Recent content by TDj

Ah yes!!!! now i remember!! i believe all i bought there were these clippers because i didn’t feel like the knives were remarkable - lol.

Bought these in Japan a few years ago at a knife shop. Totally forget which one (we went to a LOT of them). Can anyone tell me what they are and how I could find another??

So ... A long time ago, I had Stefan make a handle for me out of a vintage piece of bakelite. It was amazing. I loved it. I left kkf thinking I'd never need another knife again ... And then ... a month ago ... I came crawling back ... because ... I FOUND A CRACK IN THE HANDLE! I guess...

Stefan! That's great! Sadly I'm LEAVING Philly (to go to SF), but I'm glad you're getting back on your feet. I'll PM you for further details about the move!

... holy. crap.

Loving the red bakelite and mammoth tooth on that one, ThEoRy. Really made me miss my Konosuke with red bakelite that had been banished to the drawer (don't worry - it had a saya on it). Fortunately I just sold off the Hiro Shiro I had in order to use my Konosuke more ...

Funds received.

Sold, pending funds.

The Stefan handle is a beauty. Where Stefan finds the mix of wood and horn, I have no idea. Keep thinkin' about it ... maybe it's time to treat yourself, as the holidays are right around the corner!

Photos are a mix of my own, and those supplied by Pensacola Tiger. https://afterdinnersneeze.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/img_2991.jpg?w=700&h=933 https://afterdinnersneeze.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/img_2992.jpg?w=700&h=525...

Hi guys/gals, Just acquired this knife from a forum member in August 2014. I've put it through its paces, but just haven't fallen in love with it the way I expected. It's not that it's a knife that has done anything wrong - just the opposite! It does everything right: "240mm" Hiromoto...

thank goodness i'm a wa- handle kind of guy - these Martell knives are killin' it in appearance.

So ... ... Just had Dave sharpen a few of my knives. Now, I've been sharpening for a few years now and am overall happy with my results. But I couldn't resist a chance to see Dave's handiwork on some of my newer knives that also needed some other work that he could perform. When I picked up...

This is a fascinating thread. As someone who came over from the old KF/FF days, back when we were still buying knives from korin and jck, when the big dogs people aspired to were primarily Shigefusa and Itou and Hattori KD (and waiting for a powdered steel Hattori FH), when Suisin IH was "the"...

For lunch, up to around 35USD per person; for dinner, up to around 75USD per person. But in all honesty, we're more about value than absolute cost, and not necessarily needing white tablecloths, white gloves, and 15 courses of a chef's "autobiography of his life through food"; poutine and...