robotworks
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Hi,
I recently moved to the central coast of CA. Nice place.
I have been collecting kitchen knives from Hammer Stalh/Heritage Steel for about ten years now, collecting a nice complete set of kitchen and camping knives. Very happy with them, I keep them sharp with a DMT diamond sharpening system.
I also have two knives from Sakai Japan, a treat to myself during a business trip to Osaka. There is a museum of local craft there in Sakai that deals with local craftsmanship. On the second floor, there is a section with several thousand different Japanese handmade knives. You can have, I think, almost any one of them made for you. After consulting with one of the docents, I chose to have a Usurba and a Deba knife made for me. Four or five days later, I went back to the museum and picked up my knives. About $125 to $150 apiece. Amazing single bevel knives high carbon steel. They have aplace of honor in my kitchen, I don't use them often, just when I feel like something special.
Hope to learn a lot here. t
I recently moved to the central coast of CA. Nice place.
I have been collecting kitchen knives from Hammer Stalh/Heritage Steel for about ten years now, collecting a nice complete set of kitchen and camping knives. Very happy with them, I keep them sharp with a DMT diamond sharpening system.
I also have two knives from Sakai Japan, a treat to myself during a business trip to Osaka. There is a museum of local craft there in Sakai that deals with local craftsmanship. On the second floor, there is a section with several thousand different Japanese handmade knives. You can have, I think, almost any one of them made for you. After consulting with one of the docents, I chose to have a Usurba and a Deba knife made for me. Four or five days later, I went back to the museum and picked up my knives. About $125 to $150 apiece. Amazing single bevel knives high carbon steel. They have aplace of honor in my kitchen, I don't use them often, just when I feel like something special.
Hope to learn a lot here. t
