My name is Masoud, and I guess it's fair to say that I'm impressed by this design. The original design and process of this knife were developed over the years by Master Smith Lin Rhea (2023 Arkansas Living Treasure), who named it the X-Rhea for a number of good reasons. However, as you can see in this video, I’ve made some changes to the original design over the past few years based on my personal taste. I hope you like what you see.
Master Smith Lin Rhea's YouTube channel: @linrheaknifemaker4572
00:00 forging
06:55 refinement
07:24 stamping the touchmark
07:58 punching the hole
08:46 putting the transverse curvature
09:45 shaping the handle
11:08 peining the tenon
11:45 handle and blade alignment
12:50 cleaning the edges
14:20 normalizing
15:43 quenching
16:02 tempering the base of the handle
16:59 tempering the blade
17:45 grinding the bevels
18:33 hand sanding the blade
20:00 sharpening the blade
21:45 the joy of creation
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Thanks for watching!
Masoud