Culverin
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LOCATION: Canada
KNIFE TYPE: Gyuto (French shape)
Primary Hand: Left
Handle: Western, I guess. I like a bolster. I like octaganal. The only compromise on that would be like a Takamura Hana?
http://www.mtckitchen.com/p-690-takamura-hana-damascus-hsps-gyuto-21cm.aspx
Length: 210
Stainless: Yes please.
Budget: Variable. Depends on my "end game". Rehandle the Miyabi 600MCD much further down the road?
KNIFE USE
Environment: Home, occasional semi-professional (pop-ups) or catering for friends.
Tasks: Everything. Use my soon-to-be beaters Tojiro DP and Artifex for breaking down chicken?
Upgrading from: Tojiro DP, Yoshikane SKD
Grip: Pinch
Top 3 Cutting motion: Push, slice, chop
Improvements over current (Tojiro DP):
Performance: Still a thin blade. Taking and edge, holding an edge.
Aesthetics: (damascus)
Eventually, a wood handle? I still REALLY like the Ironwood.
Comfort: Knife weight approx the same as Tojiro DP.
I can round my own choil and spine.
KNIFE MAINTENANCE
Board: Synthetic
Sharpen Myself: Yes. Chosera stones are on-the-way.
SPECIAL NOTE:
I have small hands. Like the hands of a small girl.
Prefer a smaller nimble handle. The Artifex handle is much too chunky for me.
My local shop (5 minutes from home) seems to have the Miyabi 600MCD at a sale price.
https://www.zwilling.ca/miyabi/kniv...11-miyabi-600mcd-gyutoh-8-200-mm#.VWry-0ZlZrk
I've had my eye on this knife for a while now.
ZDP-189 @ HRC 66
I have tried it's cheaper cousin, the 600D
https://www.zwilling.ca/miyabi/kniv...gyutoh-8-200-mm-morimoto-edition#.VWrxpUZlZrk
I believe the handle and shape is identical.
While it doesn't have quite the bite on my rear fingers (of an octagonal handle), I'm quite happy with it.
While I've had my eye on the the Tanaka Ironwood for the longest time.
Love the dark edge, the profile, thinness and the wood handle. Again, the shape doesn't have a lot of bite on my rear fingers.
Regardless, the sale of the 600MCD puts this at less than 1/2 the price of the Tanaka.
Kind of hard to argue with that.
The next step past this would be a full custom.
And that's not going to happen for a very long time.
Can you guys give me a 2nd opinion please?
KNIFE TYPE: Gyuto (French shape)
Primary Hand: Left
Handle: Western, I guess. I like a bolster. I like octaganal. The only compromise on that would be like a Takamura Hana?
http://www.mtckitchen.com/p-690-takamura-hana-damascus-hsps-gyuto-21cm.aspx
Length: 210
Stainless: Yes please.
Budget: Variable. Depends on my "end game". Rehandle the Miyabi 600MCD much further down the road?
KNIFE USE
Environment: Home, occasional semi-professional (pop-ups) or catering for friends.
Tasks: Everything. Use my soon-to-be beaters Tojiro DP and Artifex for breaking down chicken?
Upgrading from: Tojiro DP, Yoshikane SKD
Grip: Pinch
Top 3 Cutting motion: Push, slice, chop
Improvements over current (Tojiro DP):
Performance: Still a thin blade. Taking and edge, holding an edge.
Aesthetics: (damascus)
Eventually, a wood handle? I still REALLY like the Ironwood.
Comfort: Knife weight approx the same as Tojiro DP.
I can round my own choil and spine.
KNIFE MAINTENANCE
Board: Synthetic
Sharpen Myself: Yes. Chosera stones are on-the-way.
SPECIAL NOTE:
I have small hands. Like the hands of a small girl.
Prefer a smaller nimble handle. The Artifex handle is much too chunky for me.
My local shop (5 minutes from home) seems to have the Miyabi 600MCD at a sale price.
https://www.zwilling.ca/miyabi/kniv...11-miyabi-600mcd-gyutoh-8-200-mm#.VWry-0ZlZrk
I've had my eye on this knife for a while now.
ZDP-189 @ HRC 66
I have tried it's cheaper cousin, the 600D
https://www.zwilling.ca/miyabi/kniv...gyutoh-8-200-mm-morimoto-edition#.VWrxpUZlZrk
I believe the handle and shape is identical.
While it doesn't have quite the bite on my rear fingers (of an octagonal handle), I'm quite happy with it.
While I've had my eye on the the Tanaka Ironwood for the longest time.
Love the dark edge, the profile, thinness and the wood handle. Again, the shape doesn't have a lot of bite on my rear fingers.
Regardless, the sale of the 600MCD puts this at less than 1/2 the price of the Tanaka.
Kind of hard to argue with that.
The next step past this would be a full custom.
And that's not going to happen for a very long time.
Can you guys give me a 2nd opinion please?