Originally purchased these because I thought they represented a cool range of features, and selling because now I know more of what I like. Photos are named so you know what's what.
New - Ishikawa White #2 Bunka 185mm
SUZUKI UCHI HAMONO (Tsukasa Suzuki) SHIROGAMI KUROUCHI SINGLE BEVEL KO-NAKIRI 65MM (new in box)
Note on the handle - one of the nicest spalted maples handles I've experienced.
$130
Kohetsu SLD Bunka 170mm -NIB
$120 $100 SOLD!
Key Kobayashi 270 sujihiki
(tested on single cube of beef, looks as new)
210mm Keskin Honyaki Gyuto
Japanese smith, lives in Indonesia
High carbon steel
Thickness: 3mm at heel 2.4 half way, 1.4 an inch from tip
Finish is almost mirror... sort of a brushed mirror. Definite signs of normal use.
Note on the handle - I think it's coated in polyurethane, which is a mixed bag - a bit less natural than typical for high end knives... but tang install is very clean. Just mentioning. Saya is nice two-tone look, but some scratches. If you want the pin to be in the saya, it's a tight fit. Then again, a honyaki at this price, minimally relevant.
$180
SHIBATA KOUTETSU R2 MIGAKI BUNKA 180MM
180mm blade length, 45mm high
Dark walnut? handle
Light scratches from normal use over a year.
$180 170
New - Ishikawa White #2 Bunka 185mm
- Core Steel: White #2
- Finish: Kurouchi
- Edge: Asymmetric Right Handed (sort of like an S-grind)
- Weight: 5.0 ounces / 144g
- Blade Length: 180 mm
- Total Length: 325 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 3.8 mm
- Blade Height at Heel: 46.2 mm
- Handle: Oak Octagonal Handle
- User note - NIB, hammered right down to the edge (not ground down to edge) which is unusual. Handle install is super-tight.
$200$180
SUZUKI UCHI HAMONO (Tsukasa Suzuki) SHIROGAMI KUROUCHI SINGLE BEVEL KO-NAKIRI 65MM (new in box)
| Blade Length | 65 mm |
|---|---|
| Blade Height | 45 mm |
| Blade Thickness Above Heel | 4.7 mm - NOTE! it has a sort of thick spine/ridge and then right below that is much thinner - I'm measuring 1.5mm even at the heel |
| Weight | 83 g |
| Steel Type | Shirogami #2 (White Carbon Steel) With Carbon Steel Cladding |
| Rockwell Hardness | 62–63 |
| Edge/Bevel | Single Bevel - Right Bias |
$130
Kohetsu SLD Bunka 170mm -NIB
- Steel: SLD Stainless
- HRC: 60-61
- Edge Length: 172mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 4.2mm (2.1 at mid and 1.7 an inch from tip)
- Blade Height: 44.3mm
Key Kobayashi 270 sujihiki
(tested on single cube of beef, looks as new)
- Blade
- Grind: Double-edged Blade (50/50 Grind)
- Hagane (Core Steel): R2/SG2
- Jigane (Cladding): Stainless Steel
- Hardness: 63 HRC
- Blade Length: 270mm (10.6")
- Blade Height (at heel): 43mm
- Spine Thickness
- Above heel: 2.1mm
- Middle: 2.0mm
- Handle
- Shape: Shichikaku (Heptagonal)
- Material: Red Pakka Wood coated with Urushi
- Length: 135mm
- Overall Length: 422mm
- Weight: 156g (5.50oz)
- Hand chiselled mark: In Japanese Kanji "Kei Made" (圭作)
$300$280
210mm Keskin Honyaki Gyuto
Japanese smith, lives in Indonesia
High carbon steel
Thickness: 3mm at heel 2.4 half way, 1.4 an inch from tip
Finish is almost mirror... sort of a brushed mirror. Definite signs of normal use.
Note on the handle - I think it's coated in polyurethane, which is a mixed bag - a bit less natural than typical for high end knives... but tang install is very clean. Just mentioning. Saya is nice two-tone look, but some scratches. If you want the pin to be in the saya, it's a tight fit. Then again, a honyaki at this price, minimally relevant.
$180
SHIBATA KOUTETSU R2 MIGAKI BUNKA 180MM
180mm blade length, 45mm high
Dark walnut? handle
Light scratches from normal use over a year.
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