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i was going to say sukenari ginsan but i don't see them available anymore, very sad
 
You're spot on

~$100: Shindo, Chopper King, Takeo Murata, Okahide (longer blades are more but the shorties fit here)

~$150-250: Okubo, Shigeki Tanaka, Munetoshi, Shiro Kamo

$250-300: Mazaki, Kochi/Wakui


Birch&Bevel carbon gyuto is $385 which I think is a very reasonable price for the quality of the product you get. Lots of attention to detail and made with love.
 
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timebard said:
Those are still made by Spåre right? I know he's not flavor of the month anymore but IMO he belongs in the $400ish conversation.
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Yep! Spåre does the blade and Huber does the handle, which is still one of the best wa handles I've tried. I've only tried Spåre's work in the 230 and 250 mm format of the B&B carbon gyuto but came away impressed and his prices across the board are very competitive. Lots of similarities between him and Eddworks IMO
 
For super cheap yet very functional stuff I really like the JCK Carbonext stuff. Very functional kind of stuff but incredibly lovely steel yet very nice low-fuss stuff that doesn't particularly care how you treat it. Even when I have plenty of much nicer knives, these are still what often comes out when I have really big cooking sessions for example when christmas dinner comes around.

A step up I really have a softspot for Ashi Ginga. Comes in every kind of flavor, always has a really nice grind and they just work. I don't think there's ever been a low-standard normie who was handed a Ginga who didn't love it.
 
jaydee said:
Meesterslijpers in the netherlands had some. Now only two damascus blades left (thus costing extra).
Have you checked JCK?
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I think she means the cheap ones (I think they were stamped). You could buy a 210 ginsan gyuto for 145 dollars. Was a stunning deal. Awesome bang for the buck. But I haven't seen those available for years, starting point is more like 250 these days.
 
Jovidah said:
I think she means the cheap ones (I think they were stamped). You could buy a 210 ginsan gyuto for 145 dollars. Was a stunning deal. Awesome bang for the buck. But I haven't seen those available for years, starting point is more like 250 these days.
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exactly this. i got my 270 for $218
 
Blademaster said:
KKID custom, Tojiro (Basic & Classic), Hokiyama Ginsan 3 Nashiji (rebranded: Tsunehisa, Hitohira Futana, Harukaze etc.), Kyohei Shindo, Wakui, Shibata Koutetsu.
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I totally forgot about the kitchenknives ID shoutout, they make some bangers. I have 3 and 4 on the way, excited to try the cleaver
 
Munetoshi is hands down one of the absolute best J-knives you can buy regardless of the price point.

My partner has done her best to ruin the one I bought for her a year ago, but somehow it hasn’t chipped, tipped, or rolled an edge. With a bit of stropping the edge comes back to life, and despite being rock solid it somehow cuts really really well.

I find myself reaching for it sometimes over some way more jazzy knives. Its the platonic ideal of ‘takes a licking, and keeps on ticking.’

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To repeat, but they populate my knife rack, the gang of M:

-Munetoshi
-Takeo Murata (I have Aogami 1, never tried the AS)
-Matsubara aogami 2. The sleeper. Prices have crept up a bit, and rightfully so. A real pleasure for long-term ownership.
 
OkayMode said:
Munetoshi is hands down one of the absolute best J-knives you can buy regardless of the price point.

My partner has done her best to ruin the one I bought for her a year ago, but somehow it hasn’t chipped, tipped, or rolled an edge. With a bit of stropping the edge comes back to life, and despite being rock solid it somehow cuts really really well.

I find myself reaching for it sometimes over some way more jazzy knives. Its the platonic ideal of ‘takes a licking, and keeps on ticking.’

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That's surprising to me cause i had a munetoshi 210 for a year or so and it was kinda brittle
 
I think the amazing thing about Munetoshi is how supple it feels for its hardness. It's tough, holds its edge quite well for white no. 2, and feels amazing on the stones. The combination of ease-of-sharpening with edge holding is pretty hard to beat.
 
A lot lof good recs but i would be very interested to know what would be the absolute cheapest knife you could buy, even if you had to thin / reprofile it, that would fit your needs. Basically looking for the cheapest good profile / steel / HT on the market, no matter the grind.
For this christmas i plan to buy several cheap knives for my family and friends, reprofile and refinish them and give them as presents. I don't have plenty of money to spend on this operation but I have time and incoming coarse stones soooo... What would that be ?
 
Ashi Ginga - any flavor: western or wa, stainless or carbon, very consistent. Quality, thin monos. Never had a bad one, nor close.

Masahiro VC. I’m a western handled mono fan and with a little stone work, these can be really great workers. VC steel is surprisingly hard, tough, and nice in stones. Big value, I snagged a 240 VC gyuto on Amazon for $75 delivered the other day. My 270 VC suji awaits the upcoming holiday roasts and birds.

Heiji, ordered direct is an another great, underrated value. Their steel, iwasaki and semi stainless (A2), is fantastic. Grind can take some getting used to and there can be some fit and finish quirks but if you’re good with that, it’s well worth their asking prices.
 
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