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Maxim sells them. japanesenaturalstones.com

Yes. That is the one. Thicker and less prone to warping. The products page you linked is outdated (even if it is the official de Buyer site). Download the pdf catalog from that site to get all the info for each line. All Mineral pans are now "Mineral B" pans. (Beeswax coating to prevent rust...

The "Force Blue" and La Lyonnaise are vey thin. Neither are approved for oven or broiler. The "Carbon Plus" and "Mineral B" are almost the same. The Mineral B is their new line and they are gradually phasing out the "Carbon Plus" line. Mineral B is the only line de Buyer approves for gas...

The Lodge CRS12 is 12 gauge (2.65mm) steel. The Paderno pans have shallow sides that steeply sloped like a sauce pan. The de Buyer pans are 3mm thick with "Lyon" shaped gently sloped sides and a higher handle offset. The de Buyer pans will outlast the others 4 to 1.

shellac flakes and denatured alcohol.

I am in. Actually, Maxim has been so helpful and generous to me already that I decided to let others have a chance to experience his stones.

Back in the day, I complained about Ken and Mark. My post was immediately deleted. When I complained about the deleted post, my post was deleted and I was immediately banned. I re-registered and my posts were deleted and my IP address banned. I re-registered under a different IP address and...

150mm practice yanagiba

Theo A. Kochs Co. "Monte Carlo" Made in Germany ca. 1913

Haruyuki (formerly Akifusa)

Mine stands up pretty well at 15/20. Just tell them that it is a kitchen knife. Therefore: 1. No dishwasher. 2. No breaking apart frozen food. 3. No cutting on the countertop. 4. No cutting up cardboard for recylcling.

+1 I have a tiny (80mm) Dojo that refuses to get any sharper than "stupid" sharp. 1. Sharp 2. Stupid sharp 3. Light saber sharp 4. Able to cut the fabric of time and space sharp

I find the Diaface Moonflex are much superior to the DMT.

Rut Roh, You have incurred the wrath of Dave by dissing RR.

Because its there. Seriously, I work at a golf course so I have the winter off.