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rami_m

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A few of my friends expressed interest in my knives, I was thinking of getting a few cheap ones, thin them, round the spines/Choil, and depending on price maybe knock up a cheap saya. The knives are likely to be banged up/ abused a little (I will be sure to tell them no can opening/frozen food) but it's likely to be thrown in the sink at some point. I don't really have a timeframe so happy to go bargain hunting once I can work out what to look for. Any recommendations on steel type, etc. I am thinking a shorty wouldn't hurt any suggestion on where to start? Looking at under 50$.
 
Not sure about the dimples. Would impact thining I think. We will see what options we have.
 
Check if the costco in sydney is selling the tramontina pro line. If so they are incredible bargains. A 10" and 8" chef same profile as the victorinox and pretty much the same steel except they cost $14 in the US at costco for the 2!
 
Interesting. Will go have a look. Fit and finish is not an issue as long as the steel is good. I just want some practice knives that I can give to people.
 
I've used them several times. Perfect transactions
 
Rami,

Over on Cheftalk there's a thread where they say that the Slitbar range at Ikea are VG10.
I checked them out at the weekend, they are labelled as molybdenum vanadium on the blades and were $32 ish for an 8 inch knife, if I remember correctly.
 
kevpenbanc said:
Rami,

Over on Cheftalk there's a thread where they say that the Slitbar range at Ikea are VG10.
I checked them out at the weekend, they are labelled as molybdenum vanadium on the blades and were $32 ish for an 8 inch knife, if I remember correctly.
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Thanks mate. Are they still VG10 if they are labeled as molybdenum vanadium? My understanding is that the 2 are different.
 
kevpenbanc said:
Ok.
Some people have posted that IKEA has some cheap and decent VG10 knives.
Haven't checked this out myself.
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IKEA has VG10 knives? I'd be really surprised. IKEA are notorious for not wanting to tell what their knives are made of.
 
rami_m said:
Thanks mate. Are they still VG10 if they are labeled as molybdenum vanadium? My understanding is that the 2 are different.
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There might be different versions in the wild, but the knives that Ikea sold in Russia are not from VG10. I have no idea who is making them actually, but they seems to be a good value. Pretty comparable to Henckels I would say. Big belly and pretty thick behind the edge. Because of this they easily survive through any abuse. I used mine for cutting wood for about 2 weeks without any consequences.

But if you care about performance, then Fujiwara FKM would blow away any ikea knife. And FKM is pretty affordable and abuse resistant.
 
See the idea I have is to get a decent steel and improve on the geometry. I am looking to get at least four. So even a little variation in price can mean a lot. I just want some practice knives I can give away after.
 
The Tojiro is VG10 and one of the cheapest well-hardened VG10 knives I know. Another good option, lesser known, but also good and made of VG10 is the Eden Quality gyuto. (Google them, I don't know if I am allowed to give any links here.)

My favourite steel for gyutos is AEB-L, because it takes a great edge. The cheapest decent gyuto in AEB-L I know (provided you want to improve the geometry yourself) is the R**mond Artifex.

Success! Don't forget to let us know what you chose.
 
I am getting a couple of Tojiro's. So hope they turn out fine :). They pushed the budget up so I am getting fewer knives.
 
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