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What is a salmon knife? As a lefty, this is awesome. It seems enormous though.

I hope it's ok to revive this, but I have been searching for a nice paring knife lately and this one looks excellent. What does Butch call this model, and do you know the dimensions offhand? The handle looks different (and more to my taste) than his typical paring knives.

If you're interested, mrmuffin just posted in the knife findings page that Protooling restocked Hitohira Tanaka x Kyuzo blue 1 https://protooling.com.au/products/hitohira-tanaka-kyuzo-240mm-migaki-gyuto-knife

The internet archive’s wayback machine is sometimes helpful to get historic pricing data as well. JNS pages may change too quickly to get captured there though. I haven’t tried it myself. https://web.archive.org/

Makes sense to me, and good point about the added weight. Thanks!

Aside from the extra tall (75mm height) nakiris, I see that Moritaka nakiris are offered in a 180mm length / 60mm height, and a 165mm length / 50mm height. Since the grind on these nakiris is so uniquely low, starting close to the edge, what benefit does the extra height provide? More board...

What did you all order from rsk? That shop seems pretty well cleaned out.

This was ordered as a santoku, and not a gyuto? It looks terrific, thanks for sharing that video.

Thanks! That would make sense.

This isn't necessarily new, but does anyone here know what is implied by "updated version" for these Yoakes? I searched these forums with no luck, and I emailed Phil a few days ago and still no response. https://homebutcher.com/products/hatsukokoro-yoake-dawn-240mm-blue-1-gyuto-updated-version

Thanks everyone! This community is always so helpful.

Hi, I’m wondering if there is a significant different between ordering a knife from Miura vs shops based in the US. In some cases, Miura may have a knife in stock that CKC or Strata or Bernal is out of, and it can even be cheaper (including shipping). Am I risking anything by ordering from...

Thanks for the help! I can see why they’d do that.

Hi all, I just got a new second Takamura R2 from the recent MTC restock to replace my old one, and I noticed the new one does not have any writing on the left side. The older Takamura's left side kanji says powder stainless steel, clad construction, or something similar (my translation is not...

This knife arrived today exactly as described. Great condition and a fantastic shorter gyuto to add to my lineup. Thanks @Cliffkol! Terrific seller, terrific knife.

I received the knife today. Fast shipping, secure package. BNIB, just as described - it's going to be an excellent cutter. Thanks @Cliffkol for the seamless transaction! Great seller.

Do you know which year this Mazaki is from? I have a hard time telling.

Thanks for your response! This is helpful - I've learned so much from KKF.

How did the blue #1 respond to the Shaptons? That's what I use at home.

That’s a good point. I’m not even sure if polished is the right word. I don’t know enough about how kanji characters are applied (stamped, chiseled, etched, etc., and before vs after sharpening), so this may be a case of a softer stamp instead of an aggressive post polish. The dimensions of the...