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. I believe 2 were released at the time?
Nice! I'm clearly a fan, but I think Eddie's AEB-L is awesome. Extra tasty crispy heat treatment. I love both my 235mm gyuto and the prototype gyuto that IMO are great examples of what the steel can do at high hardness.AEBL
Eddie's AEB-L is very pleasant. Mine has held up some pretty thin geometry and it's fair sure of abuse. AU is all the rage these days and but someone wanting stainless or a cheaper option shouldn't shy away from it.
You were right. That said, there were a decent amount of s35vn knives in earlier pieces. I have both a 260mm gyuto and big bunka in it.
Totally agree, I know it doesn't have the hype, but I still think with a good heat treat that it (and the related iterations such as 14c28n, 13c26 etc.) is one of the best and most balanced stainless steels out there. Yes, of course there's Magnacut, and other PM steels with ridiculous retention, but from an all around performance standpoint, I am always puzzled by folks looking down at AEB-L. Don't confuse a gummy 60hrc AEB-L with one that has an optimal heat treat. Besides, if it's good enough for Hoss, it should be good enough for anyone, IMO.
Plus you can use fun natural stones on it! The fancy pants wear resistant steels invalidate a big chunk of my stone collection
I also find good AEB-L and its variants are pretty easy to get very sharp. Like the White 2 of stainless steels.
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My Gesshin Ginga stainless makes me wonder what I'm doing with all the carbon I have.
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I wish. Does he even do wrought cladding??
Not that I know of, but your knife looked very similar to his damascus pattern
Picked up these guys today from @Oak and Lily who did a little bit of work on them.
From left to right:
1. Milan Deep Etch Wrought-clad Gyuto - 226x57, 253 grams.
Came to me with an aftermarket handle that wasn't (and couldn't be) fitted onto it at the level that I wanted for a blade of this caliber, so I worked with Anthony to get a new one made out of Ziricote with a museum fit stainless bolster. This one's easily my favorite from the four... what a beautiful piece piece and what amazing job he did.
2. Milan Kurouchi Wrought-clad Gyuto - 229x53, 180 grams.
This one came to me with the OG handle, but it was sadly cracked. It was a beautiful handle, but the crack was giving me agita, so I asked Anthony to make a new one in Spalted Tamarind, but try to keep true to Milan's original specs & design. He did an outstanding job and I'm extremely happy with this one.
3. Eddworks 52100 Convex grind - 225x54, 200 grams.
I rehandled this one myself with a mono-Ringed Gidgee from @JPAU, cracked the handle a little in the process, then sold the knife, then bought it back, and then asked Anthony to sand the handle down a bit to get rid of the crack and bring the balance forward a bit. This is a forever knife now, I think
4. Wakui x JNS Bloomery Iron Nakiri - 189x69, 291 grams.
This one was originally a massive 203x69, weighed 334 grams, and came with a handle that I wasn't a fan of. One thing that immediately bothered me about it was that it originally had that awkward inward pointing front face where the spine is much longer than the edge. This design doesn't make any sense to me, as it makes simple tasks like vertical cuts into an onion more difficult in exchange for no real benefit. I asked Anthony to rehandle this with a beautiful piece of Black & White Ebony, and since he was going to have it anyway, I took the opportunity to get this is to what I think are much better specs. I'm in love with it now--another forever knife
More detailed shots below:
From left to right:
1. Milan Deep Etch Wrought-clad Gyuto - 226x57, 253 grams.
Came to me with an aftermarket handle that wasn't (and couldn't be) fitted onto it at the level that I wanted for a blade of this caliber, so I worked with Anthony to get a new one made out of Ziricote with a museum fit stainless bolster. This one's easily my favorite from the four... what a beautiful piece piece and what amazing job he did.
2. Milan Kurouchi Wrought-clad Gyuto - 229x53, 180 grams.
This one came to me with the OG handle, but it was sadly cracked. It was a beautiful handle, but the crack was giving me agita, so I asked Anthony to make a new one in Spalted Tamarind, but try to keep true to Milan's original specs & design. He did an outstanding job and I'm extremely happy with this one.
3. Eddworks 52100 Convex grind - 225x54, 200 grams.
I rehandled this one myself with a mono-Ringed Gidgee from @JPAU, cracked the handle a little in the process, then sold the knife, then bought it back, and then asked Anthony to sand the handle down a bit to get rid of the crack and bring the balance forward a bit. This is a forever knife now, I think
4. Wakui x JNS Bloomery Iron Nakiri - 189x69, 291 grams.
This one was originally a massive 203x69, weighed 334 grams, and came with a handle that I wasn't a fan of. One thing that immediately bothered me about it was that it originally had that awkward inward pointing front face where the spine is much longer than the edge. This design doesn't make any sense to me, as it makes simple tasks like vertical cuts into an onion more difficult in exchange for no real benefit. I asked Anthony to rehandle this with a beautiful piece of Black & White Ebony, and since he was going to have it anyway, I took the opportunity to get this is to what I think are much better specs. I'm in love with it now--another forever knife
More detailed shots below:
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Picked up these guys today from @Oak and Lily who did a little bit of work on them.
View attachment 400036
From left to right:
1. Milan Deep Etch Wrought-clad Gyuto - 226x57, 253 grams.
Came to me with an aftermarket handle that wasn't (and couldn't be) fitted onto it at the level that I wanted for a blade of this caliber, so I worked with Anthony to get a new one made out of Ziricote with a museum fit stainless bolster. This one's easily my favorite from the four... what a beautiful piece piece and what amazing job he did.
2. Milan Kurouchi Wrought-clad Gyuto - 229x53, 180 grams.
This one came to me with the OG handle, but it was sadly cracked. It was a beautiful handle, but the crack was giving me agita, so I asked Anthony to make a new one in Spalted Tamarind, but try to keep true to Milan's original specs & design. He did an outstanding job and I'm extremely happy with this one.
3. Eddworks 52100 Convex grind - 225x54, 200 grams.
I rehandled this one myself with a mono-Ringed Gidgee from @JPAU, cracked the handle a little in the process, then sold the knife, then bought it back, and then asked Anthony to sand the handle down a bit to get rid of the crack and bring the balance forward a bit. This is a forever knife now, I think
4. Wakui x JNS Bloomery Iron Nakiri - 189x69, 291 grams.
This one was originally a massive 203x69, weighed 334 grams, and came with a handle that I wasn't a fan of. One thing that immediately bothered me about it was that it originally had that awkward inward pointing front face where the spine is much longer than the edge. This design doesn't make any sense to me, as it makes simple tasks like vertical cuts into an onion more difficult in exchange for no real benefit. I asked Anthony to rehandle this with a beautiful piece of Black & White Ebony, and since he was going to have it anyway, I took the opportunity to get this is to what I think are much better specs. I'm in love with it now--another forever knife
More detailed shots below:
Was just admiring that Gidgee … it has a relaxed mellifluousness to it, like a pyroclastic flow
Heavy hitters
Isasmedjan wrought 245x55
Merion Forge wrought 255x57
Birgersson 246x60
Isasmedjan wrought 245x55
Merion Forge wrought 255x57
Birgersson 246x60
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I’m gonna diagnose a Kamon deficiency.
Everyone not named Kamon has a Kamon deficiency.
Picked up these guys today from @Oak and Lily who did a little bit of work on them.
View attachment 400036
From left to right:
1. Milan Deep Etch Wrought-clad Gyuto - 226x57, 253 grams.
Came to me with an aftermarket handle that wasn't (and couldn't be) fitted onto it at the level that I wanted for a blade of this caliber, so I worked with Anthony to get a new one made out of Ziricote with a museum fit stainless bolster. This one's easily my favorite from the four... what a beautiful piece piece and what amazing job he did.
2. Milan Kurouchi Wrought-clad Gyuto - 229x53, 180 grams.
This one came to me with the OG handle, but it was sadly cracked. It was a beautiful handle, but the crack was giving me agita, so I asked Anthony to make a new one in Spalted Tamarind, but try to keep true to Milan's original specs & design. He did an outstanding job and I'm extremely happy with this one.
3. Eddworks 52100 Convex grind - 225x54, 200 grams.
I rehandled this one myself with a mono-Ringed Gidgee from @JPAU, cracked the handle a little in the process, then sold the knife, then bought it back, and then asked Anthony to sand the handle down a bit to get rid of the crack and bring the balance forward a bit. This is a forever knife now, I think
4. Wakui x JNS Bloomery Iron Nakiri - 189x69, 291 grams.
This one was originally a massive 203x69, weighed 334 grams, and came with a handle that I wasn't a fan of. One thing that immediately bothered me about it was that it originally had that awkward inward pointing front face where the spine is much longer than the edge. This design doesn't make any sense to me, as it makes simple tasks like vertical cuts into an onion more difficult in exchange for no real benefit. I asked Anthony to rehandle this with a beautiful piece of Black & White Ebony, and since he was going to have it anyway, I took the opportunity to get this is to what I think are much better specs. I'm in love with it now--another forever knife
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That 2nd Milan is it
Looks okay I guess
Reunited and it feels so good...
Received this and the Birch & Bevel back from Blumbofication.
@Blumbo Thank you for your incredible generosity in sharing your talents.
Received this and the Birch & Bevel back from Blumbofication.
@Blumbo Thank you for your incredible generosity in sharing your talents.
I see some members posting albums on Imgur to save space, so o figured I’d use my newer western birgersson to test this method out and see if I’m doing it right
While I agree imgur is a cleaner way to share photos, I've tried to avoid it as a rule and instead post direct. Too many older forums where a wealth of information contained in photos disappeared with the death of photobucket. I have to imagine it's only a matter of time before imgur decides to cash in on its users.
I wonder if there's an easy way to implement a gallery option on KKF?
I only like imgur for videos since my cut vid file sizes are too big to direct upload here and I like the private link aspect of it better than a YouTube vid. The direct post option for pics works well for me here though
Anyone else unable to watch imgur videos on IOS chrome? It opens and starts then immediately gray screen, always. Bummer, missing a lot of squash busting
Peak trash reality TV right there
I can smell the octopus we used to braise in a court bouillon *shudders w ptsd*
I always remember when a very respected chef took a piece of parchment paper and just smushed it in the pot on the liquid.
“Im not cutting a fkn cartouche”
What i’ll teach/go by forever.
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