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Some smiths prefer making Honyaki in the winter because colder ambient temperatures (which also includes the temperature of the water used for quenching) may yield higher HRCs, reduce some failure upon quench, and it can simply be more comfortable to work in the winter vs. the summer when some...

Sounds like an awesome knife, I hope it turns out well and I'm excited to see the results! And I hope some of the hurdles facing the Strata x Togashi order do not befall such a fun project. Re: the custom order Strata took with Togashi and the timeline since some users are commenting on it and...

Hey everyone! So nice to be here, I hope everyone has been well. First, let me thank all of you for your continued interest, and especially your patience. Obviously we were hoping for a quicker turnaround, but alas, the mechanisms that turn the gears of handmade production have been gunked up...

Wow, thank you @refcast for all these articles and information, this must have been a fair amount of work - much appreciated. But now you have to translate everything lol 😜

Phew 😅 Glad you dig the cleaver - that was a fun one! Always open to constructive criticism or suggestions, though. Cheers!

Haha, this freaked me out for a second because I saw the thread title first, and I was like, "oh ****, what did I do this time?!" You're killing me, man 😵

Thank you. It's been a lot of fun and I love to see all the excitement. I hope everything works out well 🤞

Sure. Just email us the shipping label with our address as the 'shipping from' address. Eazy peazy.

Yes, we can ship UPS or DHL (or Fedex and USPS). @Knivperson @Whit3Nitro @MarcelNL We can talk about customs if you email us.

Hey everyone! Sorry for my delay in posting, I started making a way too long post about both the story of these knives we are commissioning, as well as a bunch of info in general about wrought iron (WI), but I'll keep this one short and make another post going into more detail about WI later -...

Hi everyone, Evan here. I wanted to make a quick post about Strata’s supply regarding Jiro knives in an effort to be transparent about some hard lessons I have learned recently and to avoid any misunderstandings and misconceptions about the fact that Strata is taking a step back from working...

Great write up, Khashy! To my knowledge, Jiro is indeed finishing these by hand on stones. These are some of the most unique and beautiful knives I've come across in a while. Yes I love clean and polished wide double bevel gyuto, or a glimmering damascus yanagi from time to time, but this...

Great, thanks for the feedback everyone!

I'm looking to replace my Eastwood 10" 1 HP dual speed buffer with a Baldor (my Eastwood has broken two times already). I've got a bunch of new 10" wheels that I bought right before it broke most recently (of course), and I'd rather not have them go to waste. Baldors are beasts, but I'm...

Depending on the current condition of the finish, start coarser than you think, like 600-800 then progress up. Sandpapering by hand is slow and it pays to start low, otherwise you'll just end up polishing the current scratches. The "right" grit is going to be a bit subjective as you're going for...

Ideally breadknife on a diamond stone because bread knifing is also the most efficient way to gouge whetstones, especially low grit since they're so porous.

Was visiting their site today, and they are retiring. They have sales on nearly everything. Good source of 4 Star Elephant Nogents, Perceval, etc. Not everything is "the best", but I'm sure you knife hyenas can find something appealing. https://www.thebestthings.com/

Haha I love how everyone is getting into this puzzle. I do have a dremel, I'll see what happens after a couple seconds and make a call if that route doesn't work. I've ordered a punch. Haha, darn, I wish I hadn't thrown all my spare liquid nitrogen away... Cutting the handle in half may very...

The entire set has sentimental value to him, and also he jokes that it's his OCD that needs him to keep the handle of the broken rod. The set is no longer available. Yes I've mentioned that it's probably not worth the effort. He has money and doesn't care. Intersting idea on temp cycling, Ben...

Thanks for the suggestions. Yeah the chunk that's stuck in the honing rod's handle does not protrude out of the handle, so I can't pull it out. I think trying a cold punch chisel or the like may be the best option. Like I said, the customer is just giving it one last ditch effort to see what...