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Gengetsu or Kochi...
and maybe another Devin....
or a Rottman...
and a Marko...
and a Rader...
and maybe another Heiji...
 
I have a Shige, Takeda, a Dave, some Devins, two HHHs, a Rader, a Pierre, a Del, and waiting on orders from Marko, Carter and Bill. So what's left? Some single bevels, as the two I have are very meh. Not sure what order I would pick those up in, but perhaps mioroshi deba, kamagata usuba and then a yanagi. As for double bevels, I can never have too many gyutos and a Kochi or Gengetsu from Jon interest me. Custom wise, I will always be open to more Devins; as for makers new to me, the Rottman I tried was great and Mario's work looks killer too.

So the short answer is...I don't know. A bunch of stuff I guess.
 
mattrud said:
it is always good to get to try it out even if you end up not liking it. you can always sell it. If I were to get a yanagi I would go for the densho line Jon carries, it is not fancy. But they perform great. Flattest factory bevel I have ever seen. But I almost never use a yanagi so whats the point for me.
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Yah, it was nice trying it. I will probably end up holding on to it, I don't not like it enough to sell it (maybe once my collection gets a little bigger). I don't really need a yanagi either. Would mostly use it to break down whole sides of fish, and some light veg prep. But I figure it'd be something to fun to play around with
 
I got my Shig Gyuto last year, with a Marko handle. The next three, all of which I should be on a waiting list for:

Rader petty
Burke Suji
DT Nakiri
Pierre Fillet

And then I'm done. I have specific wants for all of them, but I'm hoping to have them all done in 2012.
 
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This is a beautiful 9 1/2" Demascus Gyuto. This would be a dream knife for me! I'll repost with the final bid if you want.
 
Rick said:
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This is a beautiful 9 1/2" Demascus Gyuto. This would be a dream knife for me! I'll repost with the final bid if you want.
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Different profile than usual. Nice.
 
Right now it is at $7,250.

This beautiful knife being auctioned is the sister knife to one ordered by the Chef de Cuisine at a popular restaurant in New York City. The steel for this 9.5" Gyuto is a 400 Layer Damascus Chevron pattern, hardened and tempered to 61-62 Rockwell. The handle is right-handed, Meiji style Box Elder with a Blackwood spacer. A hardwood knife sheath with a Mammoth Ivory pin is included.
 
Rick said:
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This is a beautiful 9 1/2" Demascus Gyuto. This would be a dream knife for me! I'll repost with the final bid if you want.
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thats my knife's brother. seriously it is, Bob made two. good luck to the bidders
 
Rick said:
Right now it is at $7,250.

This beautiful knife being auctioned is the sister knife to one ordered by the Chef de Cuisine at a popular restaurant in New York City. The steel for this 9.5" Gyuto is a 400 Layer Damascus Chevron pattern, hardened and tempered to 61-62 Rockwell. The handle is right-handed, Meiji style Box Elder with a Blackwood spacer. A hardwood knife sheath with a Mammoth Ivory pin is included.
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I thought that this was outrageously expensive until I read that the auction included a wooden saya and mammoth Ivory pin...now it just a plain bargain!
 
Here is the sister knife featured in Lucky Peach Magazine. Auction ends at 5:30 PST if anyone wants to buy it. :biggrin: When I get home from work around 6:00 I'll post the final bid if nobody else has already.

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El Pescador said:
I thought that this was outrageously expensive until I read that the auction included a wooden saya and mammoth Ivory pin...now it just a plain bargain!
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing until I read that shipping is included. :)

By the way, I also read on Kramer's auction site that he donates 10% to charity... hard to hate a guy that talented, fortunate, lucky(product of hard work), and charitable. Don't know him or have any affiliation with him but, I like what I know about him.
 
Johnny.B.Good said:
That's it? A Rader, Burke, Thomas, and Rodrigue by the end of the year? ;)
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I suppose it's possible my name comes up on Kramer's waiting list too, but I don't want to push my luck.

Does it help if I tell you the only one that I don't want damascus on is the Rodrigue?
 
Ok, the bidding is officially way out of my idea of a reasonable price for a kitchen knife... $9,100.00. Only 3hrs 20min left to bid... don't miss your chance.
 
Rick said:
Ok, the bidding is officially way out of my idea of a reasonable price for a kitchen knife... $9,100.00. Only 3hrs 20min left to bid... don't miss your chance.
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I bet it goes over 20k. It really is a beautiful knife, but that's insane.
 
Rick said:
Ok, the bidding is officially way out of my idea of a reasonable price for a kitchen knife... $9,100.00. Only 3hrs 20min left to bid... don't miss your chance.
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na I am good
 
Andrew H said:
I bet it goes over 20k. It really is a beautiful knife, but that's insane.
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His last auction had 2 knives a cutting board that ended up to 28k if I remember right. A week later there was a Kramer on ebay for 8k that didn't sell until it went below 5k a few mo. later.

Its at 11,200 for the next bid atm. love watching bidding wars.
 
I really should replace my inexpensive suji with a higher quality knife but I am not sure what I am wanting (thin, thicker. shorter, longer?...). So I am wanting another nice gyuto. SS clad carbon blades are holding my interest right now. Only aware of a few: Carter, Hiromoto AS and the new Gengetsu. I can only find Hiromoto's in stock so that might have to do until I can get my hands on a nicer one (chance to try out a 300mm).

The Kochi knives look quite nice too!
 
skewed said:
I really should replace my inexpensive suji with a higher quality knife but I am not sure what I am wanting (thin, thicker. shorter, longer?...). So I am wanting another nice gyuto. SS clad carbon blades are holding my interest right now. Only aware of a few: Carter, Hiromoto AS and the new Gengetsu. I can only find Hiromoto's in stock so that might have to do until I can get my hands on a nicer one (chance to try out a 300mm).

The Kochi knives look quite nice too!
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Don't Forget Devin Thomas...
 
Custom Yoshikane sujihiki 270 - 300(pending Dr. Naka's return), Takeda Gyuto 240 and/or Asai AS Gyuto 240. Although after seeing the abuse Kikuoichi can take I might go with one soon. Man, Kramer's knives are rediculous at auction.
 
Ok, the final bid went off at $15,400. Makes you think.
 
Yes it does, his knives are no longer desirable, are they?
 
mattrud said:
thats my knife's brother. seriously it is, Bob made two. good luck to the bidders
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Hi Mattrud,

I read on Bob Kramer's site that he had made another knife. This is such a great story and here it is from the auction site:

"As Bob does his best to meet a given timeline, and a niggling voice urged him to re-check the knife when it was in transit, he chose to make a second knife that met his exacting standards and also met the delivery date - and brought back the first knife mid transit. Upon re-inspection of that first knife, he found that it was in fact perfect. And now it can be yours."

You are correct, you are looking at your knife. That is the one he sent to you. But, he got cold feet and made you a second because, he felt something didn't feel right about your knife. He had it returned and sent you a second one. The one you see on the auction is your first knife. Someone is going to get the knife you designed and commissioned Bob to make! Great story.

I bet you love your knife,

Rick
 
Rick said:
Hi Mattrud,

I read on Bob Kramer's site that he had made another knife. This is such a great story and here it is from the auction site:

"As Bob does his best to meet a given timeline, and a niggling voice urged him to re-check the knife when it was in transit, he chose to make a second knife that met his exacting standards and also met the delivery date - and brought back the first knife mid transit. Upon re-inspection of that first knife, he found that it was in fact perfect. And now it can be yours."

You are correct, you are looking at your knife. That is the one he sent to you. But, he got cold feet and made you a second because, he felt something didn't feel right about your knife. He had it returned and sent you a second one. The one you see on the auction is your first knife. Someone is going to get the knife you designed and commissioned Bob to make! Great story.

I bet you love your knife,

Rick
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Oh don't worry, Matt knew this story already.

He's been sitting on this one for awhile, almost a year. I wonder why?
 
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