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I appreciate your input, I'll have to read through that very long Mazaki thread. Not too big of a price increase if it's a better knife, and it has a nice octagonal handle as a bonus :)

That is correct, have the smaller stuff covered, just need something a bit longer and multipurpose! A quick look at the site and it looks like that is western handle only? I find those far less comfortable and heavier than Japanese handles, so I wouldn't want anything without a Japanese handle...

A while back I was actually looking at the Ginga, as I originally was thinking of something lasery. Ordering directly from Japan is a short trip and puts it well under my budget. But from what I understand lasers have a lot of trouble with food sticking? I originally liked the idea of a thin...

The Munetoshi is really making the decision more difficult. The handle/finish is less fancy and it's not as pretty, but lots of good reviews about its performance and that is a mighty fine price! The profile really seems to fit as well, something that the Tanaka definitely doesn't have going...

Yeah... I guess that's the other concern with sticking with Tanaka. I think it has the least flatness out of the three.

Let's get the questions out of the way and then I'll talk about what I'm looking at. LOCATION Korea KNIFE TYPE Gyuto Are you right or left handed? Right Are you interested in a Western handle or Japanese handle? Japanese handle only. What length of knife (blade) are you interested in (in...

LOCATION What country are you in? I'm in South Korea, although I will be visiting family in the US for Christmas. KNIFE TYPE What type of knife are you interested in? My main goal is a Gyuto, although I'm looking at picking up a Nakiri and a Petty to make a useful "set" Are you right...