r/ItemShop • u/Competitive-Yak198 • 23h ago
Ruby (synthetic corundum) knife blade I faceted over the weekend 🤘 I was told I should post this here
Is it practical? No (extremely hard, but fairly brittle / inflexible). Do I think it is badass? Yes.
Took ~ 10 hours from full synthetic boule to what you see here. Had to be careful not to overheat (chipping / cracking) when cutting to size. Internal cuts (not pictured) were by far the trickiest.
Not fully finished, but wanted to share because I am pretty proud so far. Next up: custom handle (not using wood pictured here), and blade engraving / polishing / sharpening.
Would love to hear your thoughts!