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Looking for a 270mm or 300mm yanagiba and a 180mm deba. $200ish for the deba and $250ish for the yanagi, but that's flexible. Happy to pay a bit more for blue steel in the yanagi.

I'm right handed and sharpen without switching hands. I'm a fairly confident sharpener at this point except for one thing: my scratch patterns on the left side of double-beveled knives are always uneven and don't look nearly as pretty as on the right side. I feel like a lot of this comes from...

Hey all. Was in Tokyo a few weeks ago and grabbed a couple small stones (more razor-sized, but big enough to use on knives—didn't feel like dropping a ton of cash or lugging bigger stones around the rest of the trip). Thought I'd post some pictures and show the finish on my toyama mukimono...

I know there have been some travel threads in the past, but I've read through them and thought it was worth posting a new one. I'm planning a 10-12 day trip to Japan for either mid-April or in the fall sometime. I've been twice before, just Tokyo once and Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara the...

Hi guys. I got a Toyama mukimono not too long ago because I wanted to get more comfortable using and sharpening single-bevel knives. I originally bought a cheap tojiro white steel deba this purpose, but when a big chunk of the flat spot on the ura along the edge disappeared because of grind...

Hi all. I'm looking to get a small portable work table and clamp/vice system to use for the random DIY tasks I decide to take on from time-to-time (sayas here and there and looking to get into some other small woodworking-type projects). I know that anything could really get the job done...

I've been wanting to learn more about video editing/Adobe Premiere, so I shot this with a few cameras and cut together a video. Nothing exciting, but thought it might be worth posting. Definitely nice to be able to watch my technique from multiple angles—lots of wobbles when I'm near the tip of...

Hey all. I'm not new at all (as you can see from my join date), but I'm finally starting to post more and be a bit more active on the board. Got into cooking in college, and knives from there. I actually left my first job out of school (as an advertising art director) and cooked...

Prices include shipping. Only buyers in the US, please. Big Tsushima Nagura, $170 Big, consistent natural stone. 210mm x 75mm x 50mm. Listed as approximately 5k-8k grit range. Lacquered on all sides and bottom. Got it from JNS, and have only used it a hand full of times. It's just a little...

Picked up a 210 Toyama Noborikoi gyuto from Maksim recently and took it to the stones. I knew I'd make a mess of the nice finish, but wanted to learn what I could about the knife and my first couple natural stones (a Big Tsushima Nagura and an Aiiwatani Asagi Lvl 3). Started on a beston 1200 and...

Recently seriously started looking to get into the industry and was wondering if anyone had any good sites with job boards/listings. Or any other advice or recommendations for finding a first job with little-to-no experience. Going to start taking classes but would love to find something...

Alright, so I'm in an interesting situation and know I need/want to buy a few new knives in the near future. Any input, suggestions, advice, etc... would be greatly appreciated. Basically, the situation is this: I'm leaving my current job to pursue a career in cooking. I know this will...