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How would you react if a BST seller sent you a knife by putting the knife back in the knife box, putting the box in a polybag, then sending the polybag USPS?

The Tanaka ironwood R2 knives are one my absolute favorite knives. I own a Shigeki Tanaka 270, and a Kazayuki Tanaka 270 (vouched for by Knives and Stones). This is probably a stupid question but it actually worries me a lot. How do I make sure I remember which is which and not mix up the two...

Can I ask what people's favorite stainless lasers are again? I'm a home cook and enjoy a lighter knife and simple vegetable work, so I enjoy stainless lasers. So @akafat got me all excited about the Takada No Hamono Suiboku Ginsan that I pinged Syoukon Hamono to grab one to try out. When a...

I've enjoyed old threads from members here who love heavier knives -- the "monster" or "heavy workhorse" knife with a longer blade, taller heel, thicker spine, and nice full tang Western handle with a beautiful hardwood handle. Is there a maximum weight for a knife past which it becomes too...

I've seen people debate 225mm over 240mm as their favorite gyuto/chef's knife length (225 is indeed a very comfortable length), but does anyone consciously favor 250mm over 240mm? Curious to hear from 250 fans.

My heart broke today. Mutsumi Hinoura is one of my favorite underrated smiths and I went out of my way to purchase a set of his Aogami Super knives from a very reputable North American retailer, which is a halfway across the world from me. My understanding is they normally produce in Shirogami...

What do you like about AEB-L? My understanding is, it's an accessible stainless steel for many makers so a number who offer a stainless option offer AEB-L. It can get sharper and is easier to sharpen, but retains the edge for a shorter time (very vaguely like a White2 of stainless). Is this a...

Might anyone be selling a Tanaka Ironwood R2 Sujihiki 270mm by chance (not interested in anything shorter)? I love the gyuto and the nakiri I got from longtime members here (which have some incredible good vibes in them), so wouldn't mind getting the suji too.

What do people like about Newham? I'm using my stainless Newham gyuto this week but can't quite articulate how I feel. It's a lovely lighter, thinner knife.

There have been three new accounts, with almost no previous posts but Supporting Member accounts, who posted WTB Shigefusa threads on BST recently. I PM'd one and got a lowball offer for a BNIB Shigefusa Kitaeji. What is going on?

I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with how some custom makers sell their knives. Many of these makers are wonderful people who make wonderful knives and I want to see them successful and stay in business. I just want to vent and express some frustration about the process, completely separate...

How exactly do you sharpen a Suisin Inox Honyaki given the 90:10 bevels? Couldn't find any specific information on this, other than it is not a matter of sharpening one side 9 strokes for every 1 stroke on the other side.

How do you ship a knife with a saya? I thought the safest way is to ship them separately, with the knife in the original box if there was a box, immobilized in the box with packing material, and with anti-rust paper and oil or wax. The saya can be bubble wrapped and put separately in a larger...

Mods said to put this here so let me try this...

I have a Jiro 225 wa handle BNIB (2020 batch) and will trade it if I get an offer for something I'm interested in. This is a broad definition so do send any proposals, and I'm happy to keep the knife for my own use. I'd consider selling it, too, but would strongly prefer to trade. CONUS trade...

A friend in Japan was telling me that they sometimes install handles in a way that does not look straight, and not parallel to the spine of the knife. Rather, they install the handle such that the tip of the blade is slightly higher than the bottom of the handle. He said this makes it easier to...

My last post asking for advice on knife storage didn't go over that well, but I may have something better. I just got a prototype 31cm high standing wood magnetic block from Resafy, a small retailer on Amazon with good reviews and seem to manufacture them in Shenzhen, China. Their normal blocks...

If a maker offers both stainless (or stainless clad) and non-stainless versions of a knife, or if a custom maker offers both types of steel, what are the negatives of getting a maker's stainless version? I understand that there are tradeoffs when you get a stainless knife in terms of the...