Kochi 210 gyoto has a new home

[DwarvenChef]

I got it today, delevered yesterday... and all I can say is WOW While the pics where good, there is nothing like have this knife in hand. I could not be happier with this choice Jon is going to get me killed

Everything discribed about this knife is dead on, and more. Being a KU knut and seeing this up close really supprised me about how pics really don't do a good KU justice. There is great texture to this and refinement also. I have not used it yet (heading to the store for more goodies) but I know I made the right choice from the feel of the knife while washing it.

Thank you you all for making me a HAPPY CAMPER!!!

to be continued...

[Peco]

Nice knife, congrats

[G-rat]

That is awesome DC! I love that feeling of opening up a new knife! Congrats on the new job as well.

[Andrew H]

Awesome knife, I really like how that handle looks also. Goes well with the KU.

[cnochef]

What is the other knife? Is it one of those Harner utility?

[DwarvenChef]

What is the other knife? Is it one of those Harner utility?

Yes that is my first knife from Butch, it's my around the house and out on trips knife. I got another larger one for camping. Ya I have a few of his knives

I just diced up some peppers, onions and potatoes for a skillet scramble, got hungery... Edge feel is fantastic, and just a hint of patina starting

[mattrud]

you are really going to dig that knife!

[DwarvenChef]

thought about this after I was eating lol

[DwarvenChef]

Some more about the knife out of the box.

As expected Jon did a very nice job of packing this for shipping, very secure and protected. Once out of the box I gave it the look over to see this puppy close up, things I would not recall till the next day lol... Texture of finish, grind, handle material, furrel, thickness of furrel, seating of the blade, edge/bevels, thickness behind the bevel, polish of the bevels, and so many more... As noted earlier the texture and KU finish are beautiful and I love it. But today I an struck but the edge and bevels. This edge is Carter thin (only other knife I have seen this thin), and the polish on it really lets you inspect the grind. This gives me a heads up as to how I'll be sharpening the blade in the future, fourth meal and still crazy sharp... The Handle is a very nice octaganal burnt chestnut with horn furrel. For me this handle is right on for the size of the blade, not to small as I have found with so many other 210's. The furrel is not a thin crust of horn ether, it is at least in the top 3 for thickness of my horn handles. No visable problems at all with the horn and just a hint of colors going through it, quit a nice pice of horn

While I still have a few days before I really understand everything about this knife I already know I'll not have problems with it at all.

Very Happy Camper...

[wsfarrell]

Relative newb here. You said the edge was thin, comparable only to Carter. I thought Takedas were supposed to be pretty good in that department. How would they compare?