first knife: Fujiwara Denka?

[lemeneid]

209g is a little light, especially considering the urushi handle. But nice knife nonetheless. Give it a go and let us know how you feel about it.

 

[RockyBasel]

Can you get a better pic of the choil? That one you posted gives the impression it has more of a lefthanded grind.

Will send one later on today - used different camera

 

[RockyBasel]

209g is a little light, especially considering the urushi handle. But nice knife nonetheless. Give it a go and let us know how you feel about it.

Most definitely - thanks again for your perspectives along the journey.

September has been a knife month:
2 Shigs - Kitaeji and Kasumi
1 Kato
1 Denka

Quite a haul - no regrets whatsoever!

Time to clear out some knives though, and hit BST!

 

[Corradobrit1]

Most definitely - thanks again for your perspectives along the journey.

September has been a knife month:
2 Shigs - Kitaeji and Kasumi
1 Kato
1 Denka

Quite a haul - no regrets whatsoever!

Time to clear out some knives though, and hit BST!

I feel a carrot comparo coming.

 

[tchan001]

Most definitely - thanks again for your perspectives along the journey.

September has been a knife month:
2 Shigs - Kitaeji and Kasumi
1 Kato
1 Denka

Quite a haul - no regrets whatsoever!

Time to clear out some knives though, and hit BST!

Second coming of JML. Buyer of unicorns.
Nice haul indeed.

 

[RockyBasel]

I feel a carrot comparo coming.

 

[RockyBasel]

Second coming of JML. Buyer of unicorns.
Nice haul indeed.

as if the first coming was not enough..... but wait, what do you mean by second coming, how do you define second? What is second was actually first?, is coming the inverse of going?

 

[RockyBasel]

Second coming of JML. Buyer of unicorns.
Nice haul indeed.

Thanks for the support - could not have got some of these otherwise l

 

[ma_sha1]

Stock Shig. Kasumi is a head turner but average cutter, the physics of low bevel style dictates that the edge approach angle being higher than average. However, I’ve not had kitaeji, very curious if the grind & the thickness behind edge is different than Kasumi?

 

[RockyBasel]

Stock Shig. Kasumi is a head turner but average cutter, the physics of low bevel style dictates that the edge approach angle being higher than average. However, I’ve not had kitaeji, very curious if the grind & the thickness behind edge is different than Kasumi?

My Kasumi costs like a dream at around 205 gems. It is delightful. Have not tried the Kitaeji yet, but will do so this week. It’s made of unobtanium so seems to brazenly violate some laws of physics

 

[ma_sha1]

My Kasumi costs like a dream at around 205 gems. It is delightful. Have not tried the Kitaeji yet, but will do so this week. It’s made of unobtanium so seems to brazenly violate some laws of physics

Comon men, do not cut with emotion & allow placebo effect to affect you. We may need you to test these knives under clinical trial “double blind” standard to know the truth

 

[RockyBasel]

Comon men, do not cut with emotion & allow placebo effect to affect you. We may need you to test these knives under clinical trial “double blind” standard to know the truth

True - blind cutting test is the only way - as long as I don’t nip anything

 

[tchan001]

Comon men, do not cut with emotion & allow placebo effect to affect you. We may need you to test these knives under clinical trial “double blind” standard to know the truth

Somehow I don't think RockyBasel will "cut with emotion" regarding his unicorns the same way as you do, ma_sha1. Don't give him strange ideas. Just stop.

 

[MarcelNL]

The art of Zen cutting

 

[ma_sha1]

The art of Zen cutting

Is it just me or the guy actually missed the target ?

 

[MarcelNL]

is the target the goal or the exercise of concentrating by letting go?

 

[RockyBasel]

Somehow I don't think RockyBasel will "cut with emotion" regarding his unicorns the same way as you do, ma_sha1. Don't give him strange ideas. Just stop.
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I was pretty emotional after cutting some onions - tears were flowing

 

[simar]

Is it just me or the guy actually missed the target ?

Yes he missed a target face, the goal was not to stick the arrow in the target anyway.

 

[RockyBasel]

Yes he missed a target face, the goal was not to stick the arrow in the target anyway.

The goal was meditation and finding one’s true inner self - the point of focus and tension and breath control made for complete unison thereby abandoning the duality of existence for a single moment and attaining bliss

If you catch my drift that is

 

[ma_sha1]

Looks like I am far far away from Zen land
Why put up a target if the whole point is not to hit it?

 

[josemartinlopez]

209g is a little light, especially considering the urushi handle.

it's heavy

 

[Corradobrit1]

Back on subject,,,,,,,,, TFTFTFTFTF

 

[MarcelNL]

Zen is on target in a TF thread, as you'll need to master Zen to come to grips with being happy with what you got ;-)

 

[Corradobrit1]

Zen is on target in a TF thread, as you'll need to master Zen to come to grips with being happy with what you got ;-)

She must have gotten a TF for Xmas

 

[RockyBasel]

Looks like I am far far away from Zen land
Why put up a target if the whole point is not to hit it?

Your question contains the answer young paduan

 

[DitmasPork]

Your question contains the answer young paduan

Isn't that a Morpheus line from the Matrix?

 

[ma_sha1]

Your question contains the answer young paduan

So I am already a Zen master, just didn’t realize ?

 

[RockyBasel]

So I am already a Zen master, just didn’t realize ?

I think you were born a master

 

[M1k3]

Looks like I am far far away from Zen land
Why put up a target if the whole point is not to hit it?

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

 

[RockyBasel]

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

Oh, that’s really good! Cracking me up