Dear KKF,
I am in the market for a wa gyuto. This will be my first jknife following years of using cr**y Henckels/Wusthof steel.
I've watched tons of youtube videos on knife sharpening (including John's from Japanese Knife Imports) and have started practicing using a suehiro 1000/6000 grit waterstone. The end product has been getting better with each session, but I wouldn't say that the German stainless takes a very sharp edge...
I am not completely ready to splurge ~$170-250 on a Kohetsu or Konosuke. I am interested in something more around the $100 range that will let me practice sharpening technique. However, I don't want to get something that I will "outgrow" quickly.
Preferences:
Relatively thin (I'm not sure lasers exist in this price-point).
Aogami steel (willing to take shirogami if something of good quality is available)
RHC greater than or equal to 60/61.
Wa handle
Prefer to avoid:
Kurouchi finish (tends to be rough on the cheaper knives, and I like the look of a more polished blade)
Open to considering:
eBay knives form Japan
Buying used
Saving money for that Kohetsu and hoping that I won't mess up the sharpening... :lol2:
Thank you very much ahead of time for the suggestions!
--Arthur
I am in the market for a wa gyuto. This will be my first jknife following years of using cr**y Henckels/Wusthof steel.
I've watched tons of youtube videos on knife sharpening (including John's from Japanese Knife Imports) and have started practicing using a suehiro 1000/6000 grit waterstone. The end product has been getting better with each session, but I wouldn't say that the German stainless takes a very sharp edge...
I am not completely ready to splurge ~$170-250 on a Kohetsu or Konosuke. I am interested in something more around the $100 range that will let me practice sharpening technique. However, I don't want to get something that I will "outgrow" quickly.
Preferences:
Relatively thin (I'm not sure lasers exist in this price-point).
Aogami steel (willing to take shirogami if something of good quality is available)
RHC greater than or equal to 60/61.
Wa handle
Prefer to avoid:
Kurouchi finish (tends to be rough on the cheaper knives, and I like the look of a more polished blade)
Open to considering:
eBay knives form Japan
Buying used
Saving money for that Kohetsu and hoping that I won't mess up the sharpening... :lol2:
Thank you very much ahead of time for the suggestions!
--Arthur