My Growing Collection.

[itzjustchris1]

I started collecting knives January of 2022 and got totally hooked. To the point where I have to ditch my other hobbies and spend more on knives. So here they are and still waiting for the rest to arrive.

Sakai Takayuki AUS10 180mm Gyuto (I did the Polished finish)

Sakai Takayuki VG10 190 Kengata Gyuto and Sakai Takayuki Ginga ZA-18 210mm Gyuto

Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus 210mm Gyuto with Honduras Rosewood

Yu Kurosaki Fujin VG-10 210mm Gyuto Damascus with African Blackwood (Custom)

Yu Kurosaki Fujin Kurouchi Aogami Super 210mm Gyuto with Rosewood handle and Pakka

Yu Kurosaki Fujin SG2 210mm Gyuto with Wenge and Turquoise

Yu Kurosaki Fujin SG2 240mm Gyuto with Stabilized Maple Burl Hybrid handle (Custom)

Yu Kurosaki Senko SG2 240mm Gyuto Knife 240mm with Urushi Lacquered Oak Handle

Nigara Hamono Tsuchime Suminagashi SG2 with Rosewood handle 240mm

Anryu Uchi Hamono Aogami Super Kurouchi Tsuchime with Ebony handle and Buffalo horn

 

[itzjustchris1]

Yahiko Ginsan Nashiji 240mm Gyuto with Sakura (Cherry wood) handle

Takeshi Saji R2 Diamond Damascus 270mm Kiritsuke Gyuto with Pearl resin handle and mosaic pins

Nakagawa x Myojin Blue 1 Damascus 240mm Gyuto with Karin Burl, Double Buffalo horn and Silver rings

Hatsukokoro Inazuma Aogami Super 240 Kiritsuke with Custom Amboyna Burl and Koa Spacers

Dao Vua V2 Carbon steel 350mm Slicer

Masakage Koishi Kurouchi Tsuchime 210mm gyuto with Custom Joonetsu Solod Black Horn and Solid Fossil Mammoth tooth Spacers

Hitohira Yoshikazu Tanaka x Kyuzo Blue 1 Stainless Clad Gyuto 240mm with Taihei Ebony

Konosuke Fujiyama FM White 1 240mm Gyuto woth Khii and Ebony handle

Hitohira Togashi White 1 Damascus 240mm with Ebony

 

[itzjustchris1]

 

[enrico]

Honyaki

 

[itzjustchris1]

Honyaki

I wish I had one....Maybe soon i'll add honyaki to my collection.

 

[MowgFace]

So many great knives! You have an affinity for different textures!

 

[itzjustchris1]

So many great knives! You have an affinity for different textures!

Thanks.

 

[itzjustchris1]

I was touching up half of them from my work rotation and since half of them are already out I might as well take a updated family pic.


Sakai Takayuki AUS10 180mm Gyuto

Sakai Takayuki VG10 190 Kengata Gyuto

Masamoto CT 240mm Sujihiki

Sakai Takayuki Ginga ZA-18 210mm Gyuto

Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus 210mm Gyuto with Honduras Rosewood

Yu Kurosaki Fujin VG-10 210mm Gyuto Damascus with African Blackwood (Custom)

Yu Kurosaki Fujin Kurouchi Aogami Super 210mm Gyuto with Joonetsu Spalted Beechwood, Copperlace spacer with Mars Resin Ferrule

Yu Kurosaki Fujin SG2 210mm Gyuto with Wenge and Turquoise

Yu Kurosaki Fujin SG2 240mm Gyuto with Stabilized Maple Burl Hybrid handle (Custom)

Yu Kurosaki Senko SG2 240mm Gyuto Knife 240mm with Urushi Lacquered Oak Handle

Nigara Hamono Tsuchime Suminagashi SG2 with Rosewood handle 240mm

Anryu Uchi Hamono Aogami Super Kurouchi Tsuchime with Ebony handle and Buffalo horn

Nakagawa Hamono Ginsan 240mm Kiritsuke Gyuto with Dyed stabilized amboyna burl and Rosewood (Custom)

Yahiko Ginsan Nashiji 240mm Gyuto with Sakura (Cherry wood) handle

Takeshi Saji R2 Diamond Damascus 270mm Kiritsuke Gyuto with Pearl resin handle and mosaic pins

Shun Premier 270mm

Nakagawa x Myojin Blue 1 Damascus 240mm Gyuto with Karin Burl, Double Buffalo horn and Silver rings

Hatsukokoro Inazuma Aogami Super 240 Kiritsuke with Custom Amboyna Burl and Koa Spacers

CCK Carbon Steel 210mm Bone Cleaver

Dao Vua V2 Carbon steel 350mm Slicer

Masakage Koishi Kurouchi Tsuchime 210mm gyuto with Custom Joonetsu Solod Black Horn and Solid Fossil Mammoth tooth Spacers

Hitohira Yoshikazu Tanaka x Kyuzo Blue 1 Stainless Clad Gyuto 240mm with Taihei Ebony

Konosuke Fujiyama FM White 1 240mm Gyuto with Khii and Ebony handle (work beater)

Kagekiyo Blue 1 240mm Gyuto with Lacquered Walnut handle

Konosuke Fujiyama FM White 1 240mm Gyuto with Khii and Ebony handle (Dead weight)

Sakai Kikumori X Satoshi Nakagawa Blue 1 Damascus 240mm Gyuto with Joonetsu Blue Box Elder Burl, Nickel Silver rings and Mars Resin spacer with Blue Liquid Damascus Ferrule

Hitohira Tanaka x Yohei Blue 1 Damascus 240mm Gyuto with Taihei Makassar Ebony Handle

Sakai Kikumori Choyo Ginsan 240mm Gyuto

 

[jedy617]

Great set. Do you have some standout favorites for the gyutos?

For me would probably be a kagekiyo, kyuzo, and yohei damascus. One of these days I need to try a Kurosaki. Recommended by never tried. I forgot what is the difference between fujin and senko besides the marks? One is forged vs stamped right?

 

[itzjustchris1]

Great set. Do you have some standout favorites for the gyutos?

For me would probably be a kagekiyo, kyuzo, and yohei damascus. One of these days I need to try a Kurosaki. Recommended by never tried. I forgot what is the difference between fujin and senko besides the marks? One is forged vs stamped right?

My favorites so far are my Blue 1’s which is the Nakagawa x Myojin, Kagekiyo, Tanaka x Kyuzo. Before all that it was the Kurosaki Fujin’s and yes The Fujin line is forged and the Senko line is stamped but that senko line is such laser.

 

[jedy617]

My favorites so far are my Blue 1’s which is the Nakagawa x Myojin, Kagekiyo, Tanaka x Kyuzo. Before all that it was the Kurosaki Fujin’s and yes The Fujin line is forged and the Senko line is stamped but that senko line is such laser.

Very nice I am a blue 1 man myself. Gonna have to get yourself a blue 1 honyaki!

 

[itzjustchris1]

Very nice I am a blue 1 man myself. Gonna have to get yourself a blue 1 honyaki!

One day I will definitely get one but for now im just goin to knock off couple more knives on my list.

 

[miggus]

What a great collections. Smazing. More photoes please

 

[Duukt]

Great looking collection!

Just curious about why you classified the Kono FM as "dead weight". Can you elaborate on that please?

 

[itzjustchris1]

Great looking collection!

Just curious about why you classified the Kono FM as "dead weight". Can you elaborate on that please?

What I meant is that it will be just sitting on the rack and never be used at all. Dead Paper weight.

 

[kantdooku]

I like your collection!

 

[Rideon66]

Wow 30 knives and not even a year in yet. Now you need to buy more cleavers. Nice knives

 

[itzjustchris1]

I like your collection!

Thanks.

Wow 30 knives and not even a year in yet. Now you need to buy more cleavers. Nice knives

Yup and this hasn’t been updated as of lately. I would love to own some cleavers but I really don’t have any use for them.

 

[itzjustchris1]

Update of the collection. Here’s the new additions and I think I won’t be adding anything to it till next year or so.

Custom Manaka Blue 1 with Red and Black box elder with double copper rings

Custom Toyama Noborikoi 240mm Blue 2 Damascus with Ebony, Double Turquoise and double Silver ring

Custom Hado Sakai Junpaku White 1 240mm Gyuto with Ivory and Nickel Silver Spacer

Custom Kagekiyo Ginsan 240mm Gyuto with Custom Bubinga Burl with Silver Spacers

Kagekiyo Mirror Ginsan Damascus 240mm Gyuto woth Urushi handle

Custom Hatsukokoro Yoake Blue 1 240mm Kiritsuke with Buckeye Burl handle

Hatsukokoro Komorebi 180mm Santoku Blue 1 Damascus and Hatsukokoro Ginyo Tsuchime Damascus 150mm Petty/Utility Silver 3

 

[jedy617]

We have lots of similar tastes! I just started branching out to westerns and am enjoying that thoroughly. Ever gonna venture in that direction?

 

[itzjustchris1]

We have lots of similar tastes! I just started branching out to westerns and am enjoying that thoroughly. Ever gonna venture in that direction?

Westerns…hhhmmm maybe not. They too pricey for me

 

[jedy617]

Westerns…hhhmmm maybe not. They too pricey for me

You can't say that with that ginsan damascus, kyuzos and FMs . My fav westerns are in the 5-800 range

 

[itzjustchris1]

You can't say that with that ginsan damascus, kyuzos and FMs . My fav westerns are in the 5-800 range

Maybe i’ll get 1 and see how Apex Ultra performs and that’s about it.

 

[martchap]

beautiful collection! Works of art, each one. Curious if you cook with them, or mostly for display enjoyment?

 

[itzjustchris1]

beautiful collection! Works of art, each one. Curious if you cook with them, or mostly for display enjoyment?

Thanks, I use them for work. They get rotated every week.

 

[itzjustchris1]

Last knife for 2022. Hatsukokoro Komorebi Blue 1 Damascus 240mm Gyuto.

 

[itzjustchris1]

Had a good run for 2022. Couple of missed opportunities to acquire certain knives but there’s always next year right? Well here’s what I’ve acquired for the whole year