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Thanks for the welcome back, and I'm glad you're up to your usual personal attacks. Given that you don't know my circumstances (or anything about me or what's happened in my life over the last three months), your insults ring hollow. At least I was staying on topic -- offering to let the OP know...

I bought the knife in question, if you're curious about what you missed out on :D The blade did need a slight polish on the spine, but this was a steal and I don't need "community support" from a vendor. That being said, I have no love for Mark and would never buy anything under the Richmond name.

I'm full of sit.

"Lighter than air" + "no pressure or force required" to cut, huh? Dang!

I have the Konosuke Fujiyama Honesuki in Shirogami #2. I haven't measured it, but it seems to have a -slight- curve. Works beautifully!

Locally made (Oregon) extra dry saké. Perfect for spring!

Frater_Decus in Portland, OR checking in. Also, I am back from the dead!

http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/showthread.php/5656-Asymmetry-%E2%80%93-The-REAL-DEAL

Jon from JKI made a post about that awhile back, I'll see if I can drag it up. ______ Edit: Looks like it was Dave: "100/0 (single bevel) – yanagiba, usuba, etc 90/10 (double bevel) – honesuki, garasuki, etc 80/20 , 70/30, 60/40 (double bevel) – gyuto, nakiri, sujihiki, etc 50/50...

Sage advice! I'd also add "there is no such thing as a 50/50 bevel on a Japanese knife."

As previously noted, I have the Murata -- It is fully hand-hammered so there are actually pronounced hammer indentations in the kuro uchi finish, so that's a plus if you find those things appealing -- one of the sharpest OOTB edges I've ever seen, and it strops back to shape very well even on...

Was that thing rehandled? I went through the entire Kikuichi product line and was unable to find a handle match, or any mention of a "DP GOLD" model. Maybe it's a prototype?

That's a Kikuichi.

Choppin' though bones, near as I can tell! Here's the description from KF of that image: "The knife at the top is something I am going to call a bone hatchet from here on out. It has a 300mm blade and weighs more than the other 2 combined (3 lbs?). The spine goes from 8mm at the handle to 9mm...

Check out the Takeo Murata 210mm Kuro Uchi wa-gyuto on EE: http://www.epicureanedge.com/shopexd.asp?id=91731 I use mine every day, and it's a champ!

That's what SHE said! :rofl2: But seriously, those are awesome beater knives. Cheap, too!

Real ladies use CCK knives!

Pharmakon @ Beacon Sound, Portland, OR, June 22, 2013 -- but she is relatively unknown. Swans @ Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR September 8th, 2012

I used my Takeo Murata 210mm kuro uchi wa-gyuto as a slicer, parallel as well - worked beautifully!

You should be able to get those scratches out with a finishing stone or a sandpaper progression.