This is a bit of an oddball WTT, but I’d like to trade my Kato STD 240 for a nice 160-185 tall petty/short suji/baby gyuto.
Must be in stainless/semi-stainless/low reactivity steel. No damascus please. Preferred dimensions are 170-180mm x 40mm. Yo handle preferred, but flexible depending on the maker.
My absolute ideal would be a Konosuke Sanjo SKD 180 petty.
If you have the Bidinger 180 from today’s newsletter draw, I might have something else of interest to you — let’s talk…
I’d also love something by Shi.Han, Dalman, Tsourkan, Mario, HSC, Kipp, etc.
I do have feelers out with a few makers for a custom, but also want to see what I can reel in. I'm about to go visit family for the holiday weekend, so I'll let this sit until Monday 1/15. Please don't make me pull out the big guns to get the trade I want...
Note on valuation: This is the actual price I paid in March 2023. I realise it is at least $200 below current BST/eBay market value – and that would be enough to cover a good chunk of a nice custom petty. But a) I'm quite impatient to fill this gaping hole in my kit; and b) as far as I can tell, BST is not actually about the acquisition of knives, but the slow losing of money, so why start making a profit now?
Oh, and I'm keeping interested buyers' place in line from the last time I dangled this knife, so it's pretty much SPF if/when it comes to a sale.
Kato STD Blue 2 240mm Gyuto
Trade value: $1250
Blacksmith/Sharpener: Kiyoshi Kato
Steel: Aogami 2/Soft iron clad
Edge length: 235mm
Heel height: 50mm
Thickness of spine at heel / midpoint / 1cm from tip: 4.5mm / 2.4mm / 0.8mm
Weight: 209g
Handle: Black horn and ho wood D
Purchased from enrico: SOLD - Kato 240 STD
Imgur album is from my September 2023 listing. The knife has just been sitting in VCI paper in a box since then. I'll provide updated photos/video with time stamp before any trade is consummated.
Must be in stainless/semi-stainless/low reactivity steel. No damascus please. Preferred dimensions are 170-180mm x 40mm. Yo handle preferred, but flexible depending on the maker.
My absolute ideal would be a Konosuke Sanjo SKD 180 petty.
If you have the Bidinger 180 from today’s newsletter draw, I might have something else of interest to you — let’s talk…
I’d also love something by Shi.Han, Dalman, Tsourkan, Mario, HSC, Kipp, etc.
I do have feelers out with a few makers for a custom, but also want to see what I can reel in. I'm about to go visit family for the holiday weekend, so I'll let this sit until Monday 1/15. Please don't make me pull out the big guns to get the trade I want...
Note on valuation: This is the actual price I paid in March 2023. I realise it is at least $200 below current BST/eBay market value – and that would be enough to cover a good chunk of a nice custom petty. But a) I'm quite impatient to fill this gaping hole in my kit; and b) as far as I can tell, BST is not actually about the acquisition of knives, but the slow losing of money, so why start making a profit now?
Oh, and I'm keeping interested buyers' place in line from the last time I dangled this knife, so it's pretty much SPF if/when it comes to a sale.
Kato STD Blue 2 240mm Gyuto
Trade value: $1250
Blacksmith/Sharpener: Kiyoshi Kato
Steel: Aogami 2/Soft iron clad
Edge length: 235mm
Heel height: 50mm
Thickness of spine at heel / midpoint / 1cm from tip: 4.5mm / 2.4mm / 0.8mm
Weight: 209g
Handle: Black horn and ho wood D
Purchased from enrico: SOLD - Kato 240 STD
Imgur album is from my September 2023 listing. The knife has just been sitting in VCI paper in a box since then. I'll provide updated photos/video with time stamp before any trade is consummated.
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