shobudonnie
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Besides the obvious stuff like Kagekiyo, takada no hamono, yohei, OG konosuke fujiyama, or kyuzo, what other gyutos do you think are some of Tanaka’s best works?
Best of yoshikazu tanaka
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Shame to end this thread so soon, but these are it as far as I'm concerned.
shobudonnie
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Some of the more common offerings that come in blue 1. Not the super rare ones that use uncommon steels like Togo reigo and such.
Sakai kikumori yugiri imo
Very weighty and feels great
Very weighty and feels great
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People are weird, tried to click the link to read more and I'm blocked...never had a conversation with the guy in my life lol
The ones I’m having him make right now 
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Me too, sent him some meteorite for cladding, gonna be pretty sweet
Lurkernomore
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Tanaka‘s work across brands is pretty uniform, what you’re really after here is grinds and finishes that aren’t done by Tanaka.
Wow who grinds this? How do I get a custom from him
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Haha just a joke....for now...Wow who grinds this? How do I get a custom from him
i must have one now
tostadas
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The Sakai Kikuzuki stuff is very good. Choyo, kasumi, and the damascus. Tanaka B#1 with various top sharpeners depending on the line.
Kind interested how his Miura branded AS performs @ashy2classy
Sakai kikumori and the migoto offerings are really exceptional. I do have to mention kagekiyo as well though because I have one and the grind is straight up insane. It’s beautiful to look at and just cuts so well.
Dan-
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I bet that massdrop is going to be awesome. I do enjoy my JNS Y Tanaka.
How is his AS? Trying to decide if my next purchase should be a tanaka AS (and then do I want a wide bevel or convex one?) or a denka
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The steel is hard as hell but somehow doesn’t feel brittle or chippy at all.
Make sure you get one that has a good grind otherwise you’ll spend a load of time and possibly money getting it remotely usable.
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I have all three varieties because I'm crazy like that. I like them all, but wish the height was 1-2mm taller.
This!
Ben.G.
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I don’t have a big collection like you all, but my favourite knife of all time is my Y. Tanaka in Aogami Super from Sakai Kikumori. The edge that never quits!
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Photos!!!
Ya photos!!! What size did you get
Ben.G.
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I will happily show her off. Here is a before and after. Brand new versus how she looks today. Edge is 230 mm. Spine is 4 mm thick at the heal. 218g. 65 HRC AS.
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Yoshikazu Tanaka Vintage Swedish Carbon steel
228x50,6mm
184g
3,16mm out of the handle
Nicely balanced with a burnt chestnut handle. Nice profile imo, cuts really well, interesting convex grind and nice to look at.
One of the best Japanese knives I have tried.
If the grind on the Rentetsu ones is as good, they clearly win.
228x50,6mm
184g
3,16mm out of the handle
Nicely balanced with a burnt chestnut handle. Nice profile imo, cuts really well, interesting convex grind and nice to look at.
One of the best Japanese knives I have tried.
If the grind on the Rentetsu ones is as good, they clearly win.
shobudonnie
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Wow. I didn’t know miura made one of these.
Very few, some years ago
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If you want a cheaper version look for Miura Itadaki. Quite affordable. Nice knife but quite reactive cladding.
Imo probably the worst Y Tanaka I had but their price was good.
Definitely not even close to Best of Y Tanaka
