Widely recognized makers/series and an array of knives that makes sense to get anybody on par with J knives and/or knife skills, and have a clearer idea of their preferences while packing easily excellent performance – and good stones to keep them sharp.
Of course you might not need that at all, but rather could be into it just to get all of this for:
850$ USD shipped/insured Canada/ConUS.
As always with a “Noob Sale” I’m not trying to be diminutive or to exclude any honest buyer: it’s just a way to say that I WILL prioritize, to the best extent of fairness to all as well as not wasting my time, members that are to the best of my knowledge newer to KKF/knives/sharpening overall, and might benefit more from the offer to get at an entirely different level.
Pictures used here are not flattering: I went for explicitly crude ones for sakes of honesty. Links to more “glamorous” pictures along the way.
Masamoto KS 240mm Gyuto
250/48 +/- 205g neutral balance. Shirogami #2 monosteel.
Custom handle from Isaiah Schroeder Knifeworks, materials unknown at this junction but a really nice piece. Will pack with the original D-shape Ho wood handle and a Saya as well.
From BST. According to history, it was sharpened only once – by me. Asking me to remove the patina would be a crime – it’s super stable and should be built upon. AFAIK (patina indeed) no noticeable use damage incurred except some slight scratches at the tip’s left side that were there when I got it, possibly incurred from the Saya – which I didn’t use myself.
A bit of the sharpening session can be seen here:
Daily Sharpening Pics
Sukenari Migaki 225mm Gyuto
215/47 +/- 190g slight forward balance. Aogami Super stainless clad. “Stealth” refinished KNS Ebony – meaning in essence that I made it more textured and nuanced instead of dark, slick and shiny.
From KNS Australia. Maintenance thinning once, rather concise operation but basic working finish so nothing seamless. Yet the core was almost mirror polished, and spine and choil were smoothed as well. Sharpened about four times overall – it’s been with me for well over a year.
See my post about the maintenance thinning here… ahem that’s when I realized I intended to make that post but never got to it in full. It was so long ago now, figuratively speaking, that I wouldn’t care doing so, but I found a few of the pics I’d taken of the fresh out of stones work.
So here’s the best post to it I ever made in the end…
Daily Knife Pics. Any Knife. Join In!
And I’ll join these few pictures of it further below.
Yoshikane Nashiji 165mm Bunka
167/51 +/- 145g slight forward balance. SKD-12 stainless clad. The Teak/Buffalo is really super nice in hand, resistant to water and juices, with a righteous balance of the blade.
From Cook Store. Some slight scuffing on the left side from lending it for a couple weeks to a friend– or at least I noticed it afterwards but I guess it could be me. Doesn’t ruin its routine good looks so noticeably, and otherwise in pristine shape. Sharpened once.
Never made any more glamorous post, nor intended to at any point, BUT scrolling my archive for the Sukenari work, I did stumble upon one that says it all... see further below.
Furthermore, widely recognized stones you can make good work with for maintenance sharpening, and eventually get to discover in polishing.
Imanishi Arashiyama 1K – about 90% left to its Health Bar and looking good.
Imanishi Kitayama 8K – dropped once on cement floor. Mostly superficial damage on a couple corners, except the chunk where it took most of the hit – on the other side than the one I was using, thanks God for small favors. None of it problematic to getting full use of it – otherwise no one would like J-Nats…
Even counting the damage purely as material, I’d still guess close to 85% left to its Health Bar – in use it’ll rather be over 90%.
I’m throwing my old but still effective Atoma 140 into this as a Bonus – well this kit needed a widely recognized flattening stone as well!
850$ USD shipped/insured Canada/ConUS.
Additional rebate for pristine Noob buyers (there needs to be something more to warrant the title) or fellow Canadians (since fewer costs involved in the transaction).
Be well folks!
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