Whiskey Oak Honesuki

The honesuki is a small butchery knife designed primarily for poultry. It features a short, thick and robust blade that is equally at home slicing meat or cutting joints.

For this custom piece the blade forged from leaf spring, allowing for great toughness without compromising edge retention.
The handle is carved from a staff off a whiskey barrel previously used to age the award winning Milk & Honey brand. This hidden tang wa handle has a western inspired profile with the charcoal that gave the whiskey its signature smokiness preserved on the spine.
And yes, working it smelled amazing.

Blade length: ~155mm
Blade height: ~35mm (edge to spine)
Blade thickness: ~3.5mm (above the heel)
Edge hardness: 60±1 HRC