Michael's Knives

[mikedtran]

Couldn't help myself - sneak peak of the family shot to come.

110% stole this idea from Zweber12. Hope he forgives me (though I am selling him a knife hahaah)

The family:

The family + red headed stepchildren:

 

[Smurfmacaw]

The arms race starts! Unfortunately I've got five kitaeji's missing in action.

 

[Zweber12]

That's very impressive; incredible photos!

 

[Smurfmacaw]

That's very impressive; incredible photos!

Yeah, that's just plain sick!! (in a good way) - I thought I had the knife bug bad...

 

[Asteger]

Oh boy. Thanks for showing, but this rather much :dazed:

 

[mikedtran]

Oh boy. Thanks for showing, but this rather much :dazed:

I'm selling 10 of these knives, 5 are spoken for and the other 5 I will put on the BST next week =)

 

[Smurfmacaw]

I'm selling 10 of these knives, 5 are spoken for and the other 5 I will put on the BST next week =)

Actually you are pretty darn smart. You can always get your money back and you can see which ones you like best and keep them.

 

[mikedtran]

Actually you are pretty darn smart. You can always get your money back and you can see which ones you like best and keep them.

One of the reasons I dug into Shigs so much was one I wanted to learn more about what I liked and two I wouldn't lose much or any on the resale.

The liking part comes down a lot to the profile and type of knife almost more so than the performance as all the Shigs I have, I feel perform very similarly. Where they feel different is the differences in weight/balance/profile. I learned a lot through this process about what lengths, heel height, tip/profile I like.

Even the two 210mm Gyutos I have are quite different, ~20g, 4mm heel height, and 7.5mm length, the handle is also about 7.5mm different =)

 

[Asteger]

I've always been conservative with knife buying, but have used the same logic with natural stones although in the end I end losing about 1/3 of the value in the process. Yes, it can be fun.

However, Mike, it seems you've just got all these in the past few months, your Shig-explosion. With fewer knives around, meaning that I probably also use each more than you would yours, to me it still feels I need time to really know some knives - several months, for eg. Sure you can test and critique them quickly, but after that often I still feel I need time to decide. I think preferences can change, too. In the same way, it also takes me a while to BST nat stones.

 

[panda]

i can tell if i'm going to keep a knife usually within first 5 minutes of use.

 

[Bill13]

i can tell if i'm going to keep a knife usually within first 5 minutes of use.

lus1:

Not at first, but by using more knives a preference has developed.

 

[mikedtran]

Finally got around to taking the family photo.

 

[mikedtran]

The ones that are staying with me, all the other ones are being sold/have sold.

 

[mikedtran]

KUs

Kasumi and Kitaeji Double Bevels

Kasumi and Kitaeji Single Bevels

 

[aboynamedsuita]

Kasumi and Kitaeji Double Bevels

I like the one on the right

 

[Smurfmacaw]

I like the one on the right

Second from right ain't half bad either eh?

 

[mikedtran]

I like the one on the right

Second from right ain't half bad either eh?

At least I know they are going to a good home =)

 

[YG420]

Very nice collection!

 

[Asteger]

Very nice photos!

 

[mikedtran]

Very nice collection!

Very nice photos!

Thanks guys! Highly inspired by Zweber12's photos and collection!

 

[brainsausage]

i can tell if i'm going to keep a knife usually within first 5 minutes of use.

Same here. 1 onion, and 1 carrot is all I need.

 

[jacko9]

Same here. 1 onion, and 1 carrot is all I need.

I cut one onion and two carrots and I'm definitely keeping my 210 Gyuto Fujiyama Blue 2

 

[mikedtran]

Same here. 1 onion, and 1 carrot is all I need.

I cut one onion and two carrots and I'm definitely keeping my 210 Gyuto Fujiyama Blue 2

I like to toss a potato in the mix also.

 

[panda]

i cut air with mine like a ninja, and the deciding factor is what pitch of swoosh noise it makes.

 

[jacko9]

Mike - I did the potato also and Panda - you sound like my golf partner ;-)

 

[panda]

I suck at golf, but I do driving range really well.

 

[jacko9]

I suck at golf, but I do driving range really well.

Well my golf partner like to swing his club to get that swoosh noise - then he steps up to the tee and shanks his ball ;-) Just remember that at the end of the round, the bar is open!

 

[daveb]

My intro session is a qt of mire poix or trinity. From there I'm loving it, liking it or hating it.

 

[mikedtran]

First knife that came with a kiri-box. Definitely was a surprise when the knife arrived, extra surprised when I unwrapped it to find the kiri box, and even more surprised to find a saya inside the kiri box as well.

 

[mc2442]

How big of fish do you actually use that on?