Recent content by red49er

in. wife will dig it. might even wind up in again!

Hey Jon, Thanks again for spending so much time with my wife and I on Sunday afternoon. I thought sure picking out a new knife would be easier than it is turning out to be. If you think of another option (with the rounder, smoother wa style handle go ahead and e-mail me. Mike

we'll i know i'm onto something when i get differing #1 recommendations. I think i will opt for the Akifusa, because in my opinion, it looks better. I have also a majority of opinions favoring this one. Sure it would be nice to have an unlimited budget, but i don't so I am shopping, but...

how on earth did that red cheeked little bugger get on my post?

thanks for the observations. narrowed it down to two. the akifusa and the oshishi. if its the akifusa i'll rehandle it pretty quickly. so by a show of hands...option A : Akfusa or option B :Ohishi

looks like i should invest in another german knife ( i gave a henkel pro s to my brother) for the heavy work. Messiershmidt? ( i didn't check spelling obviously).

really cool response - exactly what i am looking for... I have to say the akifusa has been the #1 choice from my research. the ohishi migaki looks very interesting as does the hattori. i didn't realize i couldn't mention the other maker by name. why is this? seems like there are a lot of...

I looked through all of your pics, and while there were many that were very cool, the ironwood just stood out. the only one i would probably pass on is the one that is dyed blue, though of course pics and real life can be two different things. if and when i wanted to customize the knives i'm...

Rick, I just leaned on it a bit. Strait downward pressure and it broke where the handle meets the blade. While I don't think this is abuse, it may have been the wrong knife for the job. Also it was inherited from family so it may have suffered from some less than desirable care. the good...

I am another knife newbie looking to get started. I'm sure there will be a few purchases that I will scratch my head over down the line but I'll worry about that later. Right now I'm looking to buy a very good quality knife - without really knowing what I want. As a general rule of thumb...