He has retired. He visits factory to advice and educate young generation of knife makers.
His final collection is the vg-10 damascus. Though I am not a fan of damascus, that particular one i love it, as I love the backside of his g-3 damascus.
Problem is, after carbons and sg-2, I dont want more vg-10 and g-3, I already have enough. though I am tempted for the vg-10, since it is his last creation.
If only it had been in white 2, or as.
His honyaki santoku, light brown handle, is divine! The other one, rosewood handle, had different profile, I cant tell.
The light brown handle has a hybrid gyuto-santoku profile, very handy. I used it to fillet a big halibut, vegetable prep, on the line, perfect!
The gyuto metal bolster, is even better. Quality wise, like the whole blade has something extra, I cant describe it. Hard, easy to sharpen, keeps edge because of hardness.
I have eased the spine in mine, and mirror polished it(up to a degree).
I was thinking today, before I read your post, to ask Koki, if he knows any technicians, to mirror polish it, perfect, my second one (I love that knife).
Ask him a question