245mm Wootz Gyuto

A 245mm Wootz Gyuto

Here’s my most recent attempt at a wootz gyuto. It has a somewhat different composition than the ones I’ve previously made, and it could be thought of as a deeper hardening 26c3/spicy white. Unfortunately this composition did not give me a well broken down structure after forging, or very good contrast. I’ll most likely avoid this particular composition in the future. That said the blade does exhibit very interesting banding as well as a few ashi near the tip. Closeups of the pattern are attached.

Blade Details

Blade: 245mmx55mm 1.28% High Mn Wootz, 1200 grit hand finish + etch and polish
Neck: 21.5mmx18mm
Handle: Birdseye maple and bloodwood, oil finished and waxed
POB: 50mm from the handle
Spine: 3.04mm at the handle, 2.42mm at halfway, .52mm 1cm from the tip
Grind: flat to convex RH bias
Weight: 169g
Relieved choil and spine
Edge: .22mm@1mm, .34mm@2mm, measured at the midpoint,

Blade Special Features

1.28% C high Mn wootz

To learn more about wootz click here: https://knifesteelnerds.com/2024/04/22/wootz-the-true-damascus-steel/