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Simple question. 240 Guyto, and I prefer the hammered Kurosaki AS over the "simpler" KU finish
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Are you referring to the Kurosaki R2 Wa or the western handle gyuto. At one point I had all 3 in 240mm. The KU finish one is by far the best of the group. The western handle one is also a force to be reckoned with as well. The hammer finish on the wa version just left a little to be desired. It wasn't near as good a cutter as the other 2. I think the textured finish created a little drag. I sold that one. Solid performer, but not in the same league as the others.
I really don't have much experience with Masakage, but from what little I did I preferred the Kurosaki AS or Western handle over it.
My order of recommendation:
You can see that each line is ground differently. The R2 Wa (bottom) you can also see that it's made more to look like a wide bevel knife, but the "bevel" taper doesn't start until well bellow the hammer finish.
I have a 270 koishi and its a fantastic knife! Really thin behind the edge, edge retention is awesome, and easy to sharpen, but ive found myself sterring towards more smaller knives lately so you might see the koishi in the bst soon.
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