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Hello. Who would you guys recommend to polish, re-etch and sharpen a set of Hattori kitchen knives in Europe? I do not want to deal with export/import and VAT issues, so suggestions should be located within the EU... Thanks!

Hello everyone - long time no post... so I thought that the two knives that I currently have on their way would be an interesting topic to share. If you look at my knife gallery (link in signature), you will see that I already have a couple of knives from Vinh Lê Cao. He was trained by a...

Hello everyone. Apologies if this has been discussed before. I tried searching through the fora, but could not find anything. Is there a good stone sharpening service for Japanese knives available in Europe? Someone who can be trusted with very expensive/rare knives? And who may be able...

Since I still get occasional requests for where to find KDs, I just thought I would give fellow forummers a heads-up that a brand-new 210 Hattori KD was just listed on a very pupular online action web site. VERY expensive, though... :eek2: Please understand that I do not know (nor am I...

... what should soon be added to my knife board? Actually, it has been a while since I last posted, and in the meantime I have also received a great, very rustic, hand-forged Vietnamese-style cleaver from Vinh Lê Cao, the same knife-maker about whom I posted before. He starts with...

Following a recent acquisition, a knife-maker asked for a picture of my magnetic knife bar, so here it is... (Click on the image to enlarge it) From left to right: ... Echizen-Japan 1310 - 240 Gyuto ... Echizen-Japan 1310 - 240 Sujihiki ... Echizen-Japan 1310 - 210 Guyto ...

Hello everyone. Today is a good knife day! Thanks to a tip from a very helpful forum member, who managed to get himself one of the Hattoris I had tracked down in Tokyo, last week I was able to buy a 135mm petty Hattori KD knife, which I just received from the US. So the family is now almost...

Hello everyone. As some of you may recall from my previous posts, I just spent two weeks in Japan for holidays (wonderful place!!!). While I was travelling with my wife and a friend, both of whom are not really interested in knives, I had decided to dedicate some of my time in Tokyo to kitchen...

Over at the New Members' forum, a couple of people asked to see pictures of my three Itou knives, so here they are: Gyuto 230mm Hi-Res Petty 150 Hi-Res Paring 105 Hi-Res Hoping to get a matching Santoku one day! Also, in case you are not familiar with them, here is a picture of one of my...

If you read my intro in the new members' forum, you may perhaps remember that in it I say: "Almost 20 years ago, during my first business trip to Japan, I bought a nice Yangi-ba, which - over the first half of its life - probably did not get nearly any of the respect it deserved." Now, I...

Hello everyone. I am an Italian diplomat, currently working in Paris, France, after having grown up in Rome, Italy, and having done my university studies in California, nearby San Francisco. Almost 20 years ago, during my first business trip to Japan, I bought a nice Yangi-ba, which - over...

Hello everyone. This is my first post here, so apologies in advance if this is not the right forum to ask this. I will be going to Japan in about a month, and in researching my trip (and preparing my shopping list!), I was lucky enough to track down a store in Tokyo which still had three...