Carl Kotte
Senior Member
Well, yes, of course!See your point, yet does a master patissier every pastry by himself, does a chef make all dishes? Does Ferdinand make every Porsche?
Well, yes, of course!See your point, yet does a master patissier every pastry by himself, does a chef make all dishes? Does Ferdinand make every Porsche?
How do you know that you haven't flipped it allreadyIt’s going to be so hard to flip this knife later
Well - some do (walking away in shame )But nobody thinks these things, so they're not all that relevant as comparisons.
That’s right! I don’tHow do you know that you haven't flipped it allready
See your point, yet does a master patissier every pastry by himself, does a chef make all dishes? Does Ferdinand make every Porsche?
The people actually doing the forging are no newbies. TF's are not apprentice pieces, in fact one guy is 75 years old and its safe to say he's been doing this work for many decades.Well, it's a matter of expectation right? Guess a lot of the people who's attracted to his knives by those "TFTFTFTFs" expect they would receive a piece at least forged by the master. Also, I think it's more suitable to compare artisan-made knives to art pieces instead of food and cars.
Good to know that!The people actually doing the forging are no newbies. TF's are not apprentice pieces, in fact one guy is 75 years old and its safe to say he's been doing this work for many decades.
did you ever see the documentary about the most famous sushi chef and his son, who hopes to ever become the master? 'Jiro dreams of sushi'tter of expectation right? Guess a lot of the people who's attracted to his knives by those "TFTFTFTFs" expect they would receive a piece at least forged by the master. Also, I think it's more suitable to compare artisan-made knives to art pieces instead of food and cars.
TF's are not apprentice pieces, in fact one guy is 75 years old and its safe to say he's been doing this work for many decades.
The people actually doing the forging are no newbies. TF's are not apprentice pieces, in fact one guy is 75 years old and its safe to say he's been doing this work for many decades.
Apparently people like us don't understand Japanese culture.maybe he is too old to do quality work?
what if all these problematic shoddy blades were made by this single guy??
Kiyoshi Kato is same agemaybe he is too old to do quality work?
what if all these problematic shoddy blades were made by this single guy??
I've heard that before from more than one source. Wonky Wa handle installations seem to be perfectly normal and OKApparently people like us don't understand Japanese culture.
"It's not a bug, it's a feature."
Nothing wrong with a knife you like.Now I don't know how to feel about that knife I tried last month and really liked.
OP here again I’ve had another good look at the grind and it seems okay (with my untrained eye). Made some new pics. Any new insights based on these?
Yes, I understand. Thing is if I slap it on a stone I cannot return it anymore. Tomorrow I’m at home and have some time while it’s still light outside, so I will check it again then. Thanks everyone so far!You'll never know exactly what you're working with till you slap it on a stone.
I'd also say don't ask questions you don't want to know the answer to If it cuts the way you want it to, you can sharpen it for a few years before you need to thin (and even that can be done with sandpaper), but if you rub it on a 1k now to see what's up and expose holes and overgrinds, you cannot unsee that.
I think it depends. A bit of an overgrind higher up the blade is not going to be of importance to the average user. Sure you won't get a perfect kasumi finish but how many people think that is the be all and end all. Whats important is not having 'holes' in the edge that will get worse with regular thinning and sharpening. And that the blade is straight. YMMVWhat I'm trying to say is that a visual inspection can tell you if there's anything majorly horrible with the knife, but you can never say "this TF is not bad/good" by just looking at it.
No less incredible given the apparent unhealthy conditions in those Japanese workshops. In comparison most Western makers shops are downright clinical in their cleanliness and adherence to OSHA guidelines.Japanese years vs. American years is not the same. Kinda like dog years. A 75 year old Japanese man is middle aged.
When you put it like that I understand why there are extra precautions. Explains Dalmans breathing apparatus in his profile pic. Cocobolo wood dust is also pretty unpleasant.i dont know how unhealthy conditions are in japans workshops. they basically work with heat/fire, wood, horn, low alloyed steel/iron. and dust from wood/horn/steel. also most grinding is done on water wheels.
in the western world we work with synthetic materials such as carbon fiber/micarta/g10, high alloyed steels full of vanadium for instance. lots of glues and solvents, all grinding is done on belt grinders.
now grinding g10 = glass fiber/resin dust,
carbon = sharp carbon filaments/epoxy dust,
micarta = epoxy or some other resin dust
you will probably get lung cancer from all of these with enough exposure.
also grinding steels with vanadium = could probably produce vanadium pentoxide in the dust. and that can kill you.
so i'd say the real conditions is actually much much worse in the western world, if you consider how dangerous the materials are.
True. Western makers also have dust collection and facemasks though. Won't stop exposure, might reduce it enough to be a wash. Who knows. Lifestyle is another factor.i dont know how unhealthy conditions are in japans workshops. they basically work with heat/fire, wood, horn, low alloyed steel/iron. and dust from wood/horn/steel. also most grinding is done on water wheels.
in the western world we work with synthetic materials such as carbon fiber/micarta/g10, high alloyed steels full of vanadium for instance. lots of glues and solvents, all grinding is done on belt grinders.
now grinding g10 = glass fiber/resin dust,
carbon = sharp carbon filaments/epoxy dust,
micarta = epoxy or some other resin dust
you will probably get lung cancer from all of these with enough exposure.
also grinding steels with vanadium = could probably produce vanadium pentoxide in the dust. and that can kill you.
so i'd say the real conditions is actually much much worse in the western world, if you consider how dangerous the materials are.
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