jedy617

Mmm sounds good

otherwise it's just sparkling monosteel

It’s only true winter honyaki if the quenchant is snow from the peak of mt Fuji taken after the first flurry of the new year and rushed...

I want my quenched in wagyu fat. Mmmm

the Japanese people acquired the technology to control the temperature of water a loooooong time ago let's trust Togashi's skills as a...

Gotcha thanks. Maybe this is a rare fall honyaki

Ask Togashi? 🤔 As for Japan we know that the temperature drops in September But…there are some more very interesting details than that...

@EricEricEric something I've been wondering out of curiosity... How can these be winter honyaki if they are to be finished in December...

A guy once presented me with the idea of using small tritium tubes (which glow in the dark (usually used on watch dials (look into it if...

The list has been edited onto the first post for easy access. But here it is copy and pasted. Passaround order: @Godinlhi @Gshep91...

Not easy to do but I’m going to have to let some go. This is white #2, the first iteration. These are razor thin behind the edge and...

When I say something cuts like Toyama, here’s the standard setter, great knife but I have other Toyamas I use more, traded from...

I'm not the most knowledgable on knife steels but I'll try to do my best at giving my 'idiot interpretation'. The best analogue for...

The "ratings" that you quote are arbitrary and meant only for comparison purposes. They don't (to my knowledge) equate to real world...

No....the numbers in that page are arbitrary. I personally don't love that article. It's just in comparison to the other steels on the...