Recent content by alanhuth

Thanks. Any other high quality knife sharpeners closer to San Diego area?

A friend in San Diego just bought a really nice knife. He needs someone to sharpen it from time to time. Not interested in DIY. Recommendations? Prefer expert with natural stones.

Now $300. Weekly bump

10-day bump

Bump

Yes. Sorry for delay. The notification went to junk mail for the first time. Don’t know why.

I paid almost $400 for it new 5 years ago. But ~$100 of that was for the custom CKTG ebony handle. So, I’m thinking maybe I way overpaid for that, so I lowering the price to $300. Still NIB.

I am requesting moderator to close this thread. The knife is going back to Mert for his updated hamon treatment. The Hamon is there, and it’s easy to see in person, but it doesn’t photograph well. Mert has very generously offered to use his latest approaches to improve that aspect of what is...

Thanks. I added Mert's actual comments about SC125 to the above post. I think he concurs with what you said about W2 and White 2.

Honyaki is hard to see but it's there. I didn't want to etch it because I don't know what I'm doing. Shape is almost identical to my Masamoto KS, but this one, the blade is even thinner at the tip. Here is a breakdown on the German SC125 steel, which Mert really likes a lot. Here are his...

I've been using mostly a pair of Moritaka 250mm KS-style KU knives. My favorites. Also a bunch of pettys and a Chinese cleaver. What have I sharpened? I helped my son become a good sharpener in high school. It was his job instead of mowing lawns and babysitting. It actually helped get him...

Bump. Brand new. Below cost 5 years ago.

Bump. I thought this one would go quickly. Never used. Less than what I paid for 5 years ago.

I'm surprised that not much interest in the Mert Tansu KS profile honyaki nor the Kono HD2. Did they go out of favor in the last 5 years? Both are new and priced below what I paid. Any ideas?

I have swapped obsessions from knives to audio. I was especially into sharpening - I had the first Nowi sharpener in the US, which I picked up personally in Austria. Of the several collectible knives in my "collection", seven are NIB. If I haven't used them yet, I probably won't. So I'm...