For the love of cutting: a cut-vid thread for all
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tim huang
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I touched up the edge on the new xerxes and it ghosted through peppers so easily that I decided to record trying slices with nothing more than a two finger pinch grip
Yoshi
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Btw what's the verdict on the denka?
Slicing potatoes with HSC Gyuto
I personally really love it. It’s a Goldilocks knife for me in that it’s not a laser, it’s not a workhorse but the overall tactile feel of it is very substantial. I know I’m not the first to say this but the edge / grain structure of his AS is otherworldly.
I might give this same test to the Denka and see what happens
tim huang
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tim huang
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Hey @Yoshi …. Denka also ghosts through bell peppers with only a pinch grip while a substantially lighter and shorter knife than the xerxes
Making dinner.
Hate following Jayson on a cut video thread... *sigh*... It's like following @Lars with a cooking picture.
This is my re-worked Yashima. Still some stiction but I think that is largely the surface. I'll keep toying with it.
Weak hand day so I'm a little shaky and you can see me jump on the radish. 
All good though and I'm still pleased. This thing was wedgy and cracky before all the work.
This is my re-worked Yashima. Still some stiction but I think that is largely the surface. I'll keep toying with it.
Weak hand day so I'm a little shaky and you can see me jump on the radish.
All good though and I'm still pleased. This thing was wedgy and cracky before all the work.
Hate following Jayson on a cut video thread... *sigh*... It's like following @Lars with a cooking picture.
This is my re-worked Yashima. Still some stiction but I think that is largely the surface. I'll keep toying with it.
Weak hand day so I'm a little shaky and you can see me jump on the radish.
All good though and I'm still pleased. This thing was wedgy and cracky before all the work.
I think I have the same cutting board as you. Or rebranded?
Boos.
Llllliiiiiaaaarrrrr!!!
Peeling red potatoes with Kuhn Rikon peeler.
That is less appeeling than the chopping vids.
BillHanna
Gotta get ready for ARM
Bbbbboooooo!!!! Lllllliiiiiiiaaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!!!!
Aw man, that cuts deep.
you should give it a shot and let us know how it turns out. just be careful of your fingertips. i lost a few getting the hang of it over the first couple thousand pounds.That is the first @stringer video where I've thought, "I could do that!"
tim huang
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tim huang
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tim huang
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Playing around a little today.
I figured out why all the sounds on my videos seems so amplified. @ian gave me the idea to sit my phone inside a beer glass as a holder. Works great but the mic is on the bottom of the phone and the glass funnels sound into it.
Anyway, Manaka 210 in shirogami:
Munetoshi 210 in shirogami:
Watanabe Pro 180 in aogami:
Which one of these did you like the most?
I have been eyeing the Manaka and Watanabe and I have a Mune. I like them sturdy and mid-sized.
All are solid choices. I sold the Manaka and still have the Munetoshi and Watanabe. In fact, the Munetoshi is one of only I think two 200+mm gyuto's I still have and I have no plans of selling it. I've wrung that knife out pretty hard, to include some decent chipping (my own doing) and it just keeps performing. I don't use it too much these days as my preferences are the smaller knives for daily use. But I guess that says something about it too. I don't use it much but it ain't leaving.
The Wat Pro is just a really well executed knife. Great cutter, nice steel, feels really good to use. Most of my passion is around iron clad these days so this knife also isn't getting a lot of use any more either but it still lives on my secondary knife rack so I guess that says something as well.
I should note that I sold the Manaka largely because it was during my peak exploratory time so I was trying out a variety of things and sometimes selling a knife to get a knife. This was one of those instances. So, not as much commentary on the knife itself as my preferences at the time. Kisuke makes a nice knife.
Not sure if that helps...?
I've been mainly eyeing the Watanabe 1-off's as they seem pretty unique and probably well done. I love my long bois but I really gel with the shorter knives as well. My Mune is a 210. It was thinned and polished by Maksim and it is an undeniable elite performer for its size. I have a few that size that cut as well, but there are other superlatives with the Mune that set it apart, especially for that price.
I am drawn to Kisuke because of his story and skill but I haven't tried his work yet. I want to try a shorter bunka of his that is iron clad. I like to try the cheaper lines of in-demand smiths, that expertise trickles down in my eyes.
Check out the iron clad stuff from Nao Yamamoto. I got an AS Hakata of his that has been a really pleasant surprise. Another that punches above its price point, isn't dainty, and is under the radar imo.
