Anryu AS 210mm Gyuto, problem?
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It looks like the hammer finishing process chipped out a bit of the spine. I have several hammered Anryu knives, but none of them have similar defects. It's a relatively small thing, but I personally get annoyed if there are cosmetic defects on a new knife. I don't know that you should be worried per se, but it's less than ideal.
Thanks. I feel exactly how you described the annoyance of cosmetic defects on new knives.
I'd rather get a bicuspid removed than return a Anryu; I paid $330 Canadian for it.
Worth returning and starting the gyuto search over, or would you keep it?
I’d ask the seller for a small refund unless it was already discounted. Looks pretty minor and you could sand the spine to round and polish out the defect. Strips of sand paper and “shoeshine” technique should do the trick.
tostadas
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I think it's a non-issue. I would sand it out as part of my normal routine of smoothing the spine anyways. Few minutes with a 120 or 220grit sandpaper, and follow up with 400 or 600.
It depends on how much it bothers you. I had an AS Anryu sujihiki arrive with some hammer marks on the spine and some discoloration on the KU (as well as a few places where the KU finish was ground away where it shouldn't have been). It bothered me enough that I swapped it out for a replacement. I was happy I did. But the issue on this knife isn't nearly as bad, and can likely be fixed with some sandpaper and elbow grease.
