Recent content by Thirsty

I have a stock Moritaka gyuto. My only japanese knife, about 3 years old. The wa handle has wiggled loose, and with little effort, I can seperate it from the blade. I dont want to get crazy expensive on it, however do want a good performing solid knife. I have never rehandled before...

I was frustrated not finding anything. Then other business brought me to a strip mall that had a TJ maxx. They had nothing I could alter. However their was a woodcraft store right next door to it that I never knew was there. I went in and was looking for a file to modify whatever I may...

I was actually going to do that with the Boos block, but there is not enough meat. I need another .25" in each direction, so. 5" total, that is all the room between. Figure if I need to buy a new block, might as well get one that fits. However I may end up doing just this!

The manager, or possibly owner(?), Cathy, said they were in chapter 11. Not sure if this was new product or not, we bought 8 knives, not in a set, but individual. There were no blocks on the site, and I didnt think to look while I was there, and they are an hour away. Perhaps a phone...

I was out with the wife today, and we were next to the Lamson Goodnow factory in Shelburne Falls. We had been thinking of new steak knives, my wife held their oversized steakhouse style knife and really liked it, so we bought 8. Problem is, my Boos block steak knife block is 1.25" at the...

Dont want to hijack the thread, but I do have my fingers crossed that I will be getting a nice piece. This is my first Japanese knife, got a funny feeling though I will be getting several more! Without having anything to compare to, it may be tougher for me to spot poor crafting. We'll...

CC, do you speak from experience with this knife, or is it from things read here and there? I just bought the Moritaka, and was assured by the shop owner, made mention here numerous times, that the quality was poor on about 5 out of 1000 knives. I really like the whole package this knife...

Would you recommend removing this faux finish and creting a protective patina?

Seems like I have narrowed down what I want, and I think the santoku is what I am lloking for, the Asai in AS seems to have all of the little pluses for a good price range, wa handle, damascus, tsuchime (sp?) EE seems to have a good price, and it jumps up considerably getting into slightly...

Every description when looking at carbon steel seems to say " for those that dont mind the extra care", but it seems like all the extra care is just to keep the blade towel dry. I there much more than this? Oil between use? Whats a good oil? Is it easy to remove oil before use? Is this just...

Thanks for the link! Getting closer. F&F will also be important. One of the reasons I wanted to touch what Im buying. Seem to be leaning masamoto CT or HC. Now determining if I should pick a happy medium with the hardness, or just go Ct and be careful. Im all over the place

Budget is certainly a concern just diving in. Having the wife buy it for me for xmas. From what i have seen so far the moritaka seems to be the best and coolest to get an entry into a performer and something to keep me excited each time I need to take some veggies to task. Any direction to...

Right now the moritaka 240 supreme gyuto. My first venture away from my lamson goodnow, so wanto to make sure I will be happy with what I get. Never used a wa handle before, and curious if the leap away from western traditional is going to be a whole new ballgame.

Western MA, Springfield area

searching the interwebs I cannot find really any local stores that carry the high end stuff I see on this site. I want to touch and feel some ideas before I shell hundreds to a website I have not dealt with. Is there a link or locator to window shop these? I want to make sure I am...