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    Bamboo cutting boards for stripping?

    So serious eats had an article pointing out the well known fact that bamboo cutting boards really suck. But it got me thinking since they are filled with silica could they be a good stropping material? Has anyone tried to use a bamboo cutting board to strop. Is it obviously a bad idea? TIA
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    Identify friends knife?

    A friend of mine bought this in Japan and asked me if I could find out more about it, make steel etc...
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    May amuse people=sharpest jello kitchen knife in the world

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3qsVzHeUt5_cPpcRtoaJQ
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    Quote without any comments :-)

    https://food52.com/blog/22590-knife-sharpening-therapy-better-than-a-meditation-app
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    takefu knife village

    I was going to take a train that past through Takefu on my Japan Rail pass so I got off and did a quick trip. While I can't speak to the "experience" where you pay 15,000 yen (25,000 with a translator) for the five hour "make a knife experience" - which actually seems sort of cool, the store...
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    Doi and other knives in Sakai

    I'll be in the Osaka area in Japan in a few weeks and was going to do a day trip to Sakai. Can one pick up a Doi or other interesting knife while I am in Sakai. Does anyone know if he will be exhibiting at the Knife Festival? TIA
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    In NYC for my 65th Birthday, where to eat

    It's in July so I am starting to think about it now! Is Eleven Madison Park the one to try to get a reservation for? If not Eleven Madison Park, what suggestions? And if it is Eleven Madison Park does any KKFer have any connections to score a reservation (it's a Sunday so slightly less than...
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    Sakai Knife festival

    http://japan-attractions.jp/food/sakai-knives-festival/ Anyone have any suggestions on which makers to seek out?
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    Anyone going ot the Sakai Knife Festival in April

    As it turns out my trip to Japan overlaps with the festival so I'll be going. Are any other KKfer's going, love to meet up...
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    Help identifying knife

    IT's faded but can anyone venture a guess as to the maker? TIA
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    Best $15 knife ever?

    I used to think Kom Kom and Penguin were the best ultra cheap knives to suggest to friends but I have discovered that Amazon is selling a bunch of Chinese made knives that claim to be made out of decent steels for under $15. In particular I bought this one to play with cause it was $14.99(!)...
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    2018 Sakai knife festival

    Does anyone know the dates for this? Thanks
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    Kramer 8" carbon on sale

    AT American Test Kitchen $199 https://shop.americastestkitchen.com/bob-kramer-knife/
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    Australia??

    The GF and I are going for almost a month, visiting Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Cairns, Hobart. Would love recommendations for restaurants, ideally those where KKF'ers are involved.. And if any KKF'ers would like to get together for a drink, I may be able to slip her clutches for a couple of...
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    My latest "knife" purchase

    If one takes knife in the sense of sharp and shiny and cuts things. Got it at auction for less than what a good custom knife would be ($1,000) "A shin-shinto katana, Edo period (1615-1868), 18th-19th century Honzukuri, iorimune, chu-gissaki toriizori forged in ko-itame hada and with a choji...
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    Help with some shigefusas I found on a japanese web site

    I found a web site that had some Shigefusas listed as at least possibly in stock, but they aren't gyuto's so I'm just not sure what they are and google translate ain't helping much :-) Can anyone tell me what these are...
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    Anyone know anything about antique Japanese swords??

    I'm thinking of buying a Katana at an upcoming auction but I know so little about them. I'd love to tap into your expertise, obviously willing to pay if it is a time sink. If you interested in helping me out, can you PM me? TIA
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    storing carbon knives for the season to prevent rust

    A friend asked me about ideas for this since I gave them some ODC knives when I visited them. (They are shutting down their summer home and so need to store their knives for 8-9 months.) I explained about camelia oil and anti rust papers but he wanted a quick and dirty solution that would use...
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    Oddball method of sharpening a serrated knife

    https://youtu.be/9dUb4z7JC8M Anyone have any thoughts whether this will work? To the extent I sharpen serrated knives at all I do it with two DMT tapered rods - which he makes fun of ...
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    Newest celebrity knives - Kimball formally of Cooks Illustrated

    https://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-3823820/Christopher+Kimball+3+Piece+Knife+Set+ Not only they are probably very soft steel but a 7"chef as the main knife and a 5.5" serrated "prep" knife? Sheesh
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