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I believe the Densho and Saika are posted in that first gallery. The Saika is brand new, never used.
 
And sorry, in the mass of messages, I don't recall who asked the following...

The Densho was sharpened once, so the measurements at JKI are still good:

Weight
212
Handle Length
139
Handle Height
26.15
Handle Width
21.23
Handle to Tip Length
249
Heel to Tip Length
232
Blade Height at Heel
38
Blade Thickness at 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge
4.33
Width of Spine at Middle
3.48
Width of Spine Above Heel
4.29
Width of Spine at Handle
4.26
Width of Spine about 1cm from the tip
1.31


Both of the Kochi 240s are very thin behind the edge - no appreciable difference between them in that regard.

The Tanaka gyuto has a D-handle on it, not octagon.
 
Len, would you mind posting the measurement of the Kiya Shigefusa yani?
I recently purchased two 300mm Shigefusa yanagibas - one kasumi and the other kitaeji and was bit surprised to see noticeable difference between the two.
I am so itch (can't find my benedryl) to get another. :O
 
Photos posted on my Evernote page

Chuka:

Ashi Hamano 220 white 2 monosteel - $265 - NB: This one might be with Tosho for a saya, I'll have to check; if it is, then it's not available for sale after all

Gesshin Ginga 220 swedish stainless - $275

Itinomonn kurouchi 215 chuka white 2 - $290

Sugimoto #6 - $280

Tadatsuna 220 ginsanko - $270

Takeda 265 Classic AS with saya - $750


Deba:

Sakai Takayuki 180 deba white 2 - $235

Konosuke Fujiyama 270 mioroshi blue 2 - $560

Yoshihiro 150 konkasumi deba blue 2 - $165


Funayuki:

Takeda 160 Classic AS double-beveled - SOLD


Garasuki:

Tojiro DP 195 with custom Martell handle - $215


Gyuto:

Del Ealy 240 O1 monosteel - $425 [photos coming soon]

Gesshin Hide 240 blue 2 - $425

Henckels Miyabi 240 Birchwood SG2 - $265

Itinomonn 240 V2 - SOLD

Kochi 240 migaki blue 2 - $255

Kochi 240 kurouchi V2 - SPF

Kochi 270 kurouchi V2 - $270

Masakage Koishi 240 AS - $300

Monzaburo 240 white 2 honyaki - $500

Sakai Yusuke 270 white 2 monosteel - $240

Shigefusa 240 kasumi with custom handle - SOLD

Takeda 270 Classic kiritsuke-gyuto AS - $450

Tanaka 270 damascus blue 2 - $175

Watanabe 240 Pro blue 2 - $300 [photos coming soon]


Kiritsuke:

Suisin Densho/Densyo 240 white 1 - $450

Suisin Saika **270** (not 240) white 2 - $360


Nakiri:

Asai 170 AS - $175

Kochi 180 kurouchi V2 - $180

Shigefusa 180 kurouchi - $195

Takeda 165 Classic AS - $230

Tanaka 165 damascus blue 2 - SOLD

Watanabe 180 Pro kurouchi blue 2 with Stefan Keller handle - $285

Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kato) 165 kurouchi blue 2 - $200

Zakuri 180 kurouchi AS - $150


Santoku:

Heiji 180 SKD11 - SPF

Masayuki (Shigefusa) 165 kurouchi - $195

Shigefusa 165 kurouchi - $195


Usuba:

Sakai Yusuke 195 ginsanko - SOLD


Yanagiba:

Sakai Izuminokami 300 kitaeji blue 1- $975

Shigefusa 300 - $460

Suisin Saika 300 white 2 - $360

Taikyu 300 white 1 - $285

Tanaka 210 damascus blue 2 - $130
 
Kiya Shigefusa measurements:

Spine above heel 4.49mm
Spine halfway 3.53mm
1cm from tip 1.95mm
Height at heel 34.3mm
Heel to spine 289mm
 
Kiya Shigefusa measurements:

Spine above heel 4.49mm
Spine halfway 3.53mm
1cm from tip 1.95mm
Height at heel 34.3mm
Heel to spine 289mm

thanks a lot Len. I really appreciate it.

K
 
I wanted that Kochi 240 :(

So did I. I even told echerub that I'd take it. After checking my billfold, I had to back out. I've wanted to check out that knife ever since Jon started carrying them.

I think I should listen to this guy more often --> :devilburn:
 
Sorry for disappearing for a few days, folks! Things got a little busy here. Unfortunately, we did not get the property - it sold for more than we're willing to pay for it.

Time for me to catch up on a few PMs and some packing-and-shipping! (I think I'm gonna be getting a little taste of what things are like for Jon Broida on a regular basis :D )
 
Photos posted on my Evernote page

Chuka:

Ashi Hamano 220 white 2 monosteel - WITHDRAWN

Gesshin Ginga 220 swedish stainless - WITHDRAWN


Itinomonn kurouchi 215 chuka white 2 - $290

Sugimoto #6 - $280

Tadatsuna 220 ginsanko - $270

Takeda 265 Classic AS with saya - $750


Deba:

Sakai Takayuki 180 deba white 2 - $235

Konosuke Fujiyama 270 mioroshi blue 2 - $560

Yoshihiro 150 konkasumi deba blue 2 - $165


Funayuki:

Takeda 160 Classic AS double-beveled - SOLD


Garasuki:

Tojiro DP 195 with custom Martell handle - **withdrawn**


Gyuto:

Del Ealy 240 O1 monosteel - WITHDRAWN

Gesshin Hide 240 blue 2 - $425

Henckels Miyabi 240 Birchwood SG2 - $265

Itinomonn 240 V2 - SOLD

Kochi 240 migaki blue 2 - $255

Kochi 240 kurouchi V2 - SOLD

Kochi 270 kurouchi V2 - SPF

Masakage Koishi 240 AS - $300

Monzaburo 240 white 2 honyaki - WITHDRAWN

Sakai Yusuke 270 white 2 monosteel - $240

Shigefusa 240 kasumi with custom handle - SOLD

Takeda 270 Classic kiritsuke-gyuto AS - $450

Tanaka 270 damascus blue 2 - SPF

Watanabe 240 Pro blue 2 - WITHDRAWN


Kiritsuke:

Suisin Densho/Densyo 240 white 1 - $450

Suisin Saika **270** (not 240) white 2 - $360


Nakiri:

Asai 170 AS - $175

Kochi 180 kurouchi V2 - $180

Shigefusa 180 kurouchi - WITHDRAWN

Takeda 165 Classic AS - WITHDRAWN


Tanaka 165 damascus blue 2 - SOLD

Watanabe 180 Pro kurouchi blue 2 with Stefan Keller handle - WITHDRAWN

Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kato) 165 kurouchi blue 2 - $200

Zakuri 180 kurouchi AS - $150


Santoku:

Heiji 180 SKD11 - SOLD

Masayuki (Shigefusa) 165 kurouchi - WITHDRAWN

Shigefusa 165 kurouchi - WITHDRAWN



Usuba:

Sakai Yusuke 195 ginsanko - SOLD


Yanagiba:

Sakai Izuminokami 300 kitaeji blue 1- WITHDRAWN

Shigefusa 300 - WITHDRAWN

Suisin Saika 300 white 2 - $360

Taikyu 300 white 1 - $285

Tanaka 210 damascus blue 2 - SPF
 
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Understand the Tojiro DP 195 Garasuki is withdrawn but curious if the 195 measurement was correct?

Yes/No/Maybe - let me know as I couldn't find any reference to a Tojiro G in that length.

Also FWIW sorry the property didn't work out for you - many moons ago in SD we were in the same position and my lovely bride found one she "fell in love with" and "had to have" but it didn't work out due to $$ & competition ... she still talks about it to this day (although with much less enthusiasm given the >15 years that have passed and head-2-toe remodel of the one we bought :bigeek:) ... time on target is all you can do - eventually you & the right property will each other if that's what you want ... best of luck!

TjA

Photos posted on my Evernote page

Chuka:

Ashi Hamano 220 white 2 monosteel - WITHDRAWN

Gesshin Ginga 220 swedish stainless - WITHDRAWN


Itinomonn kurouchi 215 chuka white 2 - $290

Sugimoto #6 - $280

Tadatsuna 220 ginsanko - $270

Takeda 265 Classic AS with saya - $750


Deba:

Sakai Takayuki 180 deba white 2 - $235

Konosuke Fujiyama 270 mioroshi blue 2 - $560

Yoshihiro 150 konkasumi deba blue 2 - $165


Funayuki:

Takeda 160 Classic AS double-beveled - SOLD


Garasuki:

Tojiro DP 195 with custom Martell handle - **withdrawn**


Gyuto:

Del Ealy 240 O1 monosteel - WITHDRAWN

Gesshin Hide 240 blue 2 - $425

Henckels Miyabi 240 Birchwood SG2 - $265

Itinomonn 240 V2 - SOLD

Kochi 240 migaki blue 2 - $255

Kochi 240 kurouchi V2 - SOLD

Kochi 270 kurouchi V2 - SPF

Masakage Koishi 240 AS - $300

Monzaburo 240 white 2 honyaki - WITHDRAWN

Sakai Yusuke 270 white 2 monosteel - $240

Shigefusa 240 kasumi with custom handle - SOLD

Takeda 270 Classic kiritsuke-gyuto AS - $450

Tanaka 270 damascus blue 2 - SPF

Watanabe 240 Pro blue 2 - WITHDRAWN


Kiritsuke:

Suisin Densho/Densyo 240 white 1 - $450

Suisin Saika **270** (not 240) white 2 - $360


Nakiri:

Asai 170 AS - $175

Kochi 180 kurouchi V2 - $180

Shigefusa 180 kurouchi - WITHDRAWN

Takeda 165 Classic AS - WITHDRAWN


Tanaka 165 damascus blue 2 - SOLD

Watanabe 180 Pro kurouchi blue 2 with Stefan Keller handle - WITHDRAWN

Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kato) 165 kurouchi blue 2 - $200

Zakuri 180 kurouchi AS - $150


Santoku:

Heiji 180 SKD11 - SOLD

Masayuki (Shigefusa) 165 kurouchi - WITHDRAWN

Shigefusa 165 kurouchi - WITHDRAWN



Usuba:

Sakai Yusuke 195 ginsanko - SOLD


Yanagiba:

Sakai Izuminokami 300 kitaeji blue 1- WITHDRAWN

Shigefusa 300 - WITHDRAWN

Suisin Saika 300 white 2 - $360

Taikyu 300 white 1 - $285

Tanaka 210 damascus blue 2 - SPF
 
I got that garasuki a number of years ago, so perhaps it's just not available anymore. I'd have to measure it tonight to say what it is exactly from heel to tip.

Yeah, hunting for property is an interesting experience. This particular property ended up selling for what we and our realtor think is an unreasonably high number, but who knows, maybe a few years down the road it'll look like a perfectly good price :)
 
Photos posted on my Evernote page

Chuka:

Itinomonn kurouchi 215 chuka white 2 - $290

Sugimoto #6 - $280

Tadatsuna 220 ginsanko - $270

Takeda 265 Classic AS with saya - $750


Deba:

Sakai Takayuki 180 deba white 2 - $235

Konosuke Fujiyama 270 mioroshi blue 2 - $560

Yoshihiro 150 konkasumi deba blue 2 - $165



Gyuto:

Gesshin Hide 240 blue 2 - $425

Henckels Miyabi 240 Birchwood SG2 - $265

Kochi 240 migaki blue 2 - $255

Kochi 270 kurouchi V2 - SOLD

Masakage Koishi 240 AS - $300

Sakai Yusuke 270 white 2 monosteel - $240

Takeda 270 Classic kiritsuke-gyuto AS - $450

Tanaka 270 damascus blue 2 - $175


Kiritsuke:

Suisin Densho/Densyo 240 white 1 - $450

Suisin Saika **270** (not 240) white 2 - $360


Nakiri:

Asai 170 AS - $175

Kochi 180 kurouchi V2 - $180

Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kato) 165 kurouchi blue 2 - $200

Zakuri 180 kurouchi AS - $150


Yanagiba:

Suisin Saika 300 white 2 - $360

Taikyu 300 white 1 - $285

Tanaka 210 damascus blue 2 - SPF
 
You have 2 knives of interest: the Hide and Kochi 240 gyutos. Which of these do you think most like a Kato, or Heiji?

Thanks!
 
Hi Len,
I received my Gyuto and my Santoku and they are perfect. Just as described and a joy to use.
Thanks again Len,
John
 
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