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    Vintage Sab to Wa Line knife.....

    I started on two vintage sab blanks a couple years ago as a random project. Shaped, heat treated, and finished one as a western the I got sidetracked. Better late than never, finally got around to finishing other. This one is Wa-conversion to more of a line knife. The handle is black and...
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    Another Maker Kanji Help thread...

    Can anybody help identify the maker/translate the kanji for me in this photo? Thanks.
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    Imanisihi Tamago 4000x Underrated awesomeness? Thoughts?

    Courtesy of Dave's generous give-away a few weeks back, I've had the chance to try out his Tamago 4000 splash and go stone. I'm still in the process of figuring out how, and when, to use it in my sharpening processes but I've been incredibly impressed with it in my use so far. Typically...
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    Heiji's with New Shoes and Coat (Handles and sayas with inlays)

    There's always some project that has a way of lingering and doesn't seem to get done. Things go wrong, there isn't time...new ideas redirect it.... more things go wrong... For more than a year, my nemesis project has been a handle and saya set for a Gyuto and Honesuki from Nakaya Heiji. My...
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    Mounting Handles with Reversible Glue - Experimental Process....for those curious or interested

    Several months back in an unrelated post on burn-in's http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/archive/index.php/t-19997.html had the idea to try animal hide glue for mounting handles. No one who chimed in had tried it as of then and it seemed worth some experiments... I've finally had a chance to...
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    Can anybody identify Kanji/Maker?

    Earlier, I stumbled across an older Takohiki up for sale but can't figure out the maker. The Kanji looked vaguely familiar, maybe, but after googling images to try and find a match I'm still not sure. Wondering if anybody can chime in and name the maker here? Any help much appreciated!
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    Woods to Work with... The blackisted? and the best?

    Ever walk into a grocery store and come out with some obscure ingredient just to see what you can do with it? or because you wondered what it's like to work with in the kitchen? I do that all the time..... and I'm guilty of the same when it comes to grabbing a block of wood for a handle or a...
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    Vintage Sab Parers ...re-imagined (sort of)

    Picked up a couple raw, 4" NOS Sabatier nogent paring blanks a while back. Similar to a few other threads posted around the forum, these were drop forged but never finished blanks. There are a bunch of legends on the origin of these kinds of blanks.... most center around them being found in a...
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    Name this knife? Knife/Kanji ID help, please

    A friend got this little curiosity probably about 10 years ago or more and I ended up with it but I don't really know what it is. Curious if anybody can identify the Kanji or add any info for me. I was thinking about rehandling it (existing handle is really narrow and not seated fully anymore...
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    Keeping balance point for finished knife when making/adding new handles - thoughts?

    When it comes to re-handling an existing knife (or for some making a whole knife from the ground up), it seems like getting the right balance point presents some challenges...regardless of whether you want to be a little tip heavy, neutral or weight in the heel. To use a specific example -...
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    Setup advice for new out of the box Heiji's?

    After a few months waiting, just got word my new Heiji's are almost ready. I ordered them directly from Nakaya Heiji (despite the one great source here) so I could have the experience of buying straight from the maker. It was a fun process and I'm excited to finally get them. Both are...
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    Gyuto Opinions: Heiji, Yoshikane, Watanabe and Shige?

    T'is the season so I've decided to buy myself a 240mm gyuto as a present to start the new year. The hard part is- without being able to hold, feel, test, my options - which one? I've searched through the wealth of information on this board but I'm hoping some here might be willing to share...
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