James
Senior Member
Owned a Saji R2 before. It has one of the best gyuto profiles imo, but like others before me have said, it lacked distal taper and had a chunky grind
Lots of community engagement, though!You have started more than one thread per day since you joined. I think that you might be making @Michi nervous ...
My understanding is if I go to Kappabashi street in Tokyo (obviously difficult now, but I'd love to take a selfie in Tsubaya sometime this lifetime) and browse the higher end selection of a knife store there, I will likely find "mainstream" high end Japanese brands such as Takeshi Saji and Sakai Takayuki. Solid, very high quality knives with a longstanding following in the domestic market. I just can't find as much information on these in the old threads (or generally in English) -- nothing like the incredible Konosuke Fujiyama thread for sure!
Would anyone have any suggestions on where to find reviews and more information on these brands? These brands would be a great point of reference on the knife journey. I'd also be curious why these get less interest in this forum, though they are readily acknowledged as solid.
“mainstream” in the sense that even the Burrfection store has Sakai Takayuki, not in the sense of normal people who wouldn’t believe that not only do $1,000 exist but that there is actually an Internet forum dedicated to discussing them.I’d hardly call either of those brands mainstream.
“mainstream” in the sense that even the Burrfection store has Sakai Takayuki ....
TBF, it's on-brand...Prolly good to not cite Burrrrrrr when telling us we're wrong.
Sorry, sorry, I thought that would be an acceptable form of swearing here that is not caught by the filter. (I swear this guy is like Voldemort.)Prolly good to not cite Burrrrrrr when telling us we're wrong.
And if so, why isn't a new thread? Dave needs two more.Is that a question?
A suggestion, then: why not think hard about the numerous knife questions in your plethora of threads and answer them? You know, just as an idea. As opposed to just posting about inconsequential crap.I was thinking hard about a question on boards but I'm good.
The attentionWe have all tried to answered the question here that you asked, what more do you need from this thread?
Have you tried cutting anything on the board? Do you ignore responses to your inquiries that end with a question mark?! What do you like about the board that we are missing out on?I was thinking hard about a question on boards but I'm good. A friend gave me a 3 cm thick hinoki board and I honestly wonder why more people here don't use boards like that. I felt like I hadn't truly lived life until I used that board.
My understanding is if I go to Kappabashi street in Tokyo (obviously difficult now, but I'd love to take a selfie in Tsubaya sometime this lifetime) and browse the higher end selection of a knife store there, I will likely find "mainstream" high end Japanese brands such as Takeshi Saji and Sakai Takayuki. Solid, very high quality knives with a longstanding following in the domestic market. I just can't find as much information on these in the old threads (or generally in English) -- nothing like the incredible Konosuke Fujiyama thread for sure!
Would anyone have any suggestions on where to find reviews and more information on these brands? These brands would be a great point of reference on the knife journey. I'd also be curious why these get less interest in this forum, though they are readily acknowledged as solid.
I was in Tsubaya at kappabashi st (Actually bumped into and said hi to Burrfection there) Unless you speak japanese, don't expect much of a conversation there. The locals don't speak much english. At most they'd tell you what type of knife, what % grind, what steel is used.My understanding is if I go to Kappabashi street in Tokyo (obviously difficult now, but I'd love to take a selfie in Tsubaya sometime this lifetime) and browse the higher end selection of a knife store there, I will likely find "mainstream" high end Japanese brands such as Takeshi Saji and Sakai Takayuki. Solid, very high quality knives with a longstanding following in the domestic market. I just can't find as much information on these in the old threads (or generally in English) -- nothing like the incredible Konosuke Fujiyama thread for sure!
Would anyone have any suggestions on where to find reviews and more information on these brands? These brands would be a great point of reference on the knife journey. I'd also be curious why these get less interest in this forum, though they are readily acknowledged as solid.
I hope you find the answers you’re looking for.I already did.
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