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[SharpestToolintheShed]

I've always liked knives but lately the addiction has taken a turn for the worse.
It started with a Global Knife (ok hiss boo) back in 2000. I did not know any better. It was a GF33 and I really liked it. Oh wait...I had a Zwilling Santoku before that in maybe 1998. Supposed to last a lifetime they said.

I got bored first.

Fast foward to 2024. My main knife is a TF Denka Gyuto. My beater knife is a Tadafusa and my latest buy is a Kramer Zwilling Carbon 2.0.

Last a lifetime? pahhh...i have to scratch that itch.

What do I want next? maybe a paring knife...I'm bored of my Shun Kanso paring knife. I had a Sakai Takayuki Grand Cheff (sic) before that. I really want the perfect paring knife. I've looked at the Misono UX10 but it feels overpriced for mediocre stamped steel.

 

[Nemo]

Welcome to the forums

 

[Qapla']

Welcome eh/Bienvenue han.

 

[Benuser]

I've always liked knives but lately the addiction has taken a turn for the worse.
It started with a Global Knife (ok hiss boo) back in 2000. I did not know any better. It was a GF33 and I really liked it. Oh wait...I had a Zwilling Santoku before that in maybe 1998. Supposed to last a lifetime they said.

I got bored first.

Fast foward to 2024. My main knife is a TF Denka Gyuto. My beater knife is a Tadafusa and my latest buy is a Kramer Zwilling Carbon 2.0.

Last a lifetime? pahhh...i have to scratch that itch.

Welcome aboard! Wondering how you maintain your knives.

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

Welcome. Stamped vs. forged is more or less meaningless, lots of hype, so don't let that hold you back from something you like.

 

[Simon082]

If you want forged look at knifejapan. I was looking at this one recently but to many choices.

https://knifejapan.com/ikenami-hamono-kawamuki-100mm/

 

[SharpestToolintheShed]

Welcome aboard! Wondering how you maintain your knives.

Ceramic honing rod
Strop with that green paste
Shapton glass stones 220, 1000, 3000 grit

 

[Benuser]

Ceramic honing rod
Strop with that green paste
Shapton glass stones 220, 1000, 3000 grit

I hope you don't start every full sharpening with a SG220. Otherwise, life span of a carbon with its low abrasion resistance could be rather short. A lot of ceramic rods don't help either. For a long time they can be maintained with only a few strokes on the finest stone.

 

[SharpestToolintheShed]

Welcome. Stamped vs. forged is more or less meaningless, lots of hype, so don't let that hold you back from something you like.

I know they’re functionally the same but Misono is totally over charging for their UX10 line.

 

[Simon082]

I know they’re functionally the same but Misono is totally over charging for their UX10 line.

I have to agree, outrageous.