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Good to know for future orders—thank you! The website was definitely a bit intimidating at first. In this case, I used a proxy service for the order, since I wanted to bundle up the shipping to the US with some other things I’d already ordered from Japan that the proxy is storing for me. Here’s...

Update for everyone—thanks (or no thanks) to @blokey, I pushed a bit past my initial price range and went with the Tadokoro in 270mm. Though, to be fair, the Tadokoro 210, like the Nakagawa and Kagekiyo I’d posted, would have been pretty much within my initial price range. I was initially...

I saw these as well but couldn’t find them in stock. Seems to be Nakagawa forged, if the kanji on the back is any indicator? (Going off the fact that the top line of the “San” character has a slight branched end like on Nakagawa’s knives)

Thanks @SwampDonkey. Curvier edge profile is a bit of a bummer, especially since the knife looks like such a nice flat profile in the K&S photos. Perhaps when time comes to upgrade my 270, I’ll ask K&S for some shots of one of their Tanakas on a board or something.

This was actually really helpful. Thank you! Seems the Nakagawa sale at K&S ended while I was waffling, so just based on price, I’d likely go with Kagekiyo out of these two options.

Thanks for this thorough reply. Can’t say I have a strong preference necessarily between wide bevel or a plain convex, as grinds vary so much within those categories. I want something that cuts easily, won’t wedge excessively, and has good food release. Wide bevels tend to do really well on 1...

At this point, I’m leaning towards one of these for a 210 gyuto (already have a 270 that I reach for less and less): https://knife-life.jp/catalog/kagekiyo-silver-3-gyuto-knife-210mm-8-3-walnut-oval-handle/...

@riba thanks for noting that. I did some more digging and found a few threads mentioning grind issues with recent batches.

Anyone know who’s behind these knives? Edit: seems it’s Okeya (Akihito Fujiwara). Any impressions of his knives? Not seeing much when I search. https://www.musashihamono.com/products/gyuto-silver-steel-3-polished-buffalo-ebony-handle-200mm?_pos=7&_sid=7b8b6dad1&_ss=r

Interesting to see the Tanaka love roll in. A handle-less Tanaka 240 was one of the the only things I’d come across myself. The Tanaka petty seems like a perennially out of stock item. Anywhere stocking them?

I’ve been looking for a ginsan (or similarly easy to sharpen stainless—e.g. SKD) guyto and petty for use in a professional setting. I already have a Heiji semi-stainless guyto and petty I love for home, but I want something a bit thinner and, importantly, cheaper for work. Sick of sharpening...

Also, has anyone ever seen any of these Akatsuki SLD floating around anywhere? https://www.japaneseknifeimports.com/collections/gyuto/products/akatsuki-sld-180mm-wa-gyuto Seems to be exactly what I'm looking for (including the shop, since I always prefer to support @JBroida). And, as is often...

Thanks for all these recommendations, folks. As stated above, the reason for the narrower profile is that taller knives are harder to fit in the vary narrow space where we keep knives on the line. I'm tossing these around based on everyone's recommendations and will keep doing some more hunting...

Thanks, man! I just stumbled on that knife after posting this thread. Doesn't seem to be much written about it online, but at that price, I may just give it a try.

Hey y'all-- Been a long time since I've posted here, but I recently got back in the kitchen and need help with picking up a knife for working on the line (all the tasks you might expect--slicing proteins, cutting smaller veg, opening bags, etc.). I remember all the old 210mm suji/petty...

Got some bites on all the stones. Anyone want to save these three knives from the landfill/recycle bin?

Send me PM's guys and we'll get the ball rolling. Thanks!

Long time since I've posted here. Still using my Heijis and Yoshihiro (as back up) thanks to Jon at JKI. I have some random things though that I just want to get rid of. Ideally all at once. Just promise to pay me the shipping cost (shipping rocks is heavy!). I'd rather these go to someone...

Rikumo.com?

Interesting...it's like the texture on the tangs of their razors.