0" (50.8mm) Blade thickness .125" (3.2mm) Knife materials: Blade is O1 High Carbon Tool Steel https://www.popsknifesupplies.com Handle material is Arizona Desert Ironwood https://www.knifekits.com Bolster material is African Blackwood https://www.bellforestproducts.com Saya is Cherry wood