Guess whats in the box ;)

[JBroida]

So, here's the teaser shot... can you guess whats inside?

 

[heirkb]

Something Heiji?

 

[JBroida]

nope... thats coming later

 

[Andrew H]

If it was smaller I might have a guess :razz:

 

[Kyle]

Something Ashi/Gesshin Ginga?

 

[mr drinky]

Have you carried it before, or is it something completely new?

k.

 

[JBroida]

not ashi or gesshin ginga... its a new product from a maker we've been carrying for a while now

 

[mattrud]

jin

 

[mr drinky]

If this were SNL and you were Justin Timberlake, I think I could answer that question

k.

 

[SpikeC]

Carnivorous cockroaches?

 

[JBroida]

If this were SNL and you were Justin Timberlake, I think I could answer that question

k.

haha... best comment ever :doublethumbsup:

@Matt... not Jin, but those are coming soon too

 

[mattrud]

Opps I was looking at the knives under the boxes in the case. Densho, maybe?

 

[JBroida]

nope... i'll give you guys a hint... blue #2

 

[Andrew H]

Monzaburo gyuto?

 

[SpikeC]

Smurf poo?

 

[Johnny.B.Good]

nope... i'll give you guys a hint... blue #2

My Ino 120mm Blue #2 kasumi wa-petty?

 

[JBroida]

no on all counts so far... I know I've told some of you about this

 

[K-Fed]

Gesshin Hide kasumi gyutos and pettys/ and or sujihikis?

 

[welshstar]

How are they now youve had a chance to play Jon ?

 

[JBroida]

just the gyutos, but spot on

(please excuse the crappy picture... its 8pm here and i just came back from dinner to work... on my day off )

 

[welshstar]

Jon

Whats that finish called please ?

 

[K-Fed]

Really nice profile/ finish. It really reminds me of the mizuno I once had, though considerably thinner.

 

[JBroida]

actually, these guys arent that thin at the spine (thin behind the edge though)

Havent used one yet... not sure if i will have a chance with the list of people who are interested in picking one up

and i would call the finish kasumi, but to make sure i got this one right, i spent time with the blacksmith and sharpener, showing them what i was looking for

 

[Johnny.B.Good]

Why don't you tell me how I'm supposed to feel comfortable pulling the trigger on a nice 210mm something when every other day you post a teaser about the next big thing "coming soon." Why don't you tell me that Jon. I'm unsubscribing from your newsletter!

 

[JBroida]

haha... just buy everything and you wont have to worry... thats been my approach

 

[tk59]

NICE. Have you cut anything with them?

Oops, my bad. Lag time... Are you gonna "keep one for the shop?"

 

[JBroida]

havent figured that out yet... long list of people who want them... we'll see

i will say that the sharpener is THE sharpener i have the most respect for in all of japan... and the blacksmith is up there too... some of the most talented people i've met

 

[bcrano]

On a sidebar what are you expecting from JIN?

 

[JBroida]

not so much as what i'm expecting in, but what i already have in (about 30 or so of his knives)... taking pictures is taking me some time... especially with all the other stuff that keeps coming in. I've had a bunch of jin knives in store for a couple of months now.

 

[TamanegiKin]

Uh oh, considering how much time I spend thinking about the gesshin hide honyaki this spells trouble haha. this might be a more realistic one for me
Are the profiles pretty similar between the two?