heirkb
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I’ve been looking for a ginsan (or similarly easy to sharpen stainless—e.g. SKD) guyto and petty for use in a professional setting. I already have a Heiji semi-stainless guyto and petty I love for home, but I want something a bit thinner and, importantly, cheaper for work. Sick of sharpening most stainless I’ve tried, I turned to ginsan and SKD as options.
I’m seeing mostly really expensive options (e.g. lots of love for Nakagawa ginsan, Kagekiyo ginsan, Hado ginsan, or Yoshikane SKD) or a slew of generic cheapo options around $100-150 (Tsunehisa, Yahiko, etc.), with some claiming there’s a huge quality difference and others saying there isn’t.
Is there no mid-range option (say, $200-300 for gyutos) with these types of steels? Ideally something with a thin tip and flatter profile, good geometry, good balance of edge retention and durability/sharpenability.
I’m seeing mostly really expensive options (e.g. lots of love for Nakagawa ginsan, Kagekiyo ginsan, Hado ginsan, or Yoshikane SKD) or a slew of generic cheapo options around $100-150 (Tsunehisa, Yahiko, etc.), with some claiming there’s a huge quality difference and others saying there isn’t.
Is there no mid-range option (say, $200-300 for gyutos) with these types of steels? Ideally something with a thin tip and flatter profile, good geometry, good balance of edge retention and durability/sharpenability.
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