Yea, because you know dave, if you offer up a "group buy" of Tojiro's and just sand off the kurouchi finish as well as do some thinning and round the edges ... i'm sure you'd have quite a few people willing to get in on that. Or is it blasphemous to even suggest the mass removal of KU finishes from carbon knives?Originally Posted by Dave Martell
Hahaha - If you ask DC he'll say it's bad juju for sure.
O man, I wish they made these knives in at least 240. That is awesome, I did that once with a yanagi and it was my favorite knife that wasn't a beauty queen.
I'll keep you posted.
Speaking of cheap ways to improve appearance, I copied Dave's trick of etching the blade on my Hiromoto 240 AS. I used vinegar; I'm not sure what Dave used. Best 10 cents I ever spent on a knife. His pics are WAY better than I could do:
Martell Hiromoto
My Moritaka lost its kurouchi and became very reactive and the only way I found to combat that is mustard force a patina.* Your knife looks beautiful polished just be sure to dry it immediately and oil it before storage.Makes me want to polish my Tojiro and see whats underneath.
I imagine the vinegar would just cause a ton-o-rust on this blade, right, because it's not stainless clad?
I think the Hiro is stainless clad, but not the Tojiro. I won't be putting vinegar on the Tojiro.
I put white distilled vinegar on the moritaka to remove the rust that was forming and applied more vinegar and let air dry. The result was a light patina and was rust-resistant.
LEAVE KUROUCHI ALONE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc
I too would really like to know how reactive it becomes. Pics please!
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