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A 7-layer san mai is missing. Just saying.

Best,
Mack.
 
mack said:
A 7-layer san mai is missing. Just saying.

Best,
Mack.
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Yes indeed. That’s no. 9 that I’m waiting to receive. Benjamin is freshening it up. Super pumped to get that one in as well
 
Well then no. 10 has to be a 5-layer san mai with non stainless mild steel cladding. He did a few at the beginning of his career, don't think he does those anymore.

Impressive collection btw.

Mack.
 
mack said:
Well then no. 10 has to be a 5-layer san mai with non stainless mild steel cladding. He did a few at the beginning of his career, don't think he does those anymore.

Impressive collection btw.

Mack.
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I wish he did. Those were pretty nice. Maybe he’ll make a few down the road. Sounds like he may have a few new ideas baking up for 2021. Curious what he has in store
 
@marc4pt0 , I've been out of the knife game for a while and just getting back into it, wow what a collection! Question about Kamon's unique handles, are they take down handles, as in... you can unscrew them and remove the tang from the handle?
 
stereo.pete said:
@marc4pt0 , I've been out of the knife game for a while and just getting back into it, wow what a collection! Question about Kamon's unique handles, are they take down handles, as in... you can unscrew them and remove the tang from the handle?
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Yes, you can actually (and easily) remove the handles.
His knives are hand made, so each one varies accordingly. I did switch handles on 2 Kamon knives that were almost identical in tang size and length. That was just luck of the draw though.
 
marc4pt0 said:
Yes, you can actually (and easily) remove the handles.
His knives are hand made, so each one varies accordingly. I did switch handles on 2 Kamon knives that were almost identical in tang size and length. That was just luck of the draw though.
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I love the idea of the take down handle, a lot of blade smiths have been doing this for years with hunters and Bowie knives. I think it's a great idea to adapt it to kitchen knives for ease of blade repair, polishing, etc. Awesome, thanks for answering the question!
 
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stereo.pete said:
I love the idea of the take down handle, a lot of blade smiths have been doing this for years with hunters and Bowie knives. I think it's a great idea adapt it to kitchen knives for easy of blade repair, polishing, etc.
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Ben has also made knives with multiple handles for customers, so one can change handle size, material, weight etc.
I'm ordering one handle with three different blades so I can tell wifey that it's just one knife...
 
The Whacky Honyaki Group, or the Slammon Hamon Gang:

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MontezumaBoy said:
Senor Marc - couldn't that Mareko wootz blade you have be viewed at as Honyaki? Just curious ... not part of the hamon gang obiously .. but honyaki ...
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That sparks the question “what is a true honyaki”, but I don’t think the Mareko would be considered. The wootz is a proprietary blend (made by his shop mate I believe), not a mono steel.
 
marc4pt0 said:
That sparks the question “what is a true honyaki”, but I don’t think the Mareko would be considered. The wootz is a proprietary blend (made by his shop mate I believe), not a mono steel.
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Not sure of any steel that couldn't be considered a blend though ... I get that particular Wootz (especially w/ the add'n of chromium for the semi-stainless property his dragon forge brethren made it) is likely out of the running ... still would like me some Mareko Wootz though ...

TjA
 
MontezumaBoy said:
Not sure of any steel that couldn't be considered a blend though ... I get that particular Wootz (especially w/ the add'n of chromium for the semi-stainless property his dragon forge brethren made it) is likely out of the running ... still would like me some Mareko Wootz though ...

TjA
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Is it differentially heat treated? If it is semi stainless that means it has considerable amount of chrome and is most likely air hardening steel.
 
marc4pt0 said:
I have. These pics are when I first got it last June. It’s only seen about 30 minutes of use, and that was about a month ago.
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This knife looks like it's fun ans pleasant to use. Anything special ?
 
Here’s one that holds a dear spot for me. @ejd53 and @HHHKnives hosted an extremely kind giveaway back in 2013. Out of sheer luck my #44 post was drawn to win. This was announced on a rather extremely important day in my life, the same day my first daughter was born. That night, after the chaos in the hospital, I finally laid down on that rather uncomfortable couch to finally catch some rest and sleep. Pulled out my trusty phone to peak into kkf before passing out. That’s when I found out I won this badass blade. Needless to say it took me a while before I could fall asleep.

https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/tuxedo-gyuto.11921/
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/new-giveaway-trust-me-you-want-to-be-in-this-one.11918/

HHH Tuxedo gyuto by Randy Haas sporting real pre-prohibition ivory. A knife that my oldest daughter knows she’s inheriting once she’s able to wield it.

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marc4pt0 said:
Here’s one that holds a dear spot for me. @ejd53 and @HHHKnives hosted an extremely kind giveaway back in 2013. Out of sheer luck my #44 post was drawn to win. This was announced on a rather extremely important day in my life, the same day my first daughter was born. That night, after the chaos in the hospital, I finally laid down on that rather uncomfortable couch to finally catch some rest and sleep. Pulled out my trusty phone to peak into kkf before passing out. That’s when I found out I won this badass blade. Needless to say it took me a while before I could fall asleep.

https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/tuxedo-gyuto.11921/
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/new-giveaway-trust-me-you-want-to-be-in-this-one.11918/

HHH Tuxedo gyuto by Randy Haas sporting real pre-prohibition ivory. A knife that my oldest daughter knows she’s inheriting once she’s able to wield it.

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Hell of a story, Marc, that’s a gods are good kind of day.

May I offer my firstborn son to
wed your daughter so that maybe one day I could inherit that knife before I’m to old and weak to wield such a thing.

pure beauty and a beast
 
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