It always annoys me when people put up incomplete sale and trade posts but exigent circumstances force me to be the jerk today.
Kamon 1.2519 monosteel 231 mm x 53 mm, 207 g The spine is 6.1 mm at the ferrule and 4.4 mm at the heel with continuing distal taper to a thin tip. This knife is from the KKF drop and has only been used for a few test cuts, never sharpened or stropped. Comes with everything as originally shipped.
Trade value ~$800 USD
Dalman S grind honyaki 245 mm x 55 mm, 195 g The spine is 3.3 mm both at ferrule and heel
This knife is from the KKF drop and has only been used for a few test cuts, never sharpened or stropped. Comes with everything as originally shipped.
Trade value ~ $650.00 USD
Tanaka x Yohei iron clad Shirogami 1 227 mm x 49 mm, 161 g The spine is 2.7 mm at the ferrule and 2.5 mm at the heel. Original box
This Hitohira knife is used, I bought it from Ian. Ian sanded off the grabby bead blast finish and since then it has been given a Jnat kasumi finish by Hassanbensober.
Trade value ~ $350.00 USD
TF wa Mabroshi Shirogami 1 240 mm x 50 mm, 178 g The spine is 2.7 mm at the ferrule and 2.5 mm at the heel. Original hexagonal cherry(?) and horn handle. I bought this knife used from Graham who did some correction work on the TF grind. No box. This thing is a scalpel if your taste
runs to 240 scalpels.
Trade value ~ $375 USD
What is of trade interest to me is fairly specific. Condition must be excellent to near new. I'm primarily looking for midweight or work horse gyutos with significant distal taper in the 220mm - 245 mm range (my sweet spot is 225 - 235) with heel heights ≤56 mm. I will also consider small gyutos (180 - 205), 180 nakiris, or smaller slicing cleavers but they are of secondary interest. I am especially interested in knives from Devin Thomas*,Kippington, Bidinger, Markin**, and to a slightly lesser extent Tsourkan but I would also absolutely consider work from Tobias Heldqvist, Bazes, Xerxes, Caublestone Cutlery, Northside Knives, Dalman, HSC///, Troopah, LaSeur, Tansu, the nine, and probably a few others not immediately coming to mind. To further narrow the field I'm not interested the really simple (C + Mn) steels like 1095, Shirogami, 125SC, and UHB20C nor am I interested in the very high carbide steels like Maxamet, S125V, S110V, M398, M390, etc. Alloys that do interest me include MagnaCut, Vanadis 8, Z-Wear/CPM CruWear, AEB-L/14C28N/Nitro-V, ApexUltra, CruForge V, 1.2519, 52100, CPM M4, V4E/V4, 3V, A2, and V Toku2. Obviously most of the makers I've listed have only worked in one or two of these steels and I think only Markin and Malachi have made knives from Vanadis 8 to my knowledge.
Pictures will follow slowly, as will replies. My schedule for today is fairly booked up. I'll probably mull offers for several days before deciding. We'll see what trade offers pop up but for now I am not entertaining sale offers. I'm also not too interested in trades that involve a large amount of cash from my end, >$250 USD. Thanks!
*Devin primarily in MagnaCut or AEB-L although his 3V/154CM or AEB-L/154CM damascus might be interesting.
** Markin primarily in Vanadis 8
Kamon 1.2519 monosteel 231 mm x 53 mm, 207 g The spine is 6.1 mm at the ferrule and 4.4 mm at the heel with continuing distal taper to a thin tip. This knife is from the KKF drop and has only been used for a few test cuts, never sharpened or stropped. Comes with everything as originally shipped.
Trade value ~$800 USD
Dalman S grind honyaki 245 mm x 55 mm, 195 g The spine is 3.3 mm both at ferrule and heel
This knife is from the KKF drop and has only been used for a few test cuts, never sharpened or stropped. Comes with everything as originally shipped.
Trade value ~ $650.00 USD
Tanaka x Yohei iron clad Shirogami 1 227 mm x 49 mm, 161 g The spine is 2.7 mm at the ferrule and 2.5 mm at the heel. Original box
This Hitohira knife is used, I bought it from Ian. Ian sanded off the grabby bead blast finish and since then it has been given a Jnat kasumi finish by Hassanbensober.
Trade value ~ $350.00 USD
TF wa Mabroshi Shirogami 1 240 mm x 50 mm, 178 g The spine is 2.7 mm at the ferrule and 2.5 mm at the heel. Original hexagonal cherry(?) and horn handle. I bought this knife used from Graham who did some correction work on the TF grind. No box. This thing is a scalpel if your taste
runs to 240 scalpels.
Trade value ~ $375 USD
What is of trade interest to me is fairly specific. Condition must be excellent to near new. I'm primarily looking for midweight or work horse gyutos with significant distal taper in the 220mm - 245 mm range (my sweet spot is 225 - 235) with heel heights ≤56 mm. I will also consider small gyutos (180 - 205), 180 nakiris, or smaller slicing cleavers but they are of secondary interest. I am especially interested in knives from Devin Thomas*,
Pictures will follow slowly, as will replies. My schedule for today is fairly booked up. I'll probably mull offers for several days before deciding. We'll see what trade offers pop up but for now I am not entertaining sale offers. I'm also not too interested in trades that involve a large amount of cash from my end, >$250 USD. Thanks!
*Devin primarily in MagnaCut or AEB-L although his 3V/154CM or AEB-L/154CM damascus might be interesting.
** Markin primarily in Vanadis 8
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