Aphex
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Edge length 233mm
Hight 51mm
Spine thickness above heel 4.5mm halfway point 1.5mm 10mm from tip 0.8mm
Thickness behind the edge at half way point 2mm behind 0.1mm, 10mm behind tip 0.7mm
Weight 186g
I've already posted some detailed feedback through pm to Dan, but I wanted to post some quick thoughts here.
When I opened the parcel I was quite surprised. My expectations of a fully forged Western gyuto were that it would be quite beastly, not with this one. The knife is actually quite petite compared to my other Western. On picking up the knife it was quite blade heavy (which is a good thing in my book) balancing about 3cm in front of the bolster. It has the most extreme taper I've ever seen on a knife, starting at 4.5mm then quickly reducing down to 1.5mm at the halfway point. This does make the knife a touch bendy, particularly at the incredibly skinny tip. The profile of the knife immediately reminded me of the Tanaka R2, a nice ballance (for me) between belly and flat spot. It also has that characteristic kink on the spine like the Tanaka has when in conjunction with the highly tapered bolster and handle makes for a very purposeful and attractive knife.
The grind if fully convex and very thin behind the edge. The grind also looks very even which must be incredibly difficult to achieve considering how thin it is. In cutting various product both hard and soft, I found the knife to cut with very little resistance. It is right up there with with the best I own or have used. Considering how thin the knife is, food release is pretty good, but not the best. The only sticking and riding up the blade was found when rough dicing harder product like swede. Nothing welded itself to the blade face though, just a quick push and it was off. Very nice geometry I say.
As others have said, the only problem with the knife is the bolster/handle. It needs to bigger in all directions and the bolster should be a touch taller and positioned slightly further away from the heel as I found my long fingers were getting a bit cramped.
All in all I'd say this is a great performer and I really enjoyed my time with it. When you faster in the price, this knife is a serious bargain and I'd recommend anyone thinking about it should get on board, I'am.
A big thanks to Dan for letting me try the knife, I really appreciate it. I'll be sending it on the the next in line later this week.
Here are a few quick pics I took with my phone.
Edge length 233mm
Hight 51mm
Spine thickness above heel 4.5mm halfway point 1.5mm 10mm from tip 0.8mm
Thickness behind the edge at half way point 2mm behind 0.1mm, 10mm behind tip 0.7mm
Weight 186g
I've already posted some detailed feedback through pm to Dan, but I wanted to post some quick thoughts here.
When I opened the parcel I was quite surprised. My expectations of a fully forged Western gyuto were that it would be quite beastly, not with this one. The knife is actually quite petite compared to my other Western. On picking up the knife it was quite blade heavy (which is a good thing in my book) balancing about 3cm in front of the bolster. It has the most extreme taper I've ever seen on a knife, starting at 4.5mm then quickly reducing down to 1.5mm at the halfway point. This does make the knife a touch bendy, particularly at the incredibly skinny tip. The profile of the knife immediately reminded me of the Tanaka R2, a nice ballance (for me) between belly and flat spot. It also has that characteristic kink on the spine like the Tanaka has when in conjunction with the highly tapered bolster and handle makes for a very purposeful and attractive knife.
The grind if fully convex and very thin behind the edge. The grind also looks very even which must be incredibly difficult to achieve considering how thin it is. In cutting various product both hard and soft, I found the knife to cut with very little resistance. It is right up there with with the best I own or have used. Considering how thin the knife is, food release is pretty good, but not the best. The only sticking and riding up the blade was found when rough dicing harder product like swede. Nothing welded itself to the blade face though, just a quick push and it was off. Very nice geometry I say.
As others have said, the only problem with the knife is the bolster/handle. It needs to bigger in all directions and the bolster should be a touch taller and positioned slightly further away from the heel as I found my long fingers were getting a bit cramped.
All in all I'd say this is a great performer and I really enjoyed my time with it. When you faster in the price, this knife is a serious bargain and I'd recommend anyone thinking about it should get on board, I'am.
A big thanks to Dan for letting me try the knife, I really appreciate it. I'll be sending it on the the next in line later this week.
Here are a few quick pics I took with my phone.
