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Hardent knives Sujihiki
240mm
235mm cutting edge
35mm height
221g weight
Picked this up about a year and a half ago. Paid too much for it($650+shipping I believe, alcohol may have been involved in the decision-making process). Was excited to try out a "new" makers work and wootz steel, also wanted a suji so this checked a lot of boxes. I can't review it as a suji as it's the only one I've had, but it works well on any proteins I put it to. Was happy with it and planned on keeping it, but won the Milan random draw suji so won't have space for this.
Looking for $300 and I'll cover US shipping or the first $20 for international.
The Good:
Really easy to sharpen and takes a great edge. The banding/patterning of the steel is gorgeous, my pictures don't do it justice at all.
The bad:
It came tipped. This was kind of a known issue with Hardent/Timo's work, in that it had happened a couple of times and he was actively working out a solution to protect them during shipping. To be fair it was a very thin tip and should sharpen out shortly.
Put a small scuff on it while sharpening it early on(was still new-ish to sharpening).
The handle is a dowel friction fit I believe, certainly seemed sturdy enough at first but one day I picked it up and was able to twist the blade in the handle. Doesn't bother me in a pinch grip. Assuming it was probably humidity-related. I'm sure a spot of epoxy or glue would sort it out but figured I'd leave it up to the new owner in case they were interested in rehandling.
Hardent knives Sujihiki
240mm
235mm cutting edge
35mm height
221g weight
Picked this up about a year and a half ago. Paid too much for it($650+shipping I believe, alcohol may have been involved in the decision-making process). Was excited to try out a "new" makers work and wootz steel, also wanted a suji so this checked a lot of boxes. I can't review it as a suji as it's the only one I've had, but it works well on any proteins I put it to. Was happy with it and planned on keeping it, but won the Milan random draw suji so won't have space for this.
Looking for $300 and I'll cover US shipping or the first $20 for international.
The Good:
Really easy to sharpen and takes a great edge. The banding/patterning of the steel is gorgeous, my pictures don't do it justice at all.
The bad:
It came tipped. This was kind of a known issue with Hardent/Timo's work, in that it had happened a couple of times and he was actively working out a solution to protect them during shipping. To be fair it was a very thin tip and should sharpen out shortly.
Put a small scuff on it while sharpening it early on(was still new-ish to sharpening).
The handle is a dowel friction fit I believe, certainly seemed sturdy enough at first but one day I picked it up and was able to twist the blade in the handle. Doesn't bother me in a pinch grip. Assuming it was probably humidity-related. I'm sure a spot of epoxy or glue would sort it out but figured I'd leave it up to the new owner in case they were interested in rehandling.
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