Thats what happens...

...to a new Shigefusa after one shift in the kitchen

Oooooooh no, I dont have this knife to look good :lol2:

WOW "nice patina" B I'm getting one myself a few days from now - guess I have to be really carefull! Thanks for posting

thanks

This was made today, literally

I think it looks awesome!!!

Almost can't see - is this a Kita or?

What do you mean you don't have it to look good - that patina is beautiful!!!:doublethumbsup:

no, this is an onion ... :tease:

its regular kasumi

Mine too, well gotta be carefull then

Lookin' gooood!

Super cool !! :nunchucks:

sweet. I dig blue knives.

DeepCSweede said:

What do you mean you don't have it to look good - that patina is beautiful!!!:doublethumbsup:

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My bad... meant it will not look like new with a little blue here and there

That is a natural patina? It looks like a forced one to me because of the patterns and textures...not doubting you, I've just never seen a natural one take form like that.

Then again, I've never had a Shig.

Cadillac J said:

That is a natural patina? It looks like a forced one to me because of the patterns and textures...not doubting you, I've just never seen a natural one take form like that.

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I'll outright doubt it, there's no chance in hell that patina is completely natural. I'll agree it happened in one day, but simply put natural patinas don't develop that uniformly (especially not up to the emoto) unless they're... erm, "coerced" a little bit. Besides, he never said it was natural, he just said it was made in one day in the kitchen. That's a literal, though slightly misleading, truth.

He said it was onions in a later reply ... if I understood correctly???

Vertigo said:

Besides, he never said it was natural, he just said it was made in one day in the kitchen. That's a literal, though slightly misleading, truth.

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This is what I read, and it implies natural patina to me....

bieniek said:

after one shift in the kitchen...

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bieniek said:

...this is an onion

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Implications can be misleading. Regardless, be it intentional or language barrier or simple miscommunication, I think it's safe to assume we agree, it's not likely to be completely natural. Lol.

That's cool Mike, for a gyuto. Congrat on the new 9 sun.

I try to keep my shigs clean coz they are single bevel

Guys just take it easy

Patina is a hybrid.

I chopped loads of red onions with the knife for compote and white for things like foams and such.
I have not wiped the blade right away, for the patinas sake.

The 1/4 of the blade near tang, I just threw onions there. Also when slicing rings I just placed two there.