spaceconvoy
Senior Member
Has this happened to anyone else? Not sure what to call it exactly. All the synonyms I can think of are used to discuss other features, which makes searching for other examples difficult.
This wasn't here when I bought the knife, I just noticed it the other day after washing it. Pretty sure the pit was covered by a thin sliver of metal that flaked off suddenly. Here is how it looked originally, you can see some tiny marks where pit is now, so it must have been just barely below the surface:
It is a Goko Kogetsu honesuki from Kataba Hamono in London. They claim this is typical and are unwilling to do anything about it. I wouldn't mind so much if it were a vegetable knife, but I don't feel great about using it on raw chicken.
The pit is oddly shaped, not a clean crater but almost a cave. You can see the shadow of an overhang on the tip-facing side that makes cleaning it difficult. Seems like my options are:
1. ignore it
2. clean it with a little brush
3. dremel the overhang to make cleaning easier
4. fill it with something (?)
I'd prefer to fill it but not sure with what exactly. Seems like epoxy would be equally unhygienic, and something like solder would ruin the temper (probably not food safe either). Any advice?
This wasn't here when I bought the knife, I just noticed it the other day after washing it. Pretty sure the pit was covered by a thin sliver of metal that flaked off suddenly. Here is how it looked originally, you can see some tiny marks where pit is now, so it must have been just barely below the surface:
It is a Goko Kogetsu honesuki from Kataba Hamono in London. They claim this is typical and are unwilling to do anything about it. I wouldn't mind so much if it were a vegetable knife, but I don't feel great about using it on raw chicken.
The pit is oddly shaped, not a clean crater but almost a cave. You can see the shadow of an overhang on the tip-facing side that makes cleaning it difficult. Seems like my options are:
1. ignore it
2. clean it with a little brush
3. dremel the overhang to make cleaning easier
4. fill it with something (?)
I'd prefer to fill it but not sure with what exactly. Seems like epoxy would be equally unhygienic, and something like solder would ruin the temper (probably not food safe either). Any advice?