The other ones are cheaper, but the heel height is very short.
Ginsan won't be much tougher really. Definitely feels better to sharpen...but at least with diamond stones, my sg2 takes same time as anything else really.The SG2 knives I have feel very fragile and I don’t like sharpening them. So that’s part of why I’m looking to try Ginsan. Height is also a factor for sure.
Having said that we’re about to move and I’ve got about four or five knives I should sell before I get another anyway. Otherwise I might have pulled the trigger on a number of other things before a ginsan. It’s just on the list of things to try.
Yeah, I had that exact knife and it was about 50mm.I know that Miura seems to advertise pretty short heel heights for a lot of their knives (45-46mm) but I’ve reached out and checked if they have 49-50mm instock and they usually do.
The SG2 knives I have are most TKV so that’s part of why they seem so fragile. But I feel like part of this obsession is that I need to try things myself anyway. It’s part of the fun. Experiencing the variations.Ginsan won't be much tougher really. Definitely feels better to sharpen...but at least with diamond stones, my sg2 takes same time as anything else really.
Maybe because of the extra work to saw the tip off?After asking Gaku last night, they put the Nakiri in shop now, more expensive than the Santoku tho.
https://isamitsu.com/products/菜切-nakiri
Heiji high bevels!A bunch of Heiji in SKD listed at Strata, including a western. No 240 unfortunately. It seems like these are all Yoshikane-style grinds which is interesting. If this is the same steel/treatment he uses for semi-stainless and the legends are true then this is a banger?
https://strataportland.com/products...o-chestnut-handle?_pos=2&_sid=34955aaab&_ss=rhttps://strataportland.com/collecti...d-nashiji-210mm-gyuto-chestnut-western-handle
Available only for a few minutes. That’s what I get for sleeping in this morningThick little WH Catcheside available
http://www.catchesidecutlery.com/st...uto,_Kurouchi_finish,_palm_semi_western..html
I know there’s been some discussion on him as seller but other members can reference him.
But heres a lefty shigefusa yanagiba
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