Best blend of beauty and performance in a Gyuto ?

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I find Mazakiā€™s deeply textured ku finishes very handsome.

Thatā€™s as pretty as it gets for me. Mostly I dislike anything ā€œfancyā€ appearing beyond elegantly chiseled Kanji (Watanabe and Toyama as well as Mazaki come to mind).
 
valgard said:
I think most of the Knives I have kept are simultaneously lookers and either good or great performers, but both accounts have a strong correlation to personal taste. Especially the beautiful part.

Any of my Halcyonforge score very very high on both departments tho
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Especially high score from the above is the far right knife for me.

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Other knives I find extra beautiful and are very good performers are Raquin mini cleaver, Yanick veggie cleaver, 270 yo kitaeji Shig gyuto, and Gesshin Ittetsu Honyaki.
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Joe is my most desired maker atm. Such amazing knives. Once all this pandemic business is over Iā€™ll start saving for one.
 
Malcolm Johnson said:
Ohhh you got THIS one. Very keen to hear about his Honyaki. That looks impressive to say the least and I bet with all your stones you can get some great looking banding to pop from it.
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I was overdue for a honyaki from him. Had poked him a bit during the last year so I jumped on this blade. Unlikely I can polish this on benchstones unlike his wide bevels as this is fully convex ground with a radius platen and not stone ready by any means. But I'll get to polish it eventually whatever the method anyways.
 
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valgard said:
I was overdue for a honyaki from him. Had poked him a bit during the last year so I jumped on this blade. Unlikely I can polish this on benchstones unlike his wife bevels as this is fully convex ground with a radius platen and not stone ready by any means. But I'll get to polish it eventually whatever the method anyways.
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Ahhhh gotcha. Either way Iā€™m curious to hear your specific thoughts on it
 
daddy yo yo said:
Tastes and preferences can change over time. What were my favorite knives back in the day arenā€™t my favorite knives today. And my favorite knives of today possibly wonā€™t be my favorite knives in the years to come.

Todayā€˜s choice (fltr: Kamon, Emert, Morihei 240 + 210, Xerxes) reflects a bit of my knife journey. As many others I started with Japanese knives and have recently moved to Western makers.

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An all-time favorite of mine is my legendary DT ITK. DT rocks!
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Iā€™d like to add one more: Kochi 240 Migaki. WHAT A KNIFE !!!


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milkbaby said:
But seriously, one of my faves for both looks and performance is a Tsukasa Hinoura kitaeji gyuto. A bit of heft with a beefy spine, but the thing just cuts like crazy. The bevel is polished by Hinoura-san by hand on stones resulting in a really beautiful look. I love the contrast between the kurochi and the polished blade road.

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Pictured with another favorite looker and performer that has really great classy lines/profile, a Devin Thomas gyuto.

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I have a chance to get the T hinoura kitaeji - have you had the chance to compare it to a Denka?
 
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