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Hi I am looking for a nearly new or a used but in good condition Denka Nakiri in 180 or 190mm size. Thanks

Hello fellow knife lovers, I've seen a lot of positive feedback and a bit of a hype about the TF Denka and Jiro Nakagawa knives. I am just checking to see if there is a way to get a nearly new / new Denka and/or Jiro blades. What would be a typical price range for these blades? I am interested...

Hi. I am thinking of selling this awesome soft uchigumori polisher. Perfect for kasumi finish. Leaves nice and smooth finish on the bevel. Could be used for sharpening too. Originally bought from Watanabe many years ago. At that time he said it was one of the best uchis that he came across...

Hello, I am selling this vintage Yanagiba 270mm (Yasushige) made with Swedish steel. Over the years I've accumulated quite a few yanagibas and I want to trim down and keep just a few of the special once that I will regularly use. I've used it a couple of times and I've sharpened it once. It...

Hello everyone, I am selling this beautiful Shigefusa Yanagiba Kasumi 300m knife. From what I understand it was originally made around the 80s for Kiya house. The previous owner mentioned that it was never used and thus it is NOS. I have sent the knife to Rodrigo, a well regarded professional...

Hello everyone, I have been trying to polish a Swedish steel yanagiba with a few jnats that I have. I've tried a Chu Nagura as well as Uchigumori bench stones and I had pretty poor results. The soft cladding looks very uneven as you can see from the pictures. I was aiming to make a smooth...

Hello everyone, I would like to apply some waterproof resin / epoxy on the handle/tang connection to stop the tang from rusting in the long term. Something like what Takeda does with all/most of his knives. Could you recommend me something that I can purchase in UK / Europe? Thanks

Hello, A few months ago I've got myself one of the bucket list knives of mine. The Shigefusa Yanagiba 300mm. It is actually a nos which is about 30-40 years old as I was told. The knife is surprisingly in awesome condition, but needs a little bit of work. The main thing, and it was very...

Hello everyone, I am currently in Antalya, Turkey for a few weeks and was wondering if there is a good shop in the city where I can buy some local and international natural sharpening stones? I am more interested in stones than knives as I have exhausted my knives limit for this year. Many thanks

Hello Ladies and Gents, I have recently come across a mystery stone. A friend of mine was trimming down his stash and gave me this stone. He can't remember where he got it from or what stone it is. Could some one give an idea what it might be? To me it looks a bit similar to a Washita stone...

Hello everyone, I couldn't find an answer by searching, so decided to create a new thread. I've got a couple of wild stones that I've picked up a few months ago from a trip to the Alps. I have flattened two stones and noticed a few cracks which might have toxic elements. I have scraped and...

Hello everyone, Thought to share my work in progress. I am making a Japanese knife stand for a few of my knives. It is still rough around the edges and need a bit of a cosmetic finishing up. It's made from oak. The pieces are connected together by dowels and glue. I have to admit that this is...

Hello everyone, I thought to share with you a small project that I started yesterday. I am hoping this could be helpful for someone and also get some tips and advice from the experienced sharpeners on the forum. Anyways, I've got a Watanabe Pro Nakiri in 165mm size, which is about 3 years old...

Hello guys. I am new to the razor sharpening and recently got myself a hollow grind straight razor with Tennis label. It looks to be in a pretty great condition, however, the edge was pretty dull. So I watched a few videos on YouTube and tried to get it nice and shaving sharp and seems to...

Hello knife enthusiasts I am looking to buy a cheap restoration Yanagiba project knife, but don't know where to begin. I already have a handle. Don't mind it to be a bit rusty and dull. Happy to bring it to life and share the experience. Thanks for any tips. Cheers.

Hello knife enthusiasts I am looking to buy a cheap restoration Yanagiba project knife, but don't know where to begin. I don't know Japanese. I already have a handle. Don't mind it to be rusty and dull. Happy to bring it to life and share the experience. Thanks for any tips. Cheers.

Just want to share my pain here. For some stupid reason I have decided to cut small pumpkins (the size of a tennis ball) with my wonderful Watanabe Nikiri (165mm size one). My heart has probably skipped a bit when I felt the chipping of the blade. I should have predicted this and feel very silly...

Hello knives enthusiasts. Could you please recommend me a master or a shop who can replace a current stock handle with a custom made handle on my Watanabe gyuto? The handle that I am planning to get is a wa-handle with dimensions 153mm, 26x24 at thickest side and 23x21 in the thinest. Thanks...

Hello everyone, I have recently experimented with a couple of stones that I have. The purpose was to see if there is a difference in the polishing looks and feels of the blade between synthetic and natural stones. I've used one of my cheaper utility knives to experiment with. I've done a...

A bit of TLC for my small Watanabe collection. Getting their handles done with a balm made of olive oil, coconut oil, beeswax, and a dozen or so drops of lime, mint and eucalyptus extract oils. From top to bottom: Watanabe Nikiri 165mm Blue#2 Watanabe Santoku 165mm Blue#2 Watanabe Gyuto Honyaki...