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So, I finally got around to sanding and soaking the handles. I haven't yet sanded them again to get the wood flush with the metal. I guess I'm a little nervous the wood will shrink again so I'm waiting a few days to see how it behaves. Is this warranted or can I should go ahead and finish them...

thanks! and what grit for after i've open the pores and soaked in oil? wet-dry? and what grit sandpaper should i use for rounding out the spine, etc?

Got it, thanks. I'll probably get to it this weekend. I can just get the cheap pharmacy mineral oil, right? Any chance somebody knows more about the brand, maker, still active, etc?

and what grip sandpaper should i begin with? should i care about a progression, or just start with a finer grit?

Why do think that?

Thanks for the advice! Should I not sand only after the oil soak? What do you mean exactly? Smooth the "sharp" corners where it slopes up?

Hi all, A friend of mine's dad gave her a set of japanese kitchen a few years ago and told her to take care of them..to which she responded by keeping them in the a drawer and not using them at all. A couple of months ago I got her and her husband started with a 3-piece Tojiro DP set, and...

obviously you were both wrong: damascus is made from shuns

so, i took the leap and order a 3-knife tojiro set for my buddy. they just arrived. i inspected them and though the handles are not works of art, they're decently finished and definitely functional. no gaps, no rivets sticking out or anything of the sort. something i thought was...

` do you know when your co-workers honesuki is from? i can't imagine my few-years-back 210mm handle deteriorating like that...

thanks seb. informative. now, even if Keiichi/BWJ would never knowingly ship a dub knife, or whichever retailer, the question is if the overall quality went down: if the old F&F problems with the handles have now possibly spilled over to the blade. That wouldn't necessary make the knife a...

maybe i'm missing something, but still seems like twice as much...

just today i was looking at the fujiwara, pro m and inazuma and they're just not as cheap. not that price is the only thing that matters, but i've never used any of them, so i don't know what the cost-benefit would be...

ah...i see...thanks for clearing that up. any word on the the knives themselves?

So, a while back JCK stopped carrying Tojiro DP. Not sure why, just read the fact somewhere. Anybody? Yesterday I was at Korin and they told me they also stopped carrying it, because the master felt their quality had gone down since they started mass producing and didn't feel comfortable...