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Any Hatsukokoro without the stamp is straight up nicer in my opinion. This Yoake even has polished spine and choil; nice deal!

"Impervious black and red", Dalstrong figured they will just slap as many big words onto their promotionals as often as they can and people who didn't know better would just buy their garbage. I guess it's working for them.

A Togashi B1 by Tosa; sounds like an incredible combo. I need to find myself some Tosa knives; one day...

That first one has such a striking profile; beautiful drop tip and gorgeous patina. Who is the smith may I ask?

Incredibly nice price for an extra-tall Sakai wide-bevel in ginsan!

A tip fix is probably the easiest fix on a gyuto imo, just grab a coarse stone and grind the spine down. Then polish. You lose a few mm of the top, sure, but it's worth it for me. Before: After:

Exactly! I can't stand how k-tips look, unless it's single beveled.

For a time I considered buying those Yoshi 240mm k-tips that has 54mm heel height... And grind the k-tip off into a gyuto tip. I wonder if that's a service anyone provides.

My biggest annoyance is the sheer nonchalance people have towards damaging someone else's precious items. It's either with knives or precious pens, ask me how I know 😑

Thank you! Sorry I forgot to mark the thread, all knives sold!

Migoto Sold! Mazaki spf! Sold!

Bump. Reducing Migoto and Mazaki to $150 each, final reduction.

Jon of Japanese Knife Imports has a video about nail edge-testing if you want some visualization.

Edge 90 degree to nail, slide it, if that part of the edge you're testing is properly apexed and sharp, it will seem to resist your effort to slide and dig into your nail, creating that 'toothy' feeling. If the the nail just glides over it, even with some pressure, that part of the edge isn't...

Not the person you were asking, but I'll answer as one who messed up my own nails testing edges. If by gently sliding my nail over the edge and the edge grabs onto the nail, seemingly not wanting to let it slide easily, I know that section of the edge is toothy and sharp enough for my liking...

No that's a perfect Denka if I've seen one; clean grinds, thick spine at the heel, clean F&F, and the stamp not haphazardly placed on the blade face.

Kono Ashi sold. Reducing both Migoto and Mazaki to $185.

For pure cutting performance, no Yoshikane has ever disappointed me. Still some of the best J-knives out there.

I've tried many knives with a reputation for awesome grinds and I find the cutting performance of many of them are totally gimped by the conservative sharpening bevels they come with. One of them was a Tanaka Kyuzo too.

I used mustard on SKD semi-stainless core. Usually the steel doesn't give any colors besides some pretty acidic stuff.