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Wouldn't that work for those with the "other half" problems... "Hey honey... remembeeeeer when I told you two years ago that I had finally gotten on "x maker's" forever waiting list? Well it's finally ready, I'm so excited, don't worry it's been long all paid for. Can't wait to make your...

MSC Nakiri Sold! Thanks to the buyer, thanks KKF!

Bump - price drop - extra discount still available if more than one. Of course you can ask for any further details and more pics. I almost forgot I posted this... :D

This has NOTHING to envy to a "real" Mabs. I don't think so anyhow - the same obvious "faults" to the blade for a "cleaner" Yo handle. I wouldn't compare it to Nashiji line of TF and their often weird grinds and poor finish and the fact that most Yo of these are without a bolster at all. It's...

Edit: MSC Nakiri sold - Title edited - to avoid confusion as with group pictures. Not a happy sale, and a difficult choice to make. *** Wakui A#2 210mm (Gyuto) = 214/47 about 195g - with original box. Nope it is NOT Shirogami but REALLY Aogami #2. A rare unit. 300$ USD 275$ USD shipped...

Afterword: My decision about how to go at it might seem counterintuitive to many: I used the coarsest most ****** stone in my arsenal and I worked mostly only at the tip there in any direction that felt appropriated as I went to get to where I wanted it to be. My point being: This wasn't...

Keep knife away.

After sharpening? Nothing special. After thinning… depends on the job. Warm soapy water which I always prepare in the sink nearby anyway and a brush. But yeah clipping your nails might help with « residuals » if you’re not the kind to do so everyday.

And if "just pushing the envelope for the western crowd out there", the Komorebi made MUCH better sense and overall congruence of the stocks we got to see and - many of us - try. This one wins its crowd mostly with A#1 and "larger-than-Mazaki" stance.

Makes sense man. Barely something to talk about 35mm from tip onwards to it, and you do get a "pointy" tip. Not saying you don't have some bulge over there somewhere between what we see of your spine shot and what you get of a cutting performance/BTE tip. After all with that kind of a beast...

Depends what « bar » you like to have a beer at. Around here 20 words and 5 pictures usually does it. For good reasons probably… most people got a wider experience than what they review. I just don’t work that way. I’ve been reviewing around the same since a noob 4 years ago. My experience now...

With yours probably but I’d like to see. With mine just no one would want it how it came to me. Also saw pictures of best Mazaki-like taper and tip. It’s a lottery there I think hence why I finished the review with « your hand is in the cards for you to see »…

Of course I've already done some work on the Yoake long before I got to publish this. Should post about some of that as soon as I can in guise of "Afterword".

GRIND ... Performance ... I’ve always said I try to disconnect a knife’s performance from the experience. Therefore the actual review formula is meant to focus my appreciation, and even extra liking, of a knife within the two first category while I discuss what surrounds Performance but...

GRIP Handle ... Fit I’m satisfied with the rough smoothing done to spine and choil. No sharp angle to complain about, and the rough texture feels right for it, the whole thing fitting the idea of that knife. It surely isn’t a stellar example but so far it’s down the middle line where I am...

Yup... intrigued with these since their inception, often backed down, but Tler had a Migaki BST for a reasonnable price (I mean, try to source a Migaki of these in Canada and you’ll see) and I had some money. Oh and I don’t care who did it, really. The knives it reminded me the most are very...

Imanishi Ichimonji Sounds like you might be onto something... 👀

*Fond memories of going Ouka + Kit stropping washing over... *Remembering how fussy things once were - contempt washing over... Jump from anywhere logical with stuff that's worth it, Morihei 4K meets my ends. I'm boring, but incredibly enough, I'm happy as pearls cast before swine. :P

SG6K and Kitayama 8K. The kit 8K is more aggressive than SG6K an edge IMO, so SG6K is pretty much the finest edge I still like. If you ask me, Morihei 4K is the very best finishing stone there ever was, therefore I'll seldom use the Kit or SG6K anymore. When I want aggressive fine, it's Ouka or...

Epic… it all goes into trying to validate Dalstrong. A long slicer with Granton edge… get over it. The cheapest stuff will still get the same job done there. And who wants one?