SOLD Hitohira Tanaka x Kyuzo b1 (200mm gyuto) ($200)

[chiffonodd]

Second owner, purchased here on BST in September 2022. Some pertinent excerpts from previous sales listing:

I've had this for a few years. I've sharpened it many times. Its taken a (very) small chip to the heel and lost a (very) small amount of its tip, which I smoothed out.

Does it cut? Like a friggin light saber! I honestly think that Kyuzo is in the very top tier of working sharpeners.

I want to clarify what I mean by "sharpened many times." This is a wide-bevel knife, and I've sharpened it accordingly and tried my best to maintain the geometry and excellent grind. I guess you could call this "thinning" the knife and it has pushed the shinogi line up a tad. I've owned and used it for 4 years. I've tried to reflect its used condition in my price. It's an excellent knife.

I have stored the knife since purchase and have not worked on it or used it. It could use some restoration of the finish which has some scuffs and a spot or two of light pitting (though no visible rust). The edge could also be rehabilitated as there is a chip near the heel. Original owner also reported minor tip repair.

Had some difficulty with the tape measurer, but by my measurements, it is approximately 196.5 x 44.5, 2.3mm spine near the heel, and 135g.

Asking $200 PP G&S, shipped/insured, CONUS.

***Can't upload any more pics to this sales post so please see comment below for photos of imperfections in the finish, heel chip, tip repair.***

 

[chiffonodd]

Photos of imperfections in finish, heel chip, tip repair, etc.

[Edit]: Red circles are to highlight some things that jumped out at me while cropping the photos on my desktop. But obviously there's additional scuffs, etc. So please review the pictures as a whole.

 

[Blumbo]

Wow what a steal!

 

[chiffonodd]

Wow what a steal!

Yeah I figure $200 and some elbow grease ain't bad for a T x K line knife, shallot destroyer, or other small gyuto situation.

 

[chiffonodd]

SPF

 

[chiffonodd]

Sold