I want to give an overview of the Kato Dragon 240mm. I post what I see it and will try to be as accurate as possible.
Fit and Finish: The knife was packaged well. It was oiled and wrapped by paper. Overall the finish is nice, but I did find 3 blemishes on the blade. There are spots on the dragon side near the ferrule. There is a mark on the kanji side by ferrule close to the spine. There are marks on the kanji side near the tip by the spine. What should I use to remove the spots safely?
Geometry: From the choil shot, you will notice that the dragon side is convex while the kanji side is rather straight. From the spine shot, there is a noticable distal taper and the blade almost looks bent. To test it, I laid the blade flat on each side. I found that the kanji side curved inward by the spine. However, when checking out the edge, it looks straight. The dragon side was straight on. What do you guys think from the pictures? I don't think it's a bent blade, but I'm no expert.
From this point of view: Right convex is dragon side. Left straighter (maybe slightly concave) is kanji.
Spine shot: Right side is kanji. Left side is dragon. Notice the taper and convexing right side.
Dragon facing up/ Kanji facing down: Kanji side goes concave in the middle and straightens by the tip. Along the edge, looks like it sits pretty straight. I think the concave part is only near the spine, while closer middle and edge is straighter.
Kanji facing up: Dragon side is convex with a distal taper. With the convex grind on the dragon side, you notice that the knife doesn't sit flat on it's edge and also tapers towards it.
Performance: Cuts crazy good. I thought I liked lasers, but this heavier workhorse just wants to cut. The edge on this thing is SHARP and I haven't really experienced microchipping or reactivity.
Fit and Finish: The knife was packaged well. It was oiled and wrapped by paper. Overall the finish is nice, but I did find 3 blemishes on the blade. There are spots on the dragon side near the ferrule. There is a mark on the kanji side by ferrule close to the spine. There are marks on the kanji side near the tip by the spine. What should I use to remove the spots safely?
Geometry: From the choil shot, you will notice that the dragon side is convex while the kanji side is rather straight. From the spine shot, there is a noticable distal taper and the blade almost looks bent. To test it, I laid the blade flat on each side. I found that the kanji side curved inward by the spine. However, when checking out the edge, it looks straight. The dragon side was straight on. What do you guys think from the pictures? I don't think it's a bent blade, but I'm no expert.
From this point of view: Right convex is dragon side. Left straighter (maybe slightly concave) is kanji.
Spine shot: Right side is kanji. Left side is dragon. Notice the taper and convexing right side.
Dragon facing up/ Kanji facing down: Kanji side goes concave in the middle and straightens by the tip. Along the edge, looks like it sits pretty straight. I think the concave part is only near the spine, while closer middle and edge is straighter.
Kanji facing up: Dragon side is convex with a distal taper. With the convex grind on the dragon side, you notice that the knife doesn't sit flat on it's edge and also tapers towards it.
Performance: Cuts crazy good. I thought I liked lasers, but this heavier workhorse just wants to cut. The edge on this thing is SHARP and I haven't really experienced microchipping or reactivity.