Carter faux nakiri

[markenki]

Carter has a "faux nakiri" for sale on his site. Looks like he had a gyuto with a broken tip and decided to reshape and "rebrand" it. I'm sure it cuts well as long as you can past how it looks.

 

[Johnny.B.Good]

Funny, but at $445, I'll pass.

 

[wsfarrell]

Good catch--that's one ugly knife.

If it was less than $445, Murray couldn't afford his helicopter, race cars, martial arts training, etc.

 

[ecchef]

Oh no,no,no....that's not good. Belongs on the front page of the Enquirer.

 

[knyfeknerd]

Super-lame

 

[kalaeb]

Super-lame

+ 1

 

[Von blewitt]

I thought it would be in the "seconds and clearance" section.... Nice to know if I ever snap a gyuto in half I can pass it off as a nakiri on BST

 

[Kyle]

So should he have just thrown the blade away? That seems wasteful. Or do you guys just think he should give it away?

 

[Andrew H]

So should he have just thrown the blade away? That seems wasteful. Or do you guys just think he should give it away?

Not give it away, but there should be _some_ discount.

 

[marc4pt0]

Not dope. Not dope at all. Bottlenose dolphin style?

 

[tgraypots]

It could have been a nice petty?

 

[brainsausage]

FUGLY!!!

 

[jayhay]

I don't mid people selling seconds, but the price seems steep. Sure is hella ugly.

 

[ecchef]

Coulda been a contender with a kiritsuke tip.

 

[Von blewitt]

Coulda been a contender with a kiritsuke tip.

I thought the same thing

 

[Lefty]

Or a real Nakiri, depending on how big it is. Seriously, take your thumb, partially block your view to see it as a Nakiri and it looks good. Sure, the stamp is awfully far up if you do this, but still.

 

[brainsausage]

Wonder if that thing ever sold...

 

[Pensacola Tiger]

Wonder if that thing ever sold...

It's only been up since Saturday. Two other high grades with custom handles in the same price range have sold - a funayuki and a wabocho.

 

[Justin0505]

I have a hard time faulting someone for trying something different. Especially after making thousands of knives.
Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder and I'm sure there's a cross-eyed person out there somewhere who will think that this is beautiful, or at least ugly enough to be interesting.

But, I have to agree, his would have looked infinitely better with a kiritsuke tip from tip to spine like the little banno kobunka that Takeda makes:
http://sharpandshinyshop.com/collections/knives/products/takeda-125mm-banno-kobunka-bocho

 

[Lefty]

I had a hard time letting this one go. So yes, I agree.

 

[Johnny.B.Good]

If I'm spending $400+, I don't want the word "faux" in the title.

(Not to mention it's ugly and must have been a mistake that for whatever reason wasn't recycled/discarded.)

 

[brainsausage]

It's only been up since Saturday. Two other high grades with custom handles in the same price range have sold - a funayuki and a wabocho.

Oops, for some reason my ServSafe addled brain misread the date on this thread, thought it was from last year:dazed:
Either way, it makes me question Murray's overall quality control/business plan frankly...

 

[Pensacola Tiger]

Oops, for some reason my ServSafe addled brain misread the date on this thread, thought it was from last year:dazed:
Either way, it makes me question Murray's overall quality control/business plan frankly...

I had a "Huh?" moment, myself, when I saw it. If I was a custom smith, I'm not sure I'd let that one out of my shop.

 

[brainsausage]

I'm no knifemaker, and far be it from me to judge somebody else's creations... But- what is going on here? I don't understand this at all...

 

[daveb]

Could be "one of a kind"...

 

[brainsausage]

Could be "one of a kind"...

Not the kind you should be selling for 400+

 

[mr drinky]

Yeah, not for me, and what is with the mark mid way through the blade? Anyhow, I don't like to knock Carter. The knife I have of his is one of my favorites, but this knife just doesn't sit well with my eyes. And for this one he puts a sexy handle on it???

k.

 

[chinacats]

And for this one he puts a sexy handle on it???

I think that will be the only way to sell it. I too like my Carter, but not so high on his work after seeing this...wow!

 

[Eamon Burke]

Nice handle. But its bocote. BOcote.

No ideas on this one. Clearly an accident, but probably one he liked the result of and wanted it to find a good home.

 

[Lefty]

Not my style, that's for sure. However, Murray is one of my top makers, and one knife doesn't change that in the least.
This knife proves two things to me: Murray CAN make sexy handles; and, he is either arrogant or playful enough to let this one sell to somebody (someone will pick it up), rather than putting it in the junk pile.

I like the guy's work, no love his work. I like his confidence. And I like bocote, dammit!