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nakiriknaifuwaifu said:
Worse things can happen, such as ordering a denka and replacing the steel with shirogami 1

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Why pay all that money for a Denka with Shirogami 1 when you can just buy a T-F Nashiji with the same steel? I have had T-F W1 240 Gyuto Nashiji for a few years and it costs a fraction of what he's getting for the Denka.
 
jacko9 said:
Why pay all that money for a Denka with Shirogami 1 when you can just buy a T-F Nashiji with the same steel? I have had T-F W1 240 Gyuto Nashiji for a few years and it costs a fraction of what he's getting for the Denka.
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Because denka is not nashiji lol. Also because AS is for people that only want to sharpen their knives once a year.
 
Trigger pulled. Fun fact, I originally opted for free shipping since they quoted 8-16 days on their website - I live in Seattle so I figured it would be on the shorter side. But then Gaku mentioned that it would take several months (?!) so I switched to DHL, ymmv.
 
tminus said:
Trigger pulled. Fun fact, I originally opted for free shipping since they quoted 8-16 days on their website - I live in Seattle so I figured it would be on the shorter side. But then Gaku mentioned that it would take several months (?!) so I switched to DHL, ymmv.
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You said you wanted a tall example. What is the height and edge length? Welcome to the TFTFTFTF TTTTTTT club.
 
tminus said:
Trigger pulled. Fun fact, I originally opted for free shipping since they quoted 8-16 days on their website - I live in Seattle so I figured it would be on the shorter side. But then Gaku mentioned that it would take several months (?!) so I switched to DHL, ymmv.
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i've ordered lots of crap from jck over the years and the slowest package took about 5 days, usually its 2 days. and thats with the regular japanese post, no fancy dhl crap.
 
inferno said:
i've ordered lots of crap from jck over the years and the slowest package took about 5 days, usually its 2 days. and thats with the regular japanese post, no fancy dhl crap.
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EMS/ePacket isn't available from TF at the moment. It's either DHL or on a boat.
 
parbaked said:
TF Denka and Maboroshi gyuto price list from April 2018.
The exchange rate was approximately 1 USD = 108 JPY
210mm Denka Gyuto cost USD $418 direct or $398 if you bought in the store as non resident and don't pay VAT or shipping.
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Wowzers. I might actually think it was worth the money at that price.
 
So about a 27% price increase in 2 years? Guess all the noobs like me get the privilege of paying the "iron price" - well played TF. 😂

Btw, the nearly $70 in shipping got the knife delivered to my door in about a day and a half.
 
Yeah shipping from T-F and Watanabe both have been great. Yes as T-F became popular (again) his prices haver steadily gone up.
 
Working with a different Japanese vendor than those mentioned here, my DHL shipped Cleaver was $22. EMS which I normally use was quoted at 5 to 6 weeks and was $8 cheaper!
 
parbaked said:
TF Denka and Maboroshi gyuto price list from April 2018.
The exchange rate was approximately 1 USD = 108 JPY
210mm Denka Gyuto cost USD $418 direct or $398 if you bought in the store as non resident and don't pay VAT or shipping.
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Even back then the price jump from 210->240 is ridiculous.
19,995 for 180, 23,100 for 210. 30mm difference.
But 240 is 42,000. 270 is 52,500. Still 30mm difference 🤷‍♂️
 
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