Greenbriel
Senior Member
The Raquin sold right away (
), the Denka went back to TF and they are making me a new one.
So after participating in the "how many knives do you have" thread I decided I need to start thinning the herd!
First up is a Bryan Raquin wrought-clad gyuto, 210 x 50, 172 grams. Burned oak handle. Non-KT grind.
Bought on BTS here. It's been used to prep maybe 3 meals, came sharp and has only been stropped. It's a ridiculously good cutter, one of the best I own, but for me it overlaps too much with a Fredrik Spåre and so doesn't get the use it deserves. Selling for what I paid, $700.
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/...raki-honyaki-gyuto-xerxes-yo-yoshi-etc.59302/
Second is a catch-and-release TF Denka 240 with a wa handle. It's been used to cut one carrot and one potato and put back in the box. I tend towards lighter knives these days.
It's 400mm overall, 251mm from handle to tip, cutting edge 245mm, 288 grams. Spine is 5mm out of the handle, 3.25mm halfway down, 0.6mm about 2mm from the tip.
While taking the photos I realized it came with a little special extra wabi sabi - there's a teeny imperfection on the spine and it seems to have a bit of plastic or paper in it
. I'm sure you could easily remove it but I didn't bother. It's small enough that I didn't notice it in use. If you look very closely you can see it towards the tip in the fourth photo.
I bought it at a steep discount from this Knife findings alert. I paid $716 (normal price is $895) and I'm happy to pass my saving along to a KKFer and I'll eat the $26 in PP fees plus shipping. I know the JPY/USD exchange rate is all out of whack so if this doesn't sell I'll hold it. One and only price drop - $625.
Sorry, I am lazy so both CONUS only. Thanks for looking!
), the Denka went back to TF and they are making me a new one.So after participating in the "how many knives do you have" thread I decided I need to start thinning the herd!
First up is a Bryan Raquin wrought-clad gyuto, 210 x 50, 172 grams. Burned oak handle. Non-KT grind.
Bought on BTS here. It's been used to prep maybe 3 meals, came sharp and has only been stropped. It's a ridiculously good cutter, one of the best I own, but for me it overlaps too much with a Fredrik Spåre and so doesn't get the use it deserves. Selling for what I paid, $700.
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/...raki-honyaki-gyuto-xerxes-yo-yoshi-etc.59302/
Second is a catch-and-release TF Denka 240 with a wa handle. It's been used to cut one carrot and one potato and put back in the box. I tend towards lighter knives these days.
It's 400mm overall, 251mm from handle to tip, cutting edge 245mm, 288 grams. Spine is 5mm out of the handle, 3.25mm halfway down, 0.6mm about 2mm from the tip.
While taking the photos I realized it came with a little special extra wabi sabi - there's a teeny imperfection on the spine and it seems to have a bit of plastic or paper in it
. I'm sure you could easily remove it but I didn't bother. It's small enough that I didn't notice it in use. If you look very closely you can see it towards the tip in the fourth photo.I bought it at a steep discount from this Knife findings alert. I paid $716 (normal price is $895) and I'm happy to pass my saving along to a KKFer and I'll eat the $26 in PP fees plus shipping. I know the JPY/USD exchange rate is all out of whack so if this doesn't sell I'll hold it. One and only price drop - $625.
Sorry, I am lazy so both CONUS only. Thanks for looking!
Attachments
Last edited:
It's currently at my office where I took it to take the photos. It's a short walk so I'll go grab it and bring it home. Stand by!
The good news is that it’ll sell incredibly quickly regardless ^_^
