Sachem it is a bit tight but hopefully they stretch a bit
I've been lusting after one of these for about 2 years now. I'm literally about to pull the trigger on one but this talk about the handle slots being too thin is scaring me. Is it really a problem? Most of my knives are western handles. I'd be pretty bummed if I dropped the coin on this and couldn't fit my kit in there.
I do know if you buy them straight from the maker he's willing to customize however you'd like(was thinking of getting slots for sharpies on mine). I wonder if I brought this to his attention if he'd alter the size if the knife slots? Basically, I'm looking for confirmation that it is/isn't enough of a problem to go the custom route.
Beautiful bags though! Can't believe this style/use of leather isn't more popular with cooks.
Sachem what is your leather honey ?
It should also be noted that some knives are wide enough to make the next slot unusable to all but only small paring knives. The with of the blade (with saya in my case) makes it so I can only hold 4 knives in the small (comes with 5 slots). Also being 18" in height the very tip of my suji and chef knives sayas stick out a little (but still covered by the canavas). For reference here are the knives I keep in mine:
Masamoto Honyaki Wa Gyuto-240mm
Masamoto KS Wa Petty-165mm
Masamoto KS Wa Sujihiki-270mm
MAC Superior Bread Knife-10.5"
Tojiro Senkou Classic Boning Knife-6" (I must keep this one in the side pocket because of the above mentioned problem)
That's why I had him make me a 22" inch long one.
Lay out X amount of knives on a piece of paper outlining the blades. Kind of like what this guys doing in the photo but actually trace the profile of the blade as well. That way I can cut the welt to fit the next exactly. Or I could just do a generic one size fits most welt to protect the stitches (like what's been done in the photo), knives won't fit as snug but the roll would be more universal. Thanks now I know what to make you for Christmas:idea::dance:You can put these in blade first just have to be careful. these don't have the extra welt to protect the thread from being cut. I suppose you could put sleeves or edge guards on and they would be fine. Waiting on you to make me one Colin.lol
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