Recent content by Maarteas

Hi Camden, I won't comment on a knife because i'm still waiting for my first one to arrive (i went for a Tanaka but my preferences might differ a bit from yours). On the stones i'd recommend to get a rougher stone with those, i personally have a 400/1000/3000 set of Naniwa's (and a stropping...

Oh man, you guys don't make this any easier do you :lol2:

Oh god, what have i gotten into @JaVa ;) Unfortunately after long meetings with my managing director we have to conclude that extra funds will not be forthcoming :sad0: So the syousin-suminagashi is out of reach unfortunately. @Benuser, I'm familiar with Knives and tools. Got a folder by...

Ok, then it comes down to me really wanting a 240 over a 210, so the Munetoshi is out unfortunately. Another option might be a syousin-suminagashi It's a bit above my initial budget but i might up that a bit :) What do you guys think?

Ooh, that's good to know! Thanks Merlijn I've just read a bit about KU and one of the things is that it can come off the knife, not something i was aware off. If i understood it correctly it comes down to the quality of the KU how "stuck" it is to the knife. I just noticed that the 240mm...

^exactly that yes :laugh: First off i want to thank you all for all the recommendations and advice. Seems to me that one of these two will fit my wishes the most. As a Tanaka Damascus would be to reactive, next to that i'm going for a bigger 240mm instead of downsizing to 180 as that...

Hello everyone, Due to an unfortunate mishap my current knife's handle got damaged, it's repairable (still have to get a quote on that). But it made me start looking into what i'd want into a replacement. Started reading (mostly on this forums) and you might say i've caught the bug. Though...