Many thanks

[Stonetherapy]

G'day from Western Australia. New to the forum to a certain extent, although I have been using it as my personal library for months! Thankyou all for your unknowing input, it's been great.
After extensive research and watching the enabling on this forum, (hmm...), I have narrowed down my first reasonable J-knife choice to the Wakui 240, or so I thought. I have a 'short' list of about a dozen knives but the Wakui and the Tanaka's really shone for value. I finally decided to go for the Wakui after avoiding the Masamoto KS through indecision more than anything, and then the K&S Tanaka ginsan scored a new handle! Looks like it might get the nod tomorrow, the Wakui will have to wait.

 

[bkultra]

Welcome to the forums

 

[JaVa]

Welcome!

Both choices just soo good and you really can't go wrong with either. Flip a coin and come back to the other one later. They're definitely different enough to warrant owning both so you're already well on your way.

Enablers? Where?

 

[slickmamba]

welcome mate. We seem to be in the same boat, looking forward to more interactions in the future!

 

[Nemo]

Welcome to the forums Mate.

You from Perth?

After all of the talk about Wakui recent days has been making me feel a little enabled too.

The Tanaka Najishi is a cracker of a knife as well. Big bang for your buck. The Ginsan sharpens fairly nicely, but not carbon nice, so be aware that there is a blue2 core version available as well.

If you want some advice, the "Which knife should I buy?" questionnaire can help us narrow the options for you.

 

[Stonetherapy]

Thanks for the welcome guys. I'm in Mandurah, just south of Perth, (a million miles from good knives it seems).

Nemo, that is my Tanaka dilemma. I love sharpening, and part of that is creating the best, sharpest edge possible. Carbon is fine with me, I was leaning toward the Ginsan based purely on reputation. Blue 2 may actually be more 'me', although the handle James slapped on the Ginsan is pretty cool...

May need to start a thread, was only avoiding it as my questions have been asked before!😁

 

[Nemo]

Nah, Manjurah is only about 2000 miles from good knives [emoji6]

We love doing the questionairre over and again, so ask away.

Ginsanko gets plenty sharp for kitchen knives, if not quite as easily as blue 2. I'm barely a good enough sharpener to make blue 2 noticibly more sharp than Ginsanko. You may be better, I don't know. Just be aware that you are not shaving with this knife (I hope), you are cutting food with it, so a bit of toothiness to the edge is useful.

 

[Stonetherapy]

Good points there, might just start another one of 'those threads!

 

[kevpenbanc]

G'day mate, welcome.

 

[ecchef]

Welcome aboard.