Plane blades, dai, steel, geometry, heat treatment, sharpening, and the long path toward very thin shavings.
THE BLADES
EARLY BLADE EXPERIMENTS
Early experiments in kanna blade construction, exploring different body materials around a W2 cutting edge.
One blade uses wrought iron with a W2 edge. Another uses folded cable damascus with a W2 edge, giving the body a very different visual character while keeping the cutting steel separate and purpose-built.
These were part of the process of working out proportions, weld geometry, material behavior, and what I wanted the finished kanna blades to become.
Anaguma No Iori 