Recent content by Melampus

MARK <> It is hard to tell from your after photo, but it appears as if they now employed a convex grind. Am I correct, or is it just the photo?

3 down, 3 to-go.:happy1: I don't care for jewelry; handles mean nothing to me. That steel; that steel is what I'm waiting on...:hungry:

LABOR <> MOWG is correct, in that, I tested Mr. Magnus's knife when it was originally fabricated. I was actually the first one to use it, even before he. It has been repaired, and is on it US tour, right now. I'm last to receive it which should be in a little over a month. I'm excited to...

I tested one of them, the custom, and it was bad... I mean really bad. I see it & hear it in all 3 onions, but really pay attention to third. Watch how it splays the onion on the horizontal slices, and listen to how loud it is as it sounds like it's being pried open. Same on the vertical...

I had this knife last year, and was extremely disappointed in it's performance. When I received it, I had to clean up a bent tip so I went through a progression up to a Kityama & 1µ diamond stropping. As expected, the AS took a screaming edge, but the grind geometry cut like shiite...

It's EXACTLY what I did... fix the blade.:doublethumbsup:

LEFTY <> :beer:

CRIS <> Four for what's pictured. I spent another 30 minutes sanding/polishing/oiling the Wa & ferrule a day or two later...

I don't want anyone to feel like this has been , but... I realize it's only one comparison photo, but if you study it, you can see I only cut off the slightest of angle at the last few mm's of tip. I didn't tap out & just grind it off to save labor, I employed a flat grind on the entire blade...

Just keep grinding away past the crack your wife caused. My progression: Steel wool with abrasive powder... Stainless wire brush with metal polish... Atoma 140... Atoma 600... Atoma 1200... Nubutama Bamboo 1200... Suehiro Rika 5000... Yaginoshima Jnat... Ozuku Asagi Jnat...

MAIN <> I already bought #1...

Howbout Kigami = Yellow Steel?

Sorry, but the Tojiro Shirogami ITK is NOTORIOUS for its out-of-control reactivity. It's not going to stop.:scared4:

The Kanji is a non-issue w/me. Cost is a factor, but doesn’t make a difference in the ultimate decision. Profile is my main concern. I have spent a lot of time with a “pass around” Suisin 270 honyaki gyuto, and undeniably love it. It's awesome for me... period. I LOVE my Suisin INOX Honyaki...

Ahhh, the age old question... :eyebrow: Who has both or used both together extensively for a long while, and an opinion to share? Everyone seems to think its 6 one way, half-a-dozen the other.