Everything Isamitsu

[wind88]

I think you will be fine . Happy holidays everyone!!

 

[wind88]

Gaku just shipped my suji yesterday . Hoping to share some pictures in the coming weeks.

 

[superworrier]

I think just by experiencing the pain of stone flattening your wheel ground bevels they will become better.

 

[wind88]

@superworrier Just saw your comment on the wood handle of your Isamitsu in the other thread. Any issues with the handle cracking? I have heard from a few others with handle issue (e.g. hairline cracks, warping & need oiling). Mine is coming in next week and I will definitely be sealing it with tru oil first before any contact with liquid.

 

[superworrier]

@superworrier Just saw your comment on the wood handle of your Isamitsu in the other thread. Any issues with the handle cracking? I have heard from a few others with handle issue (e.g. hairline cracks, warping & need oiling). Mine is coming in next week and I will definitely be sealing it with tru oil first before any contact with liquid.

I noticed it's not perfectly flush but no cracks yet. I wouldn't be surprised if it did just given how sloppy it is/ how dry the wood is. I immediately did a few coats of mineral oil + beeswax.

 

[miggus]

Came in.

It still has wabi sabi for sure but no “wabisabi”.

Handle has no gaps but looks a little messy. Wood desperately needs oil. Classic TF red on the KU. But the grind to my eye looks really good, even on the non custom finish, so it’s more or less what I wanted. A lot better than the TF I got but by no means perfect, but this is the level of wabisabi I think is somewhat acceptable (i.e. rustic but not ****).

Wish I had a chance to switch the gyuto to non hammered because those look pretty nice, but the order was more or less done by the time I asked. View attachment 219270

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Here is the wheel finished petty btw

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Thanks so much for sharing, those look amazing and I am quite jealous. I wish I had taken a petty, too Is it AS or W#1?

And do you have pictures from the non-hammered finish at hand? I'd be very interested.

Unrelated: wanted to try a Chinese cleaver for a long time, and since Moritakas AS cleaver goes for 600€ here, I am thinking about asking Isamitsu about a Shirogami cleaver...

 

[superworrier]

Sorry for being a thread integrity n....erd
I'm going to go to reply here, I hope this doesn't offend.

Thanks so much for sharing, those look amazing and I am quite jealous. I wish I had taken a petty, too Is it AS or W#1?

And do you have pictures from the non-hammered finish at hand? I'd be very interested.

Unrelated: wanted to try a Chinese cleaver for a long time, and since Moritakas AS cleaver goes for 600€ here, I am thinking about asking Isamitsu about a Shirogami cleaver...

Petty is white 1. It was so cheap I couldn’t resist

 

[miggus]

Ah, thanks @superworrier. They're both quite nice imho. Hammered and smooth. The hammerd knives might look quite interesting when the KU is stripped... and I assume it would help with food release, too.

 

[wind88]

I just received my 300 suji in AS earlier this week and I’m very impressed. It feels like a sword and is an upgrade to TF in almost every way. Everything is just much more refine. I got the fine finish and bevels look very even to me. It’s properly thin BTE as well. I was worried about the handle for nothing. It’s pretty decent. No gaps or anything and comfortable to hold. Will share some pictures soon and usage feedback.

Will upload more:

Very thick spin that tapers nicely:

 

[Luxman]

I just received my 300 suji in AS earlier this week and I’m very impressed. It feels like a sword and is an upgrade to TF in almost every way. Everything is just much more refine. I got the fine finish and bevels look very even to me. It’s properly thin BTE as well. I was worried about the handle for nothing. It’s pretty decent. No gaps or anything and comfortable to hold. Will share some pictures soon and usage feedback.

Will upload more:
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Very thick spin that tapers nicely:

looks like a mean slicer!

 

[Luxman]

I got my suji back from rehandling. Full package now, these isamitsu knives are super high potential.

 

[tostadas]

I got my suji back from rehandling. Full package now, these isamitsu knives are super high potential.

Who did the rehandle for you?

 

[jedy617]

I like it way better with the clean ku

 

[Luxman]

Who did the rehandle for you?

Graydon.

 

[banjo1071]

I got my 210mm nakiri last week and i must say, that i am really imnpressed!

 

[Luxman]

I got my 210mm nakiri last week and i must say, that i am really imnpressed!

Let's see some pics!!

 

[banjo1071]

Voila

 

[miggus]

Män that looks nice.

 

[wind88]

That's a sweet looking nakiri! I dig the one piece handle very much.

How do you find the handle? Is the shape comfortable to hold?

 

[banjo1071]

very much so!

 

[binsed]

Mono wood looks quite nice for this pentagonal shape handle

 

[Luxman]

Voila

ah this one - it looks great! the single wood is much better than the duo wood I've seen.

 

[Gooi]

Got mine this week.

 

[Luxman]

Got mine this week.

looks great! from the pseudo choil shot, it looks like it tapers down nicely and convexed.

 

[miggus]

Yeah very nice, and clean KU. I think the hammer marks are looking really nice and clean. What's the handle made out of?

 

[bearhippo]

Sorry for being a thread integrity n....erd
I'm going to go to reply here, I hope this doesn't offend.

Thanks so much for sharing, those look amazing and I am quite jealous. I wish I had taken a petty, too Is it AS or W#1?

And do you have pictures from the non-hammered finish at hand? I'd be very interested.

Unrelated: wanted to try a Chinese cleaver for a long time, and since Moritakas AS cleaver goes for 600€ here, I am thinking about asking Isamitsu about a Shirogami cleaver...

Ditto although my reason is more so that there isn't a cleaver on the market that really meets what I want. Decisions, decisions... Gaku quoted me 78700 yen for a W1 chuka (standard full size) and I'm on the fence about it. It'd be nice no doubt (and certainly a lot cheaper than purchasing from TF) but I bought a Hitohira Togashi Chuka for less than half of that which is mega-value.

 

[hendrix]

Maybe it’s just the optics but the handle looks very long relative to the blade. If so, was that a customization?

 

[Gooi]

looks great! from the pseudo choil shot, it looks like it tapers down nicely and convexed.

 

[Luxman]

slayer!

 

[M1k3]

slayer!