I keep browsing the EE website and there are indeed quite some nice knives. I have tried to find some information about the makers here on the forum, but often found rather little. So I though I would ask directly what your opinion is.
So I would like to ask your opinion on the following makers:
- Asai (and in particular the Tojinbo and Hayabusa lines)
- Teruyasu Fujiwara (Maboroshi no Meito, Denka no Hoto)
- Kumagoro (the hammer finished series)
- Takeo Murata
- Tadafusa (Nashiji series)
- Sakon
- Yoshikane (SKD and SLD) - this one is rather well known and highly regarded, I list them here as I find still very interesting (I have 80mm SKD petty and like it)
I am not asking whether one is better over the other as these are from different materials and at different price points (sub $100 to $500+). I would like to ask whether these are good value and worth buying, or one would be better off with XYZ brand for about the same money. Do not hesitate to mention knives from JKI or JNS. I keep eye on knives from both vendors.
In general I am looking into smaller petty knives (around 120mm) and Funayuki/Santoku/similar (around 165mm) and stainless clad carbon (or semi-stainless), maybe even pure carbon. Not a pure stainless though.
I would appreciate your opinions, thoughts and of course experience.
thank you
So I would like to ask your opinion on the following makers:
- Asai (and in particular the Tojinbo and Hayabusa lines)
- Teruyasu Fujiwara (Maboroshi no Meito, Denka no Hoto)
- Kumagoro (the hammer finished series)
- Takeo Murata
- Tadafusa (Nashiji series)
- Sakon
- Yoshikane (SKD and SLD) - this one is rather well known and highly regarded, I list them here as I find still very interesting (I have 80mm SKD petty and like it)
I am not asking whether one is better over the other as these are from different materials and at different price points (sub $100 to $500+). I would like to ask whether these are good value and worth buying, or one would be better off with XYZ brand for about the same money. Do not hesitate to mention knives from JKI or JNS. I keep eye on knives from both vendors.
In general I am looking into smaller petty knives (around 120mm) and Funayuki/Santoku/similar (around 165mm) and stainless clad carbon (or semi-stainless), maybe even pure carbon. Not a pure stainless though.
I would appreciate your opinions, thoughts and of course experience.
thank you