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Grabbed a 210mm gyuto after seeing the sale email. Hope it was in stock and not an error.
Grabbed a 210mm gyuto after seeing the sale email. Hope it was in stock and not an error.
I waffled on that one and grabbed a 180 petty just before the sale.. oh well. But when I read read this post I went directly to buy the Toyama 210 😊 cause I think you grabbed before me! Good job and thanks for the heads a2c!
The 180 petty is amazing! Put it on a Takashima and it just flows though stuff, really digging it so far.
I asked earlier in this post but got no answers as to the real world measurements. Its listed as 180/31mm length/heelhieght. Mine is 37mm high, is this what you all have? It also measures 187 in length and I kinda expected that 😁 Its the height discrepancy that Im wondering about.
Mine is around the same length as yours, but 31mm tall. Weird indeed
Btw I just gave it a quick polish on a hard ohira suita and I understood what Maksim says on his website about the Mazaki line: amazing grind and easy to maintain, something like that. It was super easy to give it an even polish, it actually behaves on the stone like a wide bevel knife with the shinogi blended in. And this was on a hard stone. My feeling is that Maksim probably did some work on the stones to give these knives a flat and even bevel
So are these now the poor mans katos? I see the similarity in the profile?
I could be wrong but I dont see any semblance to kato in grind. Cant really say if profile is close to kato, the knives blade shape appear closer to Toyama but with lower tip and white steel.
I waffled on that one and grabbed a 180 petty just before the sale.. oh well. But when I read read this post I went directly to buy the Toyama 210 😊 cause I think you grabbed before me! Good job and thanks for the heads a2c!
The 180 petty is amazing! Put it on a Takashima and it just flows though stuff, really digging it so far.
I asked earlier in this post but got no answers as to the real world measurements. Its listed as 180/31mm length/heelhieght. Mine is 37mm high, is this what you all have? It also measures 187 in length and I kinda expected that 😁 Its the height discrepancy that Im wondering about.
My impression (at least with my 180 gyuto and 180 petty, both with the new grind) is that Mazaki knives are less convex than Toyamas. They seem to have a flatter bevel and the bit of polishing I did confirms that. Also, they are stickier than my Toyamas
I also dont see much resemblance to Kato other than a thick spine and a flat profile.
@niwaki - my bad, just measured my 180 petty and its actually close to 37mm
My impression (at least with my 180 gyuto and 180 petty, both with the new grind) is that Mazaki knives are less convex than Toyamas. They seem to have a flatter bevel and the bit of polishing I did confirms that. Also, they are stickier than my Toyamas
I also dont see much resemblance to Kato other than a thick spine and a flat profile.
@niwaki - my bad, just measured my 180 petty and its actually close to 37mm
Yup totally relate to that myself but had no self restraint after being informed of said sale 🙄I got buyer's remorse after the purchase so I asked Maksim to cancel the order. I've been buying WAY too much in the last month and this one just didn't add too much value to my collection. I'll keep watching the thread to see how they rate. Maybe I'll try again sometime next year. Looking forward to hearing everyone's impressions.
Sorry, I only saw gyuto now that I re-read his post. Anyway I think thats the KU Mazaki in Maksims Instagram post - looks like a small single bevel anyway
Very cool looking knife. Could you post some more pictures? It looks like a wide bevel, but could be just the contrast.
The blade roads on the Mazakis all seem to be very, very roughly finished as if someone had to hurry up finishing them all. Do they just look that way in images or do they actually ship like that?
Aphex, I almost bought one too. Do you know how much yours weighs?
Thanks. The reason I ask is because the site has the 270mm listed at 253grams and the 240mm at 255 grams!
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