14/11/2025
🔥 New knife out of the workshop — “Sagittarius A” 🔥
Really proud of this one.
This is a 244mm San Mai gyuto using Obsteel 80CrV2 / Nickel / 1020, finished with a deep coffee etch that brought out a beautiful, flowing transition line. It made me think of the light bending around Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy — so that’s where the name comes from.
Specs for the knife folks:
🔹 244mm blade
🔹 393mm overall
🔹 51mm heel height
🔹 3.4mm spine
🔹 Coffee-etched San Mai with nickel core highlight
🔹 Handle: London Plane burl + nickel spacer
The handle really came alive on this one, that London Plane burl has a glow to it, and the nickel spacer ties in beautifully with the San Mai line. The whole thing feels balanced, lively, and incredibly smooth in the hand.
This is one of those builds where everything just clicked.
Would love to hear what you think 👇