Maker: Tanaka
Steel: Ginsan
Type: Gyuto
Finish: Nashiji
Handle: "D" Shaped Ho Wood
Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
Hardness: HRC62
Weight: 4.4 ounces
Blade Length: 210mm
Overall Length: 335mm
Thickness at Heel: 2.4 mm
Blade Height: 48.7 mm
took delivery of this on monday and have now had it working hard at work for a few days now.im pretty impressed so far ,considering the price tag i think its a really good knife for the money.
ootb sharpness wasnt very good at all and looked almost like it had only been sharpened on one side ,probably a 90/10 on the blade.i wasnt to bothered as wasnt expecting amazing f&f for the price it was.put it striaght on the stones and reground the cutting angle to 15 degrees 50/50 .finshed on the strop with chromium oxide and straight away the diffrance was amazing compared to my old german knifes.
the knife its self was a bit ruff around the edges and needs a bit of work with some sand papper to smouth out the spine to make it a little more comftable to work with but its not been much of a problem to work with in the kitchen for long periods .
since the sharpen iv only had to strop it twice in four days and its made its way through a lot of prep over those days to,so edge retention im really happy with even at 15 degrees .the handle is a little unfinished though so stains a bit from daily normal use in a working enviroment.
so ill need to finish it with somthing or maybe even rehandle it as the d handle im not overly keen on .
but so far im really happy with it and for the cost i think its more than worth its value for a good quality work horse that doesnt cost the earth
the ginsan steel im really happy with and also found it really easy to sharpen and de burr.
pictures to follow once iv figured out how to add :thumbsup: this knife was one of a few buys this month and i will add a few other thought and reviews about the others i bought .especially the Shibata Kotetsu R-2 Petty 150mm .this is my favorite buy by far.truly impressed by all aspects of the kotetsu knife and im sure ill be buying a few more from the range they have
Steel: Ginsan
Type: Gyuto
Finish: Nashiji
Handle: "D" Shaped Ho Wood
Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
Hardness: HRC62
Weight: 4.4 ounces
Blade Length: 210mm
Overall Length: 335mm
Thickness at Heel: 2.4 mm
Blade Height: 48.7 mm
took delivery of this on monday and have now had it working hard at work for a few days now.im pretty impressed so far ,considering the price tag i think its a really good knife for the money.
ootb sharpness wasnt very good at all and looked almost like it had only been sharpened on one side ,probably a 90/10 on the blade.i wasnt to bothered as wasnt expecting amazing f&f for the price it was.put it striaght on the stones and reground the cutting angle to 15 degrees 50/50 .finshed on the strop with chromium oxide and straight away the diffrance was amazing compared to my old german knifes.
the knife its self was a bit ruff around the edges and needs a bit of work with some sand papper to smouth out the spine to make it a little more comftable to work with but its not been much of a problem to work with in the kitchen for long periods .
since the sharpen iv only had to strop it twice in four days and its made its way through a lot of prep over those days to,so edge retention im really happy with even at 15 degrees .the handle is a little unfinished though so stains a bit from daily normal use in a working enviroment.
so ill need to finish it with somthing or maybe even rehandle it as the d handle im not overly keen on .
but so far im really happy with it and for the cost i think its more than worth its value for a good quality work horse that doesnt cost the earth
the ginsan steel im really happy with and also found it really easy to sharpen and de burr.
pictures to follow once iv figured out how to add :thumbsup: this knife was one of a few buys this month and i will add a few other thought and reviews about the others i bought .especially the Shibata Kotetsu R-2 Petty 150mm .this is my favorite buy by far.truly impressed by all aspects of the kotetsu knife and im sure ill be buying a few more from the range they have