stevenStefano
Senior Member
These are my working knives that I use all the time. I don't have a huge collection, I used to have loads more but I either put them to pasture or sold them and focused my collection a bit more. I hope you like them
Tilman Leder 210 Niolox suji
Got this nearly a year ago and I have literally used it every day in work since I got it. Edge retention, fit and finish and grind are all fantastic. It has a 90/10 lefty grind so it had a bit of learning curve to get used to it, but it's worth the effort, it improves the performance a lot
Sakai Yusuke White #2 210 suji
Been replaced by the TL but it is a great knife for the price. I don't really use carbon any more because I got sick of others using them and not looking after them so that's why it's been mothballed but it is very nice in its own right
260-ish Kono HD
Looks a little different from the standard ones doesn't it? Was rehandled/modified a little by Tilman and it also had a nose job courtesy of one of my co-workers so it once looked like this. I also thinned it quite a bit to make it more lefty-friendly and it improved its performance astronomically. Profile looks really funky in the first photo but it's just an optical illusion
Tilman Leder 270 Niolox wa-gyuto
Haven't had this for too long and it took me a little while to get to grips with sharpening it but it's very nice. Very very thin but strikes a nice balance between food release and thinness. It doesn't really flex at all which surprised me when I first saw it. It's also 270 on the edge which I like. As with the suji, the edge retention and fit and finish are excellent, especially the handle
270 DT ITK
Got this as a birthday present from an Uncle Tom I didn't know I had. Probably not a lot I can add to what others have said. This is incidentally one of the early numbered ones. I kinda wish it was 270 on the edge but it's no big deal. This is #10. Any previous owners here or anyone know who had it before?
Sakai Ichimonji Kichikuni White #2 lefty 210 kamagata usuba
Don't really get too adventurous but I guess this sorta counts. Didn't cost all that much and Keiichi was very good to deal with in getting this. Sadly there is a bend in the blade to the edge isn't totally flat, limiting its usefulness. Maxim sharpened it and did a good job but I don't use it that much any more
240 Hattori FH
I never use 240s any more but I'll still take this to work with me. My first J-knife ever. Pretty sure the profile is all kinds of different from when it was new due to my newbie sharpening and thinning but I still like this a lot, particularly the profile
Tilman Leder 210 Niolox suji
Got this nearly a year ago and I have literally used it every day in work since I got it. Edge retention, fit and finish and grind are all fantastic. It has a 90/10 lefty grind so it had a bit of learning curve to get used to it, but it's worth the effort, it improves the performance a lot
Sakai Yusuke White #2 210 suji
Been replaced by the TL but it is a great knife for the price. I don't really use carbon any more because I got sick of others using them and not looking after them so that's why it's been mothballed but it is very nice in its own right
260-ish Kono HD
Looks a little different from the standard ones doesn't it? Was rehandled/modified a little by Tilman and it also had a nose job courtesy of one of my co-workers so it once looked like this. I also thinned it quite a bit to make it more lefty-friendly and it improved its performance astronomically. Profile looks really funky in the first photo but it's just an optical illusion
Tilman Leder 270 Niolox wa-gyuto
Haven't had this for too long and it took me a little while to get to grips with sharpening it but it's very nice. Very very thin but strikes a nice balance between food release and thinness. It doesn't really flex at all which surprised me when I first saw it. It's also 270 on the edge which I like. As with the suji, the edge retention and fit and finish are excellent, especially the handle
270 DT ITK
Got this as a birthday present from an Uncle Tom I didn't know I had. Probably not a lot I can add to what others have said. This is incidentally one of the early numbered ones. I kinda wish it was 270 on the edge but it's no big deal. This is #10. Any previous owners here or anyone know who had it before?
Sakai Ichimonji Kichikuni White #2 lefty 210 kamagata usuba
Don't really get too adventurous but I guess this sorta counts. Didn't cost all that much and Keiichi was very good to deal with in getting this. Sadly there is a bend in the blade to the edge isn't totally flat, limiting its usefulness. Maxim sharpened it and did a good job but I don't use it that much any more
240 Hattori FH
I never use 240s any more but I'll still take this to work with me. My first J-knife ever. Pretty sure the profile is all kinds of different from when it was new due to my newbie sharpening and thinning but I still like this a lot, particularly the profile