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Selling my custom-ordered Shigefusa kitaeji chukabocho, with custom wood box. Not many of these exist in the world. Overall length: 333mm Blade length: 233mm Blade height (at widest part): 106mm Weight: 476g Asking $1650 shipped in CONUS. Photos available here...

Shigefusa kitaeji 210 Western gyuto with a custom koa handle. Actual length from heel to tip is 217mm. Never used. Asking $1850 shipped in CONUS. Rehandled by Daniel at Epicurean Edge with exhibition-grade curly koa and a mosaic center pin. Daniel's handles are very sexy. :) Link to...

I'm selling an Ohira Renge Suita that I bought from Maksim. It's a beautiful collector-grade stone and a wonderful polisher, but I have another Ohira Suita (no renge pattern, unfortunately) that performs similarly. I can't justify keeping both, so I'm selling the prettier one. The renge pattern...

Blindfolded: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/9000/fastest-time-to-type-a-text-message-(sms)-on-a-touch-screen-mobile-phone-while-blindfolded Sighted...

I need to raise funds to pay for some recent purchases, so I'm letting some of my stones go. Would rather keep these, but bills need to be paid! Ohira Renge Suita Koppa (large) From Maksim. Here's the original listing on his store...

I'm selling my TGN (thegoldennib.com) 24mm Super Silvertip shaving brush. It has a butterscotch handle, also from TGN. In addition to selling complete brushes (assembled on request), TGN is also a well-respected supplier to custom brush makers. I used the brush exactly three times. It's not...

I bought this handle last year without a knife to put it on, and I still don't have a knife to put it on, so I'm selling it to help pay for some recent purchases. Here's the original post on it (from which I copied the photo below)...

What is a "type 24" stone? What other types are there? Thanks, Mark

Another thread reminded me that I have some pucks of beeswax that I don't need, and which I'd like to give away. Each puck is about 20g in weight, and I guess you'd need about 2 or 3 pucks to mix with a cup of mineral oil to make your own cutting board butter (search the web for recipes)...

My wife recently gave me a Nespresso machine. I'm really enjoying the coffee it makes. What would be a good milk frother to use with it? Convenience is a big plus for me. I know that Nespresso makes the Aeroccino. Are there better options? Thanks for any recommendations! Regards, Mark

The Kramer carving set for sale today went for $39,100. Wow. Crazy money.

Up for sale is a brand new-in-box Kitayama 8000 with wood base and nagura. I use mostly naturals these days, and it's unlikely I will ever use this, so selling it to make room and help pay for some other purchases. Asking $75 shipped in CONUS. Basically you get a small discount and free...

Up for sale is a brand-new-in-box Shigefusa 270 kasumi gyuto with saya (and original handle!). Selling because it's too big for me (quite happy with my 240), and to help pay for a smaller Shigefusa that's waiting for me. (Yes, I like Shigefusa!) Asking $650 shipped in CONUS. Thanks for looking...

I bought a Bakko Yanagi cutting board from aframestokyo, and the recommendation is to "Please make a wet the cutting board before using it. It prevents ingredients smell getting in the cutting board as saturated with water." Any reason I shouldn't use a mineral oil/beeswax mixture on it instead...

Carter has a "faux nakiri" for sale on his site. Looks like he had a gyuto with a broken tip and decided to reshape and "rebrand" it. I'm sure it cuts well as long as you can past how it looks. :-)

Hi Sara and Jon, What does the flower-like symbol, seen here on the left (top of the stone), on the Takashima Awasedo mean? I see it on other stones as well. Also what does the kanji say? Thanks, Mark

I recently bought some Asano Naguras from Maxim: Mejiro, Tenjyou, and Botan. Which one should I use with my red Aoto (also from Maxim)? How about with the Takashima Awasedo (from Jon)? Any tips on using these naguras with the stones I have? Thanks, Mark

I like red wine but my wife doesn't. She does like sangria. Anybody got a good recipe they could share? Knife content: the fruit will need to be cut up. :) Thanks, Mark

Happy Birthday, Mari! :hbday:

Holy cow! Received my first package from Jon and Sara. It was well packed, and wrapped in black Japanese (I assume) paper, wrapped "Japanese" style, where only one piece of tape is used (wrapped diagonally, not sure how else to describe it). And---get this---it included a hand-written "thank...