first knife: Fujiwara Denka?

[Receiver52]

Trigger pulled . Red Pakka 210 Denka from Gaku. 213, 52 and 212 grams. Can’t see any overgrinds in the pics and Gaku assured me that there are none. F&F on the handle looks good.

Should ship tomorrow or Thur.

Excited

 

[tchan001]

Be sure to show us some pics when you get it.

 

[Receiver52]

For sure.

 

[FishmanDE]

Im late to the party on this and not reading 12pgs of **** posting. Hows the OP doing? Trigger pulled?

 

[Corradobrit1]

Im late to the party on this and not reading 12pgs of **** posting. Hows the OP doing? Trigger pulled?

Not been seen since the 20th, so I assume he's in TF nirvana. GAME OVER

 

[simar]

Exactly like the TF business model. F&F is the target in that video.

Just waiting for the TF fan base to come for you

 

[M1k3]

Trigger pulled . Red Pakka 210 Denka from Gaku. 213, 52 and 212 grams. Can’t see any overgrinds in the pics and Gaku assured me that there are none. F&F on the handle looks good.

Should ship tomorrow or Thur.

Excited

Did you ask for extra or standard lovin' on the spine and choil?

Nice measurements though.

 

[M1k3]

Just waiting for the TF fan base to come for you

Bring it?

 

[Carl Kotte]

One thing that’s great with tf is that you don’t have to hammer them straight yourself. And the plastic ferrule on the wa version. Slowly moonwalking away

 

[M1k3]

One thing that’s great with tf is that you don’t have to hammer them straight yourself. And the plastic ferrule on the wa version. Slowly moonwalking away

Did yours come with a right or left handed curve?

 

[Carl Kotte]

Did yours come with a right or left handed curve?

Both!

 

[IsoJ]

I believe Calle had a genuine s-grind but in the wrong place

 

[Receiver52]

Did you ask for extra or standard lovin' on the spine and choil?

Nice measurements though.

I didn’t mention Choil and spine refinement in my ask but did request that the handle and bolster F&F be refined from the pics I saw. Gagu said it was just a bad pic so we will see. I also asked for a thinner grind and told him I did not wish to be thinning this knife OOTB. Based on the spine dimensions he gave me, I’m hoping that this will be the case. The Choil shot he sent shows pretty thin behind the edge so I’m optimistic.

It shipped yesterday by EMS. Anyone want to start a lottery on days to arrive to Canada?

 

[josemartinlopez]

The 212 grams puts it on the lighter side of a 210mm Denka right?

 

[Corradobrit1]

The 212 grams puts it on the lighter side of a 210mm Denka right?

Not really. My 210 Yo Denka is 174g

 

[josemartinlopez]

It came that way or was it thinned?

 

[Corradobrit1]

Thinned by TF IV. Was 179g prior to thinning.

 

[Carl Kotte]

The 212 grams puts it on the lighter side of a 210mm Denka right?

Are denkas heavy?

 

[ma_sha1]

Both!

You must have gotten one specially made for cutting curly fries, those are super rare!

 

[ma_sha1]

Not really. My 210 Yo Denka is 174g

The 210 Western Denka I had weight in at 201g.

TF specs can be all over the place. When I was purchasing my 210 Maborodhi direct, they had blades with heel heights ranging from 44 mm to 53 mm, I don’t think those could have been made by the same person.

 

[M1k3]

TF specs can be all over the place. When I was purchasing my 210 Maborodhi direct, they had blades with heel heights ranging from 44 mm to 53 mm, I don’t think those could have been made by the same person.

 

[Corradobrit1]

Friends don't let friends buy TF's blind.

 

[Carl Kotte]

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True! I wanted the full TF experience. I got it! It wasn’t very much like chocolate though. More like box full of fox.

 

[M1k3]

Friends don't let friends buy TF's blind.

What about my blind friends?

And if the knives are so "magical", why do you have to communicate with them like you are working with a custom maker? For what is essentially an "off the shelf" knife. And it's still a gamble because pictures don't show 100% of defects. While hoping all corners and edges are just smooth enough to handle, much less smooth enough to not dig into your skin.

 

[Corradobrit1]

What about my blind friends?

Blind friends need even more assistance as they can't see the pics

I see the communication an added and welcome benefit. The knife to knife variation is substantial and its good to get what you prefer be it grind, profile, weight or dimensions. The hunt is half the fun and I've not been disappointed with any of the 5 knives I bought direct.

 

[M1k3]

Blind friends need even more assistance as they can't see the pics

I see the communication an added and welcome benefit. The knife to knife variation is substantial and its good to get what you prefer be it grind, profile, weight or dimensions. The hunt is half the fun and I've not been disappointed with any of the 5 knives I bought direct.

So Gaku or Lord TF like playing 20 questions. Digital tag. Instead of a simple "What spec you want? Length, height and weight. I show you 5 picture. You buy."

 

[parbaked]

So Gaku or Lord TF like playing 20 questions. Digital tag. Instead of a simple "What spec you want? Length, height and weight. I show you 5 picture. You buy."

They're not making custom knives...just trying to pick the one from inventory that matches the customer's desires.

 

[Corradobrit1]

So Gaku or Lord TF like playing 20 questions. Digital tag. Instead of a simple "What spec you want? Length, height and weight. I show you 5 picture. You buy."

Clearly not a TF aficionado. No worries. There are enough knifemakers out there to make everyone happy.

 

[Receiver52]

I started the conversation about a month ago and told Gaku what I wanted then. He sent me pics this week of the knife that was made for me and based on the pics and communication, I put the payment through. It’s almost a custom experience. Still not sure what I’m going to get until it’s in my hand but this is always the case when you buy online.

Short of a trip to Japan, buying on BST or finding a knife shop that has several to compare, you take your chances and hope you win the prize. As long as no overgrind, pretty much anything else can be fixed and I have lots of time. At this price, one hopes that the knife is really good to start so i‘ve started hoping.

 

[ian]

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