Monosteel wa-handled gyuto

I'm basically looking for a cheaper version of the carbon masamoto ks. I know cktg had a few that weren't wa for awhile. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Yusuki Sakai

If you can find one.

Butch Harner will make you one too

A word of caution. The only similarity between the Masamoto KS and the CKtG copy is the profile. The CKtG is quite thick behind the edge and requires many hours on the coarse stones (or a belt sander) to come close to the Masamoto's performance.

Rick

Mucho Bocho said:

Butch Harner will make you one too

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I belive OP mentioned something about a cheaper version...

Beefy or laser? Ikkanshi Tadatsuna is white #2 mono steel .

crunchy said:

I'm basically looking for a cheaper version of the carbon masamoto ks. I know cktg had a few that weren't wa for awhile. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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Bernal just got these vintage gyutos that are very KS looking. San mai though. Photos might not be on their website but it's on their FB page.

Buy my Tsukiji Masamoto

Pensacola Tiger said:

A word of caution. The only similarity between the Masamoto KS and the CKtG copy is the profile. The CKtG is quite thick behind the edge and requires many hours on the coarse stones (or a belt sander) to come close to the Masamoto's performance.

Rick

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+1 I have a monosteel 52100 ks-profile from there. I have spent a few hours (3-4hrs) on stones thinning and am nowhere close to being in a usable condition. I like the steel and love the profile but it is way too thick behind the edge. I have given a lot of thought to picking up a cheap belt sander mainly to tackle this knife.

Cheers,
rj

labor of love said:

Bernal just got these vintage gyutos that are very KS looking. San mai though. Photos might not be on their website but it's on their FB page.

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I'm really interested to see what those are like if anyone ever picks one up. Mystery steel has me hesitant to pull the trigger

Nomsdotcom said:

I'm really interested to see what those are like if anyone ever picks one up. Mystery steel has me hesitant to pull the trigger

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I asked bernal and they're not sure, but they said they would test it to see how the steel sharpens and performs.

labor of love said:

I asked bernal and they're not sure, but they said they would test it to see how the steel sharpens and performs.

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Good deal, if they perform as well as they look I might have to consider one