ABblades Gyuto Passaround

[AB blades]

Hey everyone !

I have been making knives for about 4 years, and most of my knives have a S-grind. I have made numerous changes to my grind, the latest one was bringing the hollow as close as possible to the cutting edge. This results in a thin primary bevel that has less cutting resistance and makes easier food release. At the same time, the blade should remain rigid, and the geometry should be suitable for further thinning.
At this point, I think I will stick with this grind, and I would like to organize a passaround of this knife to get some feedback

The Knife specs
Gyuto Apex Ultra 66,8 HRC
250x65 mm
5 mm at the handle , 4 mm in the middle
0,35 mm 1 cm from the tip
Weight 265 g
Handle out of ebony and titanium

Rules :
EU and US members
450 € value insurance shipping
1 week testing period
Sharpening if needed

If you are interested please let me know in this thread
Thank you

 

[JayS20]

I'm in

 

[pcs-abc]

Would love to try! (US based)

 

[brimmergj]

I'd love to be a part of the US tour

 

[AT5760]

Sounds interesting! I’d like to join (US based).

 

[kpham12]

In from the US, please!

 

[enrico]

In

US based

 

[timebard]

Those are some nice specs! Would love to try it (US).

 

[OyakoDont]

I’m in for the US, West Coast.

 

[pitted_soul]

Count me in. Choil shot sold me.

SE TN.

 

[KasumiJLA]

Canada dude here! If it's possible I would like to give it a try for sure

 

[mrmoves92]

I’m in! From the US.

 

[VincenteFox]

East coast us, would love to try. Really interesting grind.

 

[SwampDonkey]

I'm in if still room! North FL, US.

 

[Sushiman703]

My first passaround, Excited!
Virginia US

 

[Matt Jacobs]

A big chunk of my collection are S-grinds and I have found I see better performance moving farther away from the primary Bevel so you have grabbed my interest. I would love to join if possible

 

[Gshep91]

In. US

 

[AB blades]

Thank you, everybody, for your interest
I think that should be enough.
I have one question: For the US tour, should it be arranged state to state or like one coast, then the other? Regarding shipping costs.

 

[M1k3]

Thank you, everybody, for your interest
I think that should be enough.
I have one question: For the US tour, should it be arranged state to state or like one coast, then the other? Regarding shipping costs.

With USPS and flat rate, it doesn't matter.

My suggestion is try to go in order by distance. Keep shipping time down and longer distances give more opportunities for something to happen.

 

[AB blades]

Hi everyone , the knife is packed and ready for shipping , I send it today to @JayS20 hier in Germany . After that is coming back to me and I ship it to USA.
Hier is the passaround order for US tour

@pcs-abc
@brimmergj
@kpham12
@enrico
@SwampDonkey
@VincenteFox
@Sushiman703
@pitted_soul
@AT5760
@timebard
@OyakoDont
@mrmoves92
@Matt Jacobs
@Gshep91
@David R

Please let me know when you receive the knife.
Thank you very much everyone

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[flow_the_pro]

if I'm not too late I would also like to join, located in Germany!
Thank you

 

[AB blades]

if I'm not too late I would also like to join, located in Germany!
Thank you

if you want you can get it when is back to Germany

 

[pcs-abc]

Just popping in to say thanks for the opportunity - I'm looking forward to giving this a try!

 

[David R]

If you can add a U.S. person I am interested. Have not tired an S grind yet. No worries if not.

I'm in Portland, OR, USA.

 

[AB blades]

If you can add a U.S. person I am interested. Have not tired an S grind yet. No worries if not.

I'm in Portland, OR, USA.

done

 

[Yoshi]

Looks like a super fun knife, would definitely love to try when it makes it way back from the US.

I'm in the UK, pretty sure we can have get some interest here as well. @PeterL @fatboylim @Chasingsharpness

 

[benomatic42]

Looks gorgeous

Is it too late to add a Netherlands stop in between UK & Germany?

 

[AB blades]

Thank you for your interest. After the US tour, I would like to inspect the knife. After that, it can certainly go for further testing.

@Yoshi, are there any customs duties if I send the knife from Germany?

 

[Yoshi]

Thank you for your interest. After the US tour, I would like to inspect the knife. After that, it can certainly go for further testing.

@Yoshi, are there any customs duties if I send the knife from Germany?

I'll DM you about that part.

 

[pcs-abc]

Knife arrived safely this afternoon! Will spend some time with it this week.