SOLD 210mm Takahashi OEM gyuto

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$70

221mm edge
130g
44mm tall
1.75mm spine at heel, 1.65mm halfway, 0.55mm 1cm from tip

Signature Takahashi thin grind and hard steel -- feels between skd and white, and hard like 62 ish -- definitely hard. Very bitey, for fans of white steel or those who wish white steel was a little more alloyed or wear resistant but not as smooth or glassy like some blue. Springy steel in a hard steel sorta spring. Hardening line. Best Takahashi fit and finish I've seen, very little handle gap, and better wood. Stamped nihonko but doesn't feel at all like the modern plasticky SK steel. Forged gyuto. Hairline scratches and small pitting. Pics from before I sharpened. Light convex. Good through produce. Slight righty bias in grind and surprisingly not in edge centeredness -- the edge is centered pretty symmetrically, the first time I've experienced this from this maker.

 

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[gentiscid]

Those rusty spots can be removed with some steel wood and BKF and the handle can be waxed and it’d make a great cheap user for someone. I’d have snagged it if I did not have more 210s than I needed lol.

GLWS

Edit: also surprised this was not posted after 2 am!

 

[user 37848]

This is up my alley for my taste in knives

If I sell my yanagi on bst in time part of that goes to this

 

[user 37848]

Also not quite 250mm but if you're looking for a budget line knife for your work space @FishmanDE , this might be something to consider