KKF Massdrop IV - 田中義一 🇯🇵

[ethompson]

Engrave it on the tang! Along with the rest of the kanji, maybe even numbered! Just leave the blade north of the tang clean please so I don’t have to flatten crispy chiseled bits to give it a full stone polish

 

[RockyBasel]

Good point.

The wrought looks like Damascus to an extent - it looks amazing!

Turned out far better than I imagined possible

Some lucky folks will be getting their hands on these soon

 

[tylerleach]

I’m ready. However I do think it should be engraved on the blade… I love the way that looks. But from a polishing standpoint I definitely understand the former…

 

[tylerleach]

Also, have y’all decided on what the handle will look like?

 

[MowgFace]

Those. Are. Stunning!!!

Wait… we talking handles? I have opinions.

 

[timebard]

Agree with everyone above - the amount of subtle detail in these is super impressive and way more elegant than I pictured for wrought cladding. Big props to all involved!

 

[M1k3]

Also, have y’all decided on what the handle will look like?

@ian specials

 

[nakiriknaifuwaifu]

Also, have y’all decided on what the handle will look like?

maybe.

Wait… we talking handles? I have opinions.

no. hehe

Anyway folks, just relax and trust the process. I have supremely elegant taste and @JoBone knows what he's doing.

 

[tylerleach]

maybe.

no. hehe

Anyway folks, just relax and trust the process. I have supremely elegant taste and @JoBone knows what he's doing.

I was just curious if it had been decided. I definitely trust that @JoBone knows what he’s doing
Excited to see how these turn out.

 

[M1k3]

maybe.

no. hehe

Anyway folks, just relax and trust the process. I have supremely elegant taste and @JoBone knows what he's doing.

Yeah! JoBone specializes in handles, unlike a certain knife maker in Sweden. He makes knives also!

 

[RockyBasel]

What Tanaka-San has done is impressive - thanks to Evan at Strata for sourcing the British wrought, getting it to Japan, and overall working with us to make it happen

 

[bahamaroot]

....maybe someone will sell theirs for what they bought it for.

 

[jedy617]

I know I know wishful thinking but I've seen crazier things happen!

 

[timebard]

@RockyBasel What are the specs on the first few examples you got? Really curious how the original vision got implemented.

 

[Dan-]

Monthly bump, howzit

 

[M1k3]

@RockyBasel decided to walk to get some pictures.

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

I heard the plan changed to cleavers.

 

[BillHanna]

* @BillHanna enters the chat*

 

[M1k3]

I heard the plan changed to cleavers.

But still from the New Mexico prefecture, right?

@RockyBasel @nakiriknaifuwaifu

RIGHT??

 

[Repjapsteel]

How would you guys feel if the Massdrop knife looks like this? I would be stoked.

 

[ethompson]

I saw those today and was shoook at my core. I think it’s broadly very, very similar in look to what we’re getting here. The massdrop knives seem to be etched vs blasted (maybe?) like the above, but overall similar indeed.

 

[Dan-]

Maybe the process is different in Japan, but wouldn’t you expect Tanaka to forge all the knives in one batch then ship them off to Myojin who would then sharpen them all similarly but perhaps not start the batch for a bit? I mean, this is the usual production process for everything else ever.

 

[nakiriknaifuwaifu]

but wouldn’t you expect Tanaka to forge all the knives in one batch then ship them off to Myojin who would then sharpen them all similarly

No

 

[mmiinngg]

How would you guys feel if the Massdrop knife looks like this? I would be stoked.

Saw this today, and actually I was pretty pissed off from passing on this massdrop

 

[SWF]

These two knives are not the massdrop ones.

 

[superworrier]

That knife is not the massdrop. Pics of the massdrop sample were already posted and it's blue 1, not vintage Swedish steel and the cladding is modern wrought, not vintage wrought. Mark (knife.knackery) is a big collector and pretty well connected and lives in Japan so he is able to buy these special one off pieces. It definitely costed way more than 800 bucks.

 

[jedy617]

That knife is not the massdrop. Pics of the massdrop sample were already posted and it's blue 1, not vintage Swedish steel and the cladding is modern wrought, not vintage wrought. Mark (knife.knackery) is a big collector and pretty well connected and lives in Japan so he is able to buy these special one off pieces. It definitely costed way more than 800 bucks.

Am very jelly of him. Very lucky to have 2 vintage carbons from Tanaka but having them clad in wrought...hnggg

 

[superworrier]

His collection is absolutely ridiculous. Does anyone beat him? That guy who runs the Shig/Kato website? Unless that's him?

 

[timebard]

Am I the only one who thinks the rentetsu ones look pretty different from our drop? More busy, contrasty, 'staticky' appearance vs the cloudier, more subtle appearance of the massdrop sample ones on the last page. Maybe I'm overstating the distinction but I think our massketeers landed on something that stands out even as more wrought-type claddings are showing up in Japanese knives.

 

[superworrier]

Am I the only one who thinks the rentetsu ones look pretty different from our drop? More busy, contrasty, 'staticky' appearance vs the cloudier, more subtle appearance of the massdrop sample ones on the last page. Maybe I'm overstating the distinction but I think our massketeers landed on something that stands out even as more wrought-type claddings are showing up in Japanese knives.

I agree. I like the Massdrop more.