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It's for sure not aogami1 unless he can proof it. That's just mentioned to rise the price.

I've got a Mikami Santoku, which was rather cheap and is one of the best knife I have. Exceptional food release and heat treatment. But handle was crap and the finish is typically very rough. F&F takes time and many knives are traditionally sold by wholesalers who themselves sell to intl...

What about this one? https://zahocho.com/products/yoshikazu-tanaka-shirogami-1-double-bevel-honesuki-165mm

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Well ... probably yes and you could visit Takada the same day 😄

It's currently being sold for a bit less at Konosuke's store as far as I know.

That's correct.

Thanks for the info, I was about to do the same. They actually also have insanely overpriced Hashimotos. They cost easily +$1k. It's really annyoing that an official dealer puts a much higher price on rarer pieces. I always thought there is some kind of recommended retail price.

That's for sure a good thing. Regarding dealer, as one of them recently sold their Kaiju for almost $2.5k, maybe Konosuke should also rethink support for some of their dealers. It's inacceptable that they were demanding such a high price.

Recently bought this beautiful Iyo Meito Mio Tsukushihime whetstone (Jiro Nakagawa 150mm Petty).

That Kato looks nice ...

From left to right: Burned chestnut, densified wood Cherry, densified wood Rosewood, white horn Purple heart, beech Burned chestnut, horn Padoauk, Oak Wenge Padoauk

This is for sure not the same knife ... different cladding ...

Why is oversea-shipping not possible?