Hi,
I currently have Fujiwarea FKM honesuki which I got to 'get the taste' of what a honesuki is about. I do not particularly love the steel, but that may be my lack of experience sharpening a honesuki (I use the marker trick - really helps here), but I definitely do not like the thick and heavy handle which is not only too thick for my girlie hands, but also makes the knife too butt heavy. I do like the fact that the knife does not have symmetric grind - makes cutting along the bones easier. I also found the profile of the blade working well - about 40mm at the heel and the tip to too far from the spine.
So - I am looking for a WA handled honesuki - preferably carbon, but would not say to to stainless . I would prefer asymmetric or even single bevel. After all - single bevel can probably be turned to quasi-asymmetric on stones in few minutes should the original edge prove to be too fragile.
I am not sure whether I should be looking for thinner and lighter blade like Gesshin Ginga, or for thicker and heavier one like Heji or Watanabe. My personal preference would go towards more substantial blade, but I am opened to your advices.
One of the knives that caught my attention was from JCK Fujiwara Teruyasu Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan (stainless clad white#1), but those are out of production since 2 years (answer from Koki). But also Konosuke Fujiyama white#2 and Watanabe look interesting.
Price-wise up to $300, but less would not hurt. I would be opened to used knives as well.
Oh and I can and do shapren my knives and use wooden cutting boards and do not plan to hack the bones with the knife
thanks
I currently have Fujiwarea FKM honesuki which I got to 'get the taste' of what a honesuki is about. I do not particularly love the steel, but that may be my lack of experience sharpening a honesuki (I use the marker trick - really helps here), but I definitely do not like the thick and heavy handle which is not only too thick for my girlie hands, but also makes the knife too butt heavy. I do like the fact that the knife does not have symmetric grind - makes cutting along the bones easier. I also found the profile of the blade working well - about 40mm at the heel and the tip to too far from the spine.
So - I am looking for a WA handled honesuki - preferably carbon, but would not say to to stainless . I would prefer asymmetric or even single bevel. After all - single bevel can probably be turned to quasi-asymmetric on stones in few minutes should the original edge prove to be too fragile.
I am not sure whether I should be looking for thinner and lighter blade like Gesshin Ginga, or for thicker and heavier one like Heji or Watanabe. My personal preference would go towards more substantial blade, but I am opened to your advices.
One of the knives that caught my attention was from JCK Fujiwara Teruyasu Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan (stainless clad white#1), but those are out of production since 2 years (answer from Koki). But also Konosuke Fujiyama white#2 and Watanabe look interesting.
Price-wise up to $300, but less would not hurt. I would be opened to used knives as well.
Oh and I can and do shapren my knives and use wooden cutting boards and do not plan to hack the bones with the knife
thanks