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Only $425 USD for this Kikuchiyo Yohei with the discount. Probably the lowest price you'll see for a 240 Takada gyuto these days. Yes, I know -- VG-10 -- but it is Nakagawa, so...
ETA: It is only 221x45mm, which is a good reason it hasn't sold already. But again, Nakagawa & Takada make a pretty good duo.
I have this knife. It doesn’t seem popular but I like it. The only thing to note is the heel height - 45mm
https://www.cleancut.eu/butik/knifetype/gyuto/aogami_gyuto-4125-4700-4741-4742-detail
kyohei gyuto for anyone looking to try one. recently picked up a nakiri and its been a lot of fun to use. they have a few shiro kamo gyutos in a couple sizes as well.
kyohei gyuto for anyone looking to try one. recently picked up a nakiri and its been a lot of fun to use. they have a few shiro kamo gyutos in a couple sizes as well.
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210 has been there for 6 weeks and the 240 for 5 or so. Goes to show that the market doesn’t buy anything at any price. (+) Takada and Nakagawa (-) short heel, short length and VG-10 must balance out at less than the full price. Surprised that the sale didn’t flush it out though. I’ve seen them in person - they’re STUNNING!
It’s got little to do with the specs and steel IMO. “The market” (i.e. us) has consistently shown itself to be rather simple-minded when it comes to brand recognition.
A good example is the Sakai Kikumori Yugiri vs Konosuke FM: same smith and sharpener. One has more desirable specs (based on current trends for height/length/weight), and the other has a nice stamp on it. One will sit on BST for weeks/months, and the other will have buyers clamouring to snatch it up for hundreds of dollars more. You can see the same pattern with Hitohira and Tsubaya’s un-stamped Takada offerings vs the knives sold with the TNH mark on it.
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Insane no one wanted my yugiri for the longest time lol. Miss that knife
There may be an element of that too, yes. But the Yugiri is stainless clad, which is less popular and a distinctive characteristic, and they come in a shorter length (225mm) I believe. I think the profile and heel height are also a little different. FMs certainly do have a brand premium, although a couple have sat in BsT for a bit recently (one blue and another white steel are listed and have been for a while). There’s some inconsistency, although pricing and seller-reliability play a role in the secondary market.
Re Takadas, I think that the 240mm Kasumi Yohei that was recently listed sold within seconds because I messaged within 3 minutes and came second in line. One sat in BST for weeks earlier in the year, but probably because it was a 210mm and kasumi - contrast with the suminigashi 210s listed recently, one of which sold in hours and another in a week or so. There is a used Takada no Hamono still sitting in BST after weeks. I think the Suiboku finish also distinguishes the Yohei / kasumi from the branded TNHs, making the latter more desirable.
Just my analysis - could be wrong.
Was it you who listed a Yohei Vg10 earlier this year too? Are you the victim of steel / brand snobbery? Haha!
Pretty sure I’m the only one who has listed one. I like the knife. I use the 210mm version as a SS petty. It is now a dedicated citrus knife.i have been looking at that 240mm since ProTooling got it. If the heel height was at least 48mm, I would have bought it at the full price.
Takada also makes VG10 suiboku now. Looks amazing.
He churns out quality only
I would not say the Yugiri has more desirable specs. It’s a k tip and relatively short lengthwise. I don’t think you can translate “desirable” specs like that anyway.
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no but vg10 does suck
I would say it depends on the use case. I have gone through at least 120lbs of oranges and grapefruit. Still plenty sharp. It holds an acceptable edge for so long. The damascus on this knife is stunning in person.
The pictures on ProTooling are no good. This is mine.
VG10 doesn't "suck," the fact that manufacturers and vendors and people on B/S/T think it's worth more then $100 for a slab of it does.
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Try a real high end stainless steel, and you will do a thousand pounds lol
fair. This one has awesome damascus though
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very true
Sukenari SG2 Yanagi for quite good price, price in NTD
Thomas Moberg Apex ultra 220x53mm gyuto
Somebody buy this real quickly please!
Somebody buy this real quickly please!
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There is a honyaki ZDP on Protooling that is half of the original price with the promo.
Worlds hardest honyaki?!
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Well not like it's a real honyaki anyway, it's zen-ko which is monosteel but not differentially hardened (which they should be labeling it as).
But if you are looking for hardest monosteels, there are a couple others which will be higher, like rex121's, HAP72 I believe which hit 70+. A few others are ran 67+ as well. But not far off, yeah.
But if you are looking for hardest monosteels, there are a couple others which will be higher, like rex121's, HAP72 I believe which hit 70+. A few others are ran 67+ as well. But not far off, yeah.
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A few new Hyde gyutos up on Crocker.
came to post this. Looking pretty good to me.
https://crockercutlery.com/collecti...rbon-steel-gyuto-with-spalted-tamarind-handle
I want that
This tip looks pretty crazy…
Yeah, keep me away from that one lol
