Paid for a couple of very expensive knives that I couldn't say no to yesterday. Need to find new money to pay for my upcoming customs again, so I have to list a few more...
I'm normally a 235mm+ guy, but I make exceptions for shorter knives if they are truly special.
This is a very special one. You can probably say the whole functional art concept is all marketing, but I do think this one qualifies as functional art.
It is beautifully made as you can see. Not only it looks good, it cuts really well. I have always thought knives made by Karys is all about looks and probably won't perform as well for the price point. I was wrong. This one performs brilliantly.
Furthermore, this was a fundraising piece auctioned by moderncooking to "support Ukrainian children who have been affected or harmed as a result of the war in the Ukraine"
https://moderncooking.com/en-us/pro...-honyaki-linear-texture-hamon-ukraine-auction
I'm the third owner. It was "sharpened once or twice on high grit stones" by the original owner. The second owner didn't use it other than test cuts. I only used it for some test cuts and removed the patina.
This is one of those knives that is a looker and a good cutter.
I'm actually pretty torn about this one, but I can't hoard every knife that I like...so here we go.
I paid about $650 after everything. Asking $575 which includes G&S fee and CONUS shipping. Will cover the first $15 for outside of CONUS.
I'm normally a 235mm+ guy, but I make exceptions for shorter knives if they are truly special.
This is a very special one. You can probably say the whole functional art concept is all marketing, but I do think this one qualifies as functional art.
It is beautifully made as you can see. Not only it looks good, it cuts really well. I have always thought knives made by Karys is all about looks and probably won't perform as well for the price point. I was wrong. This one performs brilliantly.
Furthermore, this was a fundraising piece auctioned by moderncooking to "support Ukrainian children who have been affected or harmed as a result of the war in the Ukraine"
https://moderncooking.com/en-us/pro...-honyaki-linear-texture-hamon-ukraine-auction
I'm the third owner. It was "sharpened once or twice on high grit stones" by the original owner. The second owner didn't use it other than test cuts. I only used it for some test cuts and removed the patina.
This is one of those knives that is a looker and a good cutter.
I'm actually pretty torn about this one, but I can't hoard every knife that I like...so here we go.
I paid about $650 after everything. Asking $575 which includes G&S fee and CONUS shipping. Will cover the first $15 for outside of CONUS.
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