Your Three Cheapest knives that ACTUALLY performed

[ThEoRy]

Helllloooo, I think I only paid like $48 for the tojiro itk bread knife before it first came out. Best. Deal. Ever.

 

[mr drinky]

I will throw in the tosagatas at JWW. I have the Nakiri and Santoku that I bought for sharpening practice, and they used to be $8-10 cheaper -- now they are $49. Both are still in rotation and the wife loves them. I also have a victorinox bird's beak parer that does what it is supposed to do and is cheap as anything I have in my house.

k.

 

[EdipisReks]

When this Dojo knife was like $55 it was a great bargain (with blue #1 steel core) to have and still remains a favorite of mine to use but at $110 now I'd never buy it again.

i've sharpened a friend's Dojo nakiri, which he had bought for about that amount. definitely a great knife for that kind of money. too bad they have gone up so much, like everything else.

 

[jayhay]

When this Dojo knife was like $55 it was a great bargain (with blue #1 steel core) to have and still remains a favorite of mine to use but at $110 now I'd never buy it again.

i've sharpened a friend's Dojo nakiri, which he had bought for about that amount. definitely a great knife for that kind of money. too bad they have gone up so much, like everything else.

My best cheapish knife is my Dojo nakiri for around $80. Blue steel core, AS,#1,#2, not really sure but take an amazing edge and holds it. If they ever make a 240 gyuto (god I wish they would) I'd buy it. It has a weird half tang handle, which almost makes it impossible to rehandle, at least to me. Also, I just picked up a 240 Kanetsune Kanemasa Minomoto for $56 shipped on ebay a month back. It almost felt free. Knife is great for the price paid. Good geometery, bit of belly, thin, a lil soft but takes a good edge. Retention is just ok. But for $50, I don't think you could get a better carbon 240 new. And it was my first western re-handle. Cocobolo with a single brass rivet

 

[jayhay]

I will throw in the tosagatas at JWW. I have the Nakiri and Santoku that I bought for sharpening practice, and they used to be $8-10 cheaper -- now they are $49. Both are still in rotation and the wife loves them. I also have a victorinox bird's beak parer that does what it is supposed to do and is cheap as anything I have in my house.

k.

Is that the same knife as the Tosa Machinokajiya at Bernal? I picked up a few of those for rehandle project knives. The name is so crazy it seems fake lol. My google-fu finds nothing on it.

 

[EdipisReks]

those 2N Kanetsunes are interesting looking. i haven't bought a Western handled knife in a long while, i might have to rectify that. what was the F&F like on it?

 

[mr drinky]

Is that the same knife as the Tosa Machinokajiya at Bernal? I picked up a few of those for rehandle project knives. The name is so crazy it seems fake lol. My google-fu finds nothing on it.

They look similar, but not sure. The profile on the santoku is a bit (though not much) different from mine.

k.

 

[jayhay]

those 2N Kanetsunes are interesting looking. i haven't bought a Western handled knife in a long while, i might have to rectify that. what was the F&F like on it?

F&F is quite good for the $. No issues with overgrinds and handle is clean. Spine and choil need to be rounded, give it a good sharpening and you're good to go.

They look similar, but not sure. The profile on the santoku is a bit (though not much) different from mine.

k.

Yeah, they do look similar. Just trying to find out more about the Machinokajiya brand.

 

[Don Nguyen]

When this Dojo knife was like $55 it was a great bargain (with blue #1 steel core) to have and still remains a favorite of mine to use but at $110 now I'd never buy it again.

$55?!>!?!?! Uggh, I need to find a good deal like that...

 

[franzb69]

sounds good. those kanetsunes on ebay.

 

[Mr.Magnus]

Lefty: I found it on a Swedish auction-site, wasn't she a beauty?

Kaleb: If you find one and manage to catch me in a weak moment(post-whiskey) maybe! :lol2:

your scimitar would look pretty with this :razz:

 

[SpikeC]

https://picasaweb.google.com/112751778743200221986/KnifePics#5712408954722372786

18 bucks at the local Asian Megamart. Gets really sharp, holds the edge ok, great for chopping up the odd thing or 3!

 

[quantumcloud509]

Wusthof classic kit $140, the bread knife and the 8" chefs knife were my go-to's for the longest time. I still have both as my knives for home use. The parer and utility were nice, but barely got used cuz the other two were takin care of all the business.

 

[Dusty]

F.dick de sosseur boning knife, about twenty five bucks. Still use it often for heavy lifting butchery tasks ( at least until I buy a hankotsu). It may literally have cleaned a tonne of striploin in the last ten years.