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Unusual 'finger notch' on the nakiri - relatively new seeing these; someone showed one recently. Whatever, it's a Mikami, so totally...

One last question for you knowledgeable lot: having seen a few of them recently, would you consider the convex Togashis (the kasumi, not...

Have you used one? If so, what'd you think? (I've been eyeing this as a possible gift knife or pleasant tool for in-kitchen...

Yes I expect a blood toll will be the coin of the realm for my “free” sharpening service

The relative dearth of commentary about these has me on the verge of getting one to review. Perhaps from Sugi...

Some interesting cleavers at Tsubaya https://tsubaya.jp/collections/chuka

That may well be the case. Fortunately or unfortunately, I cannot, and probably never will be able to, confirm or refute that...

Indeed, that is quite thin at the blade root. Also, is it just me, or does it look like there's a bit of recurve or waviness at the edge...

Well, well, well. What do we have here? https://www.cleancut.eu/butik/knifetype/cleaver/chinese_cleaver-3256-detail

You ain't kidding. What a couple of beauts!

I, too, have one of these and will echo your sentiments. The Yugiri performs all sorts of tasks very well, and offers nice F&F to boot.

How about this: We each get one in a month or two and then compare notes?

Nakagawa-saku - Nakamura Knives Not sure how new these are, but don't these look rather good? The Bokashi finish knives are...

those meddling kids!

I'd have gotten away with it (buying both), too, if it hadn't been for that mangy mutt and-- errrrmmm, the 160mm weren't sold out.