Matt Imanaka's 270mm W2 Honyaki Gyuto-Hiki - 'The Watermelon Slayer'!

This knife started life as one of three 270mm gyuto-hiki that I had made as stock knives. One went to our own illustrious moderator @James, one sold locally, and the third one was rehardened and ended up being purchased by a gentleman in California. When we initially talked, he wasn't sure what knife to order. I asked him what his intended usage was, and he told me it was going to be a gift for his girlfriend, and that he wanted a longer knife for her to be able to cut watermelon as she often complained she didn't have an appropriate sized knife. I kind of sat there for a few moments, then asked if he was aware of the pricing. He said yes, and we decided on this knife .

The good news is, Matt's girlfriend loves the knife, and after a bit of time getting used to it, uses it for all of their household food preparation. In addition, Matt loved it so much he ordered one for himself!!

Steel - AISI W2 from Aldo at New Jersey Steel Baron

Handle - Stabilized 'deep compression' Hawaiian koa from Pete Rushton at Pete's Kustom Koa, with 165yr old wrought iron and nickel silver spacers.

On to the pictures!!

 

does my Knife brother being his GF's mean we are now family ?. thats a nice looking watermelon slicer there

 

Every girl needs a watermelon knife! That looks like a really nice one. Fun fact: the majority of women call their watermelon knives "Lorena".

 

Brothers from another mother!!

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