![Made these two stainless clad damascus core San-Mai kitchen knives from the same billet. I personally prefer a more Japanese style blade with a straighter, less round edge like on the top Made these two stainless clad damascus core San-Mai kitchen knives from the same billet. I personally prefer a more Japanese style blade with a straighter, less round edge like on the top](https://preview.redd.it/sw5pld8fk8j61.jpg?auto=webp&s=cc7586c3d7e1041b889037577d566cd5059e1764)
Made these two stainless clad damascus core San-Mai kitchen knives from the same billet. I personally prefer a more Japanese style blade with a straighter, less round edge like on the top
![Japanese Layered Steel: San-Mai, Warikomi, Mono-steel, and Other Knife-Making Techniques | Knifewear - Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives Japanese Layered Steel: San-Mai, Warikomi, Mono-steel, and Other Knife-Making Techniques | Knifewear - Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/9439/files/knife-construction-diagram_grande.jpg?v=1559855954)
Japanese Layered Steel: San-Mai, Warikomi, Mono-steel, and Other Knife-Making Techniques | Knifewear - Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives
![Stainless san mai knife - VG10 core and ladder pattern welded sides. Ground by me (Asian billet) : r/knifemaking Stainless san mai knife - VG10 core and ladder pattern welded sides. Ground by me (Asian billet) : r/knifemaking](https://preview.redd.it/tkrsam1w93xz.jpg?auto=webp&s=8c9357fb79609ec811c4a915c1ea8e25577afda1)