Recent content by dAtron

PM me, I got one. Willing to let go as I need to make space for some new stuff I have coming in ✋

Got one thankfully. But they went in less than 10 seconds

Not even a middle finger?

how many hands did you sell?

I have both. It was in fact the specific knife I had in mind when comparing. There is no objective way for me to measure "better" or " better retention". But I feel it lasts longer. I usually finish edges on chosera 3k or a mikawa nagura. That blue 1is the most refined and sharpest edge I ever...

First time using Toyama. It's now my gold standard by which everything gets compared. Shihan is great experience. Goes through everything with so much authority. Had 0 low spots. Simon Maillet, his recent work with the low bevels is great. Needed a quick thinning session but now it's...

You're incredibly lucky to be alive. Got any wisdom to pass on to us who have been in this hobby for a significantly shorter time than you? What do you tend to grab the most for your daily cooking? Any favourite makers? What do you like in terms of knife profile?, Favourite steels? Apologies...

Thanks for the replies everyone. Seems at the moment it's not worth getting into his books and BST is the best option. Such a shame to read that thread. His knives look awesome in my opinion.

Anyone know if Tsourkan is still in business? Was interested in getting a custom done through him but his instagram seems abandoned and his website isn't working anymore. Could be misremembering but I recall people were complaining about bad communication from him recently.

Who made this? Looks great

Apologies just saw this. Mine has poor fit as well, it is slightly concave towards the right side and not an easy fix. Haven't used it in quite a few months. The taper is decent, Goes from 7mm to 1.5mm. Wedges through taller denser products as expected. Also the flat spot on the heel is a bit...

Popped into the Victoria and Albert museum and saw this on display in the Japan section. Impressed the Hamon is still visible. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O71075/sword-blade-morimitsu/

I have the 250mm. Well made knife. Has a considerably long flat heel that probably runs halfway 1/3 along the blade edge. Has good distal taper, the tip is thin so slides well through horizontal cuts. You'll struggle to find an apex wrought iron knife that costs this much. When it comes to...

Gesshin Hide Yanagiba 270mm. I am at my parents house for holidays with only 3 stones, a Shapton 1000, Rika 5k and a Hideriyama from JKI. I am sharing this because I am blown away by how well the bevel is done out of the box. The whole knife bevel had only 3 low spots which you can see in the...

UPS is awful in the UK. Absolutely SHITE. Every single time I have had something delivered from them something goes wrong. The biggest issue was a stolen Shihan telegraph clad. I had many issues with customs charges. Drivers would show up claiming parcel cannot be handed over because customs...