Lovelynella
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I got lots of help in my starter thread - THANKS for your collected help and fast responses!
Save Time:Share Similar knives so I get more exposure in the same $500-800 range.
My thoughts so you know where I'm coming from.
Therefore I believe my first Gyuto should be beautiful and make me happy in the 270mm range.
First I wanted a Kuruochi Carter Gyuto, but the recent stock comes with a beautiful and expensive handle that, to me, detracts from the rustic feel of the knife. I wanted it to feel old, so it feels ancient when I'm old. Therefore, I wanted to see what else I could find in the similar price range. I would buy the Carter if it was cheaper with the basic handle. These three I found recently in the $500 - $800 range.
Sukenari ZDP-189 -- Beautiful mirror finish with deep damascus cuts / I need to learn how to polish no Saya!
Konosuke Honyaki Gyuto -- Beautiful hamon and mirror finish - I feel frivolous because its Honyaki / its honyaki
Gesshin Kagekiyo Ginsanko -- Shiny, gradient, and the hamon line near the cutting edge + Saya / 4Sale on forums right now!
My rustic baseline is biased towards Carter because I like his story. By seeing the passion in his videos, I feel guilty buying anything else similar. Save me if I am suffering from fanboyism+bandwagonism-itus
Without holding these in my hand, I resort to input and hope you have similar knives for me to appreciate and help make my decisions easier. I feel that I may make a bad decision by buying fast instead of taking my time and buying smart.
Save Time:Share Similar knives so I get more exposure in the same $500-800 range.
My thoughts so you know where I'm coming from.
- Performance = (Amount of time able to cut food cleanly and satisfactory with least effort) / (Time between sharpening sessions)
1. Cutting performance should not vary drastically between steels. Yes some steels are better at sharpening and others at holding an edge, but in every day use at home this performance should be negligible as long as you sharpen at least once a month.
2. A blade from $100-200 is going to perform just as good as a more expensive knife up to a certain point. The cheaper knife may need an extra sharpening before the more expensive knife due to better steel properties imparted by the heat treating and cold forging process used by the bladesmith.
3. $300+ blades may cost more due to beautiful handles, pattern work on the blade, steel rarity, extra care, difficulty during forging, size, and the prestige of a legendary bladesmith.
4. Carbon steels rust. Steels with a high Rockwell hardness will be more brittle. Brittle steel will chip with use and sharpening - even more than usual if your skill and technique is nonexistent. I'm ok with this because I'll be salvaging stainless knives from our current set to use.
5. I need to practice my sharpening with the King stones I ordered. Second I'm deciding on an end grain cutting board. Lastly I will purchase my knife after I'm prepared and will take pictures
Therefore I believe my first Gyuto should be beautiful and make me happy in the 270mm range.
First I wanted a Kuruochi Carter Gyuto, but the recent stock comes with a beautiful and expensive handle that, to me, detracts from the rustic feel of the knife. I wanted it to feel old, so it feels ancient when I'm old. Therefore, I wanted to see what else I could find in the similar price range. I would buy the Carter if it was cheaper with the basic handle. These three I found recently in the $500 - $800 range.
Sukenari ZDP-189 -- Beautiful mirror finish with deep damascus cuts / I need to learn how to polish no Saya!
Konosuke Honyaki Gyuto -- Beautiful hamon and mirror finish - I feel frivolous because its Honyaki / its honyaki
Gesshin Kagekiyo Ginsanko -- Shiny, gradient, and the hamon line near the cutting edge + Saya / 4Sale on forums right now!
My rustic baseline is biased towards Carter because I like his story. By seeing the passion in his videos, I feel guilty buying anything else similar. Save me if I am suffering from fanboyism+bandwagonism-itus
Without holding these in my hand, I resort to input and hope you have similar knives for me to appreciate and help make my decisions easier. I feel that I may make a bad decision by buying fast instead of taking my time and buying smart.