Thread: 7/8 suminagashi 'talon' in Toxic Red and black kirinite

I am toying with a new design, inspired by a talon (the claw of a bird of prey). This is the first one I made. The idea was to come up with something that looks as intimidating as the claw of an eagle, or perhaps the iconic claw of the velociraptors in 'Jurassic park'. For a first try of a new design, I am happy with the basic shape.

At first glance, you might wonder if this thing would handle ok or not, because of the shape of the tail and how it connects to the tang. Let me assure you: it does. It strops well, has a wonderful ergonomy. Oddly enough, this thing handles perfectly as a fixed handle razor as well.

And then I figured that if I'd add scales, they should have an aggressive color, so I went with toxic orange and black kirinite.

looking like something that could be incorporated in the 7th of my set Bruno your a master tc

Very nice!

Gorgeous as always

Top shelf Bruno.

I am literally watching jurassic park as I read this.

Very nice, Bruno. What is the composition of the steel?

Originally Posted by JDM61

Very nice, Bruno. What is the composition of the steel?

The core is Japanese white paper steel. 1.3% carbon and very pure. The sides are mild steel with contrast layers.

Originally Posted by Bruno

The core is Japanese white paper steel. 1.3% carbon and very pure. The sides are mild steel with contrast layers.

I like carbon steel. It gently shaves.