Do any Japanese makers produce coreless damascus blades?

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these are pretty badass.
http://www.iiza.jp/products/1310/nakiri170.html

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Zanmai
Saji
Ryujin
Kamo - to order
iiza - by Ryusen and from this year by Takamura
All above are in stock at Japanese Knife Company
I know you asked for Japanese makers but have a look at the Nesmuk Exclusive Series from Germany - with 400, 800 upto 10,000 layer Niobium Steel are TOTALLY AWESOME also in stock
 
Saji had a coreless blade i believe.
 
Nokaji said:
Zanmai
Saji
Ryujin
Kamo - to order
iiza - by Ryusen and from this year by Takamura
All above are in stock at Japanese Knife Company
I know you asked for Japanese makers but have a look at the Nesmuk Exclusive Series from Germany - with 400, 800 upto 10,000 layer Niobium Steel are TOTALLY AWESOME also in stock
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Having handled a few Nesmuks, not impressed at all, especially for the price.
 
I am really surprised, I’ve been using a Janus for almost a year and it keeps an amazing edge for a long time and comes up beautifully on a 6000 grit stone.
 
I thought this might be a cool project. Convert 340g of Kato dammy paperweight (???) into a something useful like a couple of knives.
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Qapla' said:
I know zero about metalworking, but I'd be watching this with interest.
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Price went above what I thought I wanted to spend to make it happen. Plus I have no idea what steels were used to make the dammy blob so it's difficult to know what HT and quench would be optimal. Would have been a cool project though.
 
tchan001 said:


Specifically looking for info on this. Looks like it is made by 鬼才刀匠, but I can't find info on it in English. Wondering if it's worthwhile to consider ordering it especially the one that looks kind of like River Jump style.
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I know this Hong Kong seller quite well, I've ordered few knives from him in the past and he does supply some very unique knives. These blades specifically are made by a Japanese damascus artist named Shouichi Hashimoto (橋本庄市); according to the seller, these damascus are a combination of white I & blue I steel; very special blades indeed but really depends on you whether it is worth ordering.

Oh and by the way, "鬼才刀匠" means "Talented Blacksmith" in Mandarin :LOL::LOL:
 
tchan001 said:


Specifically looking for info on this. Looks like it is made by 鬼才刀匠, but I can't find info on it in English. Wondering if it's worthwhile to consider ordering it especially the one that looks kind of like River Jump style.
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This is Hashimoto Shoichi he is a legend in Japan for co-creating the Lance of Longinus along side Master Swordsmith Sadanao Mikami. He is an artist of Damascus and offers both core and core-less Damascus knives. HK has been heavy trying to push his knives, but they are super expensive because he is more known as an "artist" rather than a blade smith.

Here's his website. I actually have one of his knives (with core) if you need specs.


http://www.layer-i.com
 
Jaszer13 said:
This is Hashimoto Shoichi he is a legend in Japan for co-creating the Lance of Longinus along side Master Swordsmith Sadanao Mikami. He is an artist of Damascus and offers both core and core-less Damascus knives. HK has been heavy trying to push his knives, but they are super expensive because he is more known as an "artist" rather than a blade smith.

Here's his website. I actually have one of his knives (with core) if you need specs.


http://www.layer-i.com
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Ummm does anyone else see genitals in the fourth pic?
 
Jaszer13 said:
Don't see them. But if anyone is interested in the coreless blue1/white1 gyuto's @the_homebutcher just got one of the ladder one's for $1050. No handle.
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I can't find it. Have you got the link of the product?
 
Jaszer13 said:
You need to DM him he doesn't post those. I spoke to him today and he has it.
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How do you find his knives? Him being an artist I am scared of performance being overlooked over design.
 
I have seen a Honyaki gyuto made by Hashimoto Shoichi, and he has a beatiful banding showing, it was a white#2.
Also I have seen the pictures of his gyutos with damascus cladding and damascus core (core being white2 and blue2). Honyaki and damascus both listed for 250.000JPY each.
 
friz said:
How do you find his knives? Him being an artist I am scared of performance being overlooked over design.
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HK (JP) is his main distributor depending on where you live he will most likely forward your request to Syuokon (China) or Home Butcher (USA). He produces only a few knives as most of his time he is assisting Master Mikami-san on projects.

As far as his work, his Damascus is stupid nice. But his craftsmanship could use work. For instance the first knife I tested of his had great cutting performance, but rough edges on the coil and spine (something a non-knife maker would know is important). The latest batch has been a lot better. Still haven't cut with it yet though.
 
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