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as a matter of fact i got one a few weeks ago 😂

i wholly understand the need for two sujis. i had a 240mm suji which was my first japanese slicing knife, and i found the length a little short, so i got a 270mm and left the 240mm at my parents' place to use whenever i chip in with the grilling duties. in using the 270mm i felt that sometimes...

how tall are the mazaki / spare? i'm particular to gyutos that are 50mm or under in height... i weirdly like mazaki's extra height in my sujihiki but not so hot on tall gyutos

it was dropped off at a fedex in london 2:30pm local time on 8/3. it was available for me to pick up here at 12pm local time on 8/4 here in los angeles.

@Kevo90 sent me tracking for this from London less than 12 hours ago, and it's here already (I'm in California). My quest to acquire KS profile knives continues. Got the Kashima not too long ago, and the Vintage Sabatier also not long ago, and here's the KS. Hopefully I can exercise some self...

a vintage stainless lion sabatier 10" with what is assumed to be a custom macassar ebony handle, brass pins and a mosaic pin. grabbed it from bernal cutlery over the july 4th weekend in my weird side quest to continue amassing sabatiers and sabatier profile knives. side by side with a current...

the ux10 in 240 definitely has a big handle, especially compared to 210s mine definitely needed some work on the choil and spine but it was like 10 minutes of work. i also don't know if i'd call the sharpening "unpleasant" imo it's just different, especially compared to a good carbon knife...

@cotedupy the grind on my suji is pretty good, it probably helps that it's an enormous knife but i've chopped through some onions and other basic garnish-type produce and never felt that the grind got in the way.

i may still end up getting a KS, i do like monosteel knives and also i guess "storied" knives

two new knives this week, didn't think i'd be getting two in such short succession but here we are. i'd been wanting a "laser" type knife in a true 240mm length, but i was also wanting a KS profile knife (i have a modern K Sab in regular rotation) as well without paying for a Masamoto KS with...

i've got a triangle suji in white 2, a "300mm" that's around 305 or so. this is my first mazaki so i have no idea how it compares to an old one.

not counting the multipack paring knives, bread knife, and the two vintage sabatiers i haven't figured out what to do with, looks like my running total is 24. some of them are "duplicates" and live in a travel roll for when we go on trips where cooking is expected. or that's what i tell...

i have the akifusa srs15 wa-handle in 240, not exactly the akifusa branded model but the tsunehisa model (all the same knife from Hokiyama Global). it's indeed very comfortable, sharp, and stainless. fit and finish is top notch, it's one of the few knives i own that hasn't needed any work done...

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