pkjames
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Hey guys,
As you know the Syousin Sakura have great handles, and so far I have only heard good comments about them. Yet I often hear people complaint about the lack of saya offerings. There was a reason: the standard ho-wood saya has only one size and it won't fit the Sakura because its not thick / tall enough. That is also the reason you don't see many workhorse blades come with a saya, at least not in this price range.
So instead of waiting indefinitely (which is the case for the 270mm Gyuto), I decided to take this into my own hands. After a couple of months of tossing with machines and experimenting different methods / workflow. I have finally reached to a point that I can produce some really good looking sayas for the Sakura. I am really excited to finally pull this off, and I can't wait to share with you guys!
So far, only the 240mm K-Tip gyuto is available, but the regular gyuto and 210 mm gyuto will be coming in the next week or two At this stage, I am mostly using wood with great figure, or exotic wood.
All made by me here in Sydney, maybe I could qualify for "CRAFTSMAN" badge? :O
As you know the Syousin Sakura have great handles, and so far I have only heard good comments about them. Yet I often hear people complaint about the lack of saya offerings. There was a reason: the standard ho-wood saya has only one size and it won't fit the Sakura because its not thick / tall enough. That is also the reason you don't see many workhorse blades come with a saya, at least not in this price range.
So instead of waiting indefinitely (which is the case for the 270mm Gyuto), I decided to take this into my own hands. After a couple of months of tossing with machines and experimenting different methods / workflow. I have finally reached to a point that I can produce some really good looking sayas for the Sakura. I am really excited to finally pull this off, and I can't wait to share with you guys!
So far, only the 240mm K-Tip gyuto is available, but the regular gyuto and 210 mm gyuto will be coming in the next week or two At this stage, I am mostly using wood with great figure, or exotic wood.
All made by me here in Sydney, maybe I could qualify for "CRAFTSMAN" badge? :O