Recent content by dklyve

Thanks all! Appreciate the recommendations and cautions. I don't have information about his level of knife skills. By pro sharpener, I meant a guy who will use proper stones, not a bench grinder.

Hey folks, looking for a gift for a mentor of my sister. He basically saved her life a few times, so I'm going to make a custom handle for a nice knife. He will pay for profesional sharpening, but won't ever do it himself. Hasn't used carbon knives before. I was thinking an ideal knife would...

Love this forum, finally a supporting member! On to the questions. Here in Mexico, an al pastor (trompo) chef uses a fillet knife to cut the cooked pork off the spit. He wants a bigger 20 inch fillet knife. I don't quite understand because I don't think he needs the flex of a fillet knife. It's...

Ooooh that looks awesome! Thanks for the suggestion, a great idea

Thanks for the suggestion, that looks pretty solid. Still hoping for a korouchi finish but I might just be out of luck

Hey folks, I almost found the perfect knife, but my partner is new to knife care so I want to get her something stainless. She's a badass, and likes dark things (read "goth") so I'm trying to get her something that would match that style. This Kochi from JKI is perfect looks-wise, but not...

Just arrived today. Newest knife picked up for a friend. Fujiwara fkm 150mm gyuto from jck. Shaves hair off the arm ootb, haven't used it at all otherwise. Going to make a saya and send it off. F&F actually feels pretty nice for the price. Also picked up a gesshin stainless pairing knife for...

Hey all, just looking for a little personal experience from those with hinoki boards. Thanks to some info and suggestions from KKF I finally pulled the trigger on the large Kiso Hinoki. I did come across some mentioning of the care for these here...

After emailing chubo they confirmed the typo and changed it. However there is takamura on MTC kitchen listed as 165 but looks like the same knife. I guess with the variance from knife to knife you can expect some listing differences?

Haha yea JaVa I made sure to show her and was honestly a little surprised by her pick but in no way complaining, especially after reading your endorsement. It all is sounding like a win so far. Interesting about the different measurements with the package though. 180 would be nice but 170...

Thanks everyone! Some good looking knives. @DanHumphrey I showed the lady them all and she really likes the takamura. She actually asked if there was a package to get the matching petty lol. Godslayer great idea about a home painted saya! Actually there is a package from chino that includes...

Selling the Tanaka hard here! Probably have to go with that and if she doesn't like it well I'll just have to take it back. :) Thanks KKF

Yes. You read it correctly. Pretty. This was seen and she was like yes I love that even if it is carbon, but it is too expensive(and out of stock). She has been watching my knife obsession grow and when she saw a "pretty" santoku she decided that was what she wanted. Gyutos are apparently too...

I don't have any experience with Dictum. Didn't see sizes listed for the set of three but all looking pretty small compared to handles. Anyone else have any experience? Nice price for 3, but paying almost as much for shipping as the 3 knives themselves so makes me wonder if im just better off...

Makes sense to me. Thanks