Thank you to everyone who bid on the knife as it sold for $3300. I donated this gyuto to my kids school auction and 100% of the winning bid will go to enrich the school's nature program, including nature studies, the development of natural green spaces, and updates to classroom nature curriculum.
The bolster is made from old copper Cathedral shingles melted in a crucible and formed into the bolster. The white inlay is an organ key from our Cathedral’s choir renovation and the handle is stabilized ancient bog oak. While I don't have this one carbon dated most bog oak that I have purchased is carbon dated to 3,000-7,000 years old. The blade is 249mm of edge, 64mm of heel height, and 4.1mm thick above the heel. I forged the blade from in house stainless san mai of 416 stainless, pure nickel, and 52100.
