SOLD For the Ginsan Lovers (Sakai Takayuki Dama 240mm, Kikuchiyo Izo 210mm), Drop

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I’m listing a few knives here apprehensively but unfortunately my collection has outgrown the size of my space and I’m waiting for a few customs . Both have been used lovingly, and I’ve done some work to polish them up. Honestly if there aren’t any takers I won’t be bummed but logically these need to go

Sakai Takayuki G3 Dama - 425$ -> 400$ -> 380$ -> 365$ -> 320$
-230x48.5mm
-3mm spine@heel
-220g

Kikuchiyo Izo G3 - 340$ -> 315$ -> 295$ -> 280$ SOLD
-205x50mn
-2.5mm spine@heel
-125g

Prices are in USD shipped CONUS. If you wanna bundle we can talk discounts.

 

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Basically the only stainless Sakai knife that I know of that you can find with a workhorsey and lovely convex grind like this, and it’s very stiff and blade forward if you’re into that. I’ve rounded spine/choil, reduced the food saver gap, etched this guy minimally, and put my own kasumi on it since the factory fit, finish, and polish left a lot to be desired. The ginsan 3 stamp on the left side is slightly lopsided :/

 

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A very thin laser forged by Nakagawa and sharpened by Myojin. I put a mirror polish on this guy then my own kasumi which was bad because I was afraid of ruining the mirror polish and stopped using it as much . I like the details in the stainless cladding and the smell of the cedar handle.

 

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That choil of Myojin is unreal.

GLWS

 

[Chang]

Crazy the amount of difference there is in the grinds.

I’m super tempted by the suminagashi baby

 

[Patinated]

Good photos. Specially the choil shots.

 

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Price drop

 

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Bump, final price drop

 

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Bump, now both ~35-40% off retail price

 

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Kikuchiyo Izo sold

 

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Bump

 

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Feel free to make an offer!

 

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F it, 320 for the yamatsuka x tosa (this retails for 600)

 

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Bump

 

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both sold! Thanks!