GodprefersDiesels
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I started with none, and ended up with four!!
I'd already ordered this Yoshihiro from Amazon. It's Blue #2. I don't have any way to compare it, but the handle sucks. It feels like it is wrapped in some kind of fake wood vinyl wrap? Is that what they feel like? And the front of the ferrule where the blade goes in looks like it was masked off and painted? Not sure if that's "normal" quality for J-knives, but damn! Looks like a blind, drunk four year old made it. I admit, I wanted it to look rough and primitive. But I didn't want it to look like I'd bought it at Harbor Freight.
As far as how sharp it is....it's sharp. It won't slice a tomato sideways on the cutting board unless I hold the tomato from moving first. But once it breaks the skin, it will slice paper-thin slices with the tomato's friction holding it in place. So it isn't as sharp as knives on Youtube, but it's still pretty damn sharp for OOTB.
Here is the box it came in.
Some more of the packaging.
Blade wrapped in more packaging.
And finally, here is the knife.
And here is the reason, regardless of quality, that I will never purchase another knife from these guys. Please tell me this isn't normal.
Also, keep in mind that I do not have the proper experience to write an actual review of this knife.
I'd already ordered this Yoshihiro from Amazon. It's Blue #2. I don't have any way to compare it, but the handle sucks. It feels like it is wrapped in some kind of fake wood vinyl wrap? Is that what they feel like? And the front of the ferrule where the blade goes in looks like it was masked off and painted? Not sure if that's "normal" quality for J-knives, but damn! Looks like a blind, drunk four year old made it. I admit, I wanted it to look rough and primitive. But I didn't want it to look like I'd bought it at Harbor Freight.
As far as how sharp it is....it's sharp. It won't slice a tomato sideways on the cutting board unless I hold the tomato from moving first. But once it breaks the skin, it will slice paper-thin slices with the tomato's friction holding it in place. So it isn't as sharp as knives on Youtube, but it's still pretty damn sharp for OOTB.
Here is the box it came in.
Some more of the packaging.
Blade wrapped in more packaging.
And finally, here is the knife.
And here is the reason, regardless of quality, that I will never purchase another knife from these guys. Please tell me this isn't normal.
Also, keep in mind that I do not have the proper experience to write an actual review of this knife.