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This looks great :) besides being a Mazaki, which knife is this?

Ah okay :) that sounds like you enjoy your Tetsujin more in general?

A Myojin/Tetsujin should be even thinner or equally thin as the Hado, right? I wonder if a knife that thin is really practical for everyday use which I plan to do

Are those Tanaka x Kyuzo knives as thin as the Hados?

Are those good knives? The gyuto looks good

Ah okay, that sad to hear. From what I‘ve seen, the Blue 1 Hado Sumi line is even thinner than the one with White 2.

What did you not like about the thinness? Did it feel to fragile to you or did you have some issues with chipping?

This looks really beautiful:) thank you a lot for taking those pictures

That sounds really great :) thank for this write-up, gives me a good feeling with this knife. The shop Meesterslijpers states that the knife has a spine thickness of 3.2mm - sounds pretty comfortable. Sadly the knife is only available with Walnut Handle in Europe. Do you mind sharing a picture...

Did you end up buying this knife? It also caught my attention Edit: Just saw that you bought it. Are you happy with the knife? I wonder if the damascus pattern causes sone friction when cutting

The Kurouchi finish on the B1 knife looks a bit different than on the standard Hado Sumi W2 line, no? It looks a bit more rough, almost like a mini Nashiji/Ku finish. Which is a good thing in my book :D

With time the kurouchi finish fades. But this goes for all knives with this finish I guess. With a fading finish the knife looks really rustic which many people love, so if rustic look is not a problem for you and rather a feature go for it :)

I am also interested in the Hado Sumi line, but for the cheaper White 2 steel. The knives look insanely beautiful and the 23cm Sakai blade length are a perfect middleground for me between the usual 21 and 24cm. What is putting me off currently is the fastly fading kurouchi finish - otherwise I...

In what way do you recognize it? In terms of edge retention and sharpenability?

Do you like the Blue 1 version more because of the looks? Or is the Blue 1 really significantly better than the W2 version of Hado Sumi? I read multiple times here on this forum that W2 from Tanaka is nothing special, but I wonder if you really feel the difference without knowing it