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Ever since trying his Prototype, I wanted one of his Hook grinds. You can't go wrong with Kamons but especially this grind performs really well. Last year I got my Custom one but never posted it. Way too sexy not to
Kamon Apex Ultra RS-Hook Blacked out
Handle: Rosewood with black Titanium Caps
273x58mm
270g
Kamon Apex Ultra RS-Hook Blacked out
Handle: Rosewood with black Titanium Caps
273x58mm
270g
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Sexy AF
Very interested in your thoughtsFirst big boy purchase since getting back into the game. 300mm White#2 Gesshin Ginga from JKI.
So far the only thing it's cut is my finger after taking it out of the box, and I can say it's dead frickin sharp
Should get a solid workout this weekend though!
Hahaha already? Hope it came with a suture kit and bandaids. Interested to hear what you think of the thinness behind the edge (have heard different things on here) and the performance of [300mm length] x [laser profile / light weight]
Sometimes lightning strikes twice. Devin Thomas and David Lisch. Gonna put em to work for St Patty's dinner.
Very nice! I was tempted by that DT, but already have one with a cocobolo handle. That handle made me think two might not be such a bad thing. Love the Lisch too. His bolsters are super comfortable.
Hockey3081
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Congrats! I have the same grind and I absolutely love it. Potatoes never know what hit ‘em.
I’ve been quiet with buying knives lately. Pulled couple of knives these past few days and considering them knives would be my early Bday gift to myself. One of them came in today. Nothing really special but as a Ginsan steel lover I have to get my hands on Suogo Yamatsuka Ginsan’s. Here’s my new addition to my collection. Sakai Takayuki Ginsan 240mm with Ebony handle.
Mine arrived today. I am kinda gobsmacked by this knife. $90 and cuts as good as my Shibata bunka. Maybe slightly better, jury is still out, need to do some more tests. I have some beets I need to roast and they may be more informative than the test carrots
Anyway, I had no need for this knife. I just wanted to see if Shindo's grinds lived up to the KKF hype and for $90 it wasn't a huge gamble. Thus far I think the hype is well deserved and this will likely displace one of my other 165mm knives on my rack. I'll rehandle it almost immediately (and post pics when that's done) as I cant abide plastic ferrules. But beyond that I'm pleased.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
aww man gonna have to give a Shindo a spindoMine arrived today. I am kinda gobsmacked by this knife. $90 and cuts as good as my Shibata bunka. Maybe slightly better, jury is still out, need to do some more tests. I have some beets I need to roast and they may be more informative than the test carrots
Anyway, I had no need for this knife. I just wanted to see if Shindo's grinds lived up to the KKF hype and for $90 it wasn't a huge gamble. Thus far I think the hype is well deserved and this will likely displace one of my other 165mm knives on my rack. I'll rehandle it almost immediately (and post pics when that's done) as I cant abide plastic ferrules. But beyond that I'm pleased.
I mean...I'm new here but I feel like it's bad form to not hop on the enabling bandwagon straight away...sorry, not sorry
I should add about the Shindo, While I have seen this bit done in a store with a Yoshikane, this is the first knife I actually own that's thin enough behind the edge that you can deform the edge by pressing on it with your fingernail. You can even press a little behind the edge and deform the flat of the blade...That's thin!
Yoshi
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Welcome to the cult! If you like it I would highly recommend the zahocho 210 gyuto by Saint Shindo. Upgraded handle and only a fraction more than the funyaki, it's my favorite silent carrot slayer
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There is only one cult messiah. The OG.......TF
The flock shall continue to grow. Welcome, brethren.
Yoshi
Shindo Maniac
The math is straightforward, for every TF you can buy 268 Shindo, so yeah y'all are bound to be outnumbered.
DoYoon Kim
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New addition to the short gang. @MSicardCutlery and @KasumiJLA
for a beautiful knife. The hamon is crazy defined. I cant stress how defined the hamon is with some serious wood to boot for the behind.
It does not have a makers mark so im going to call it the blank blade
Im starting to find that 180-200mm x 45mm is my jam on weekdays.
for a beautiful knife. The hamon is crazy defined. I cant stress how defined the hamon is with some serious wood to boot for the behind.
It does not have a makers mark so im going to call it the blank blade
Im starting to find that 180-200mm x 45mm is my jam on weekdays.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
Last year I bought a Lundbergs 180 in spicy white. A keeper.New addition to the short gang. @MSicardCutlery and @KasumiJLA
for a beautiful knife. The hamon is crazy defined. I cant stress how defined the hamon is with some serious wood to boot for the behind.
It does not have a makers mark so im going to call it the blank blade
Im starting to find that 180-200mm x 45mm is my jam on weekdays.
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Konosuke Fujiyama FM Shirogami #1 240mm (thin type)
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Another Indonesian honyaki full tang 220 gyuto from kitchenknives.id Also the blacksmiths first time making a honyaki western and he killed it.
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Beautiful knife. Just checked - the price of a 210 is $149 at the current exchange rate (not incl shipping, taxes, etc)!
Another Indonesian honyaki full tang 220 gyuto from kitchenknives.id Also the blacksmiths first time making a honyaki western and he killed it.
Do you have callipers? Love to know how thin is ‘thin type’
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Paid 93 for mine plus 30 something for shipping
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2.3mm above the heel
Matt Jacobs
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C. Luis Pina 210 Damascus bunka. This one's pretty interesting in that it started out as an asymmetrical right hand grind. Once I told him I was a lefty, he switched it over to a symmetrical s-grind. This guy's crazy thin with one of the more flexible tips i've used in a knife. Haven't cut anything with it yet, but it feels like it's going to be an amazing performer. The handle is died maple with g10
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Swedish steel nakiri
166mm x 132mm x 4mm x 50mm
Feels like iwasaki swedish
Compared to heiji it's better for me. Slightly less hard. Iron is on the harder side. Some waves in iron. Interesting lamination line artifact near tip, like a double line
166mm x 132mm x 4mm x 50mm
Feels like iwasaki swedish
Compared to heiji it's better for me. Slightly less hard. Iron is on the harder side. Some waves in iron. Interesting lamination line artifact near tip, like a double line
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