Ahh right I forgot they were pretty much the same.
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Those Kagekiyos are a relative bargain. In person the handles are visually very cool and comfortable in use
Was looking at both knives and the height of the Izo is a compelling reason to take a second look. But I agree, the price for a ginsan is crazy up there. By the way, may be a dumb question to ask here but, who is Izo? Is it Myojin?
Yes. I have both knives, the Kikuchiyo Izo feels much thinner, a bit stickier and more fragile to the Kagekiyo. It may need a microbevel. I quite like the Kagekiyo, however, I do not like the handle and will swap it out if I decide to keep it.
Edit just to say, iI don’t know if that has been confirmed that it is Myojin, but it is believed to be.
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Too rich for my blood
Too rich for my blood
Jesus, does mammoth ivory cost that much?
Right? That's insane, I guess I give up on my dream of a Kamon, lol
I sent a similar request a couple of months ago via his website and never got a response.
They can be had much cheaper. That's just a rare bird... or eliphantidae or something
I was really hoping it was the around the same price as the one that dropped on eating tools the other day.
I missed the Jiro that just dropped on carbon too, sucks to be me
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Well someone had the right blood. Sold.
A pretty cool knife just popped up on RSK: A tamahagane forged by Yasha Yakuwa, then ground and sharpened by Shibata. 210 gyuto:
https://realsharpknife.com/products...shibata-x-yasha-yakuwa-tamahagane-210mm-gyuto
https://realsharpknife.com/products...shibata-x-yasha-yakuwa-tamahagane-210mm-gyuto
I want to polish it, but not bad enough to buy it ool
I was a bit surprised by the polish for the price. Doesn’t really look much different to a normal Shibata. Although hard to tell with the pics
Yep, definitely just a vertical belt finish. Someone is looking at a long process to get that polished up to an aesthetic that is sympathetic to the price
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Damn I sold my santoku for 700 bucks. That price is definitely something...
But did you finish sharpening it with different grits on each side?
Not all vendors are created equal that's for sure.
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Damn so that's where the price difference comes from
The price is the two grits added up
Thanks. Izo might be Miyojin. Maybe that is why the bump in price, what with Naohito’s popularity right now. I can buy a Kagekiyo B1 with that moolah. Hard pass.
Really is a shame. Just have to wonder if there is any tamahagane swirls under that belt finish.
No banding? No problem! Just put a belt finish on it so people have to pay 2500 to find out
Snagged one yesterday to knock off another knife on my list and almost complete my Ginsan collection. Takada No Hamono needs to produce more Suiboku B1 and Ginsan so I can get my hand on them.
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No one knows but judging from the grind of the Hitohira Ginsan comparing to the Kagekiyo Ginsan they look very similar so as the finish.
