I got this knife from Japan as a gift from my wife, before I had progressed past the 165mm Santoku phase. Abused appropriately, but remained in excellent condition. Recently touched it up to a 10/10 sharpness, relative to my personal sharpest. I essentially know nothing about this knife, steel, maker, nothing. All I know is it gets uncomfortably sharp.
So I lent it to a coworker who wanted to try Japanese knives. This is what came back
After the appropriate freaking out, pulled the amakusa out and went to town (carefully) gauging the grind, flatness and shinogi. As expected, plenty of unevenness on the bevel, somewhat aggressive convex, but nice soft cladding to take down. Had the standard vertical scratch finish, which is on its way out.
10 minutes of quick work
I’ve been looking for a bit of a project to give my mazaki a break and actually use the damn thing, I guess this is what the knife gods sent down.
Updates as it progresses
So I lent it to a coworker who wanted to try Japanese knives. This is what came back
After the appropriate freaking out, pulled the amakusa out and went to town (carefully) gauging the grind, flatness and shinogi. As expected, plenty of unevenness on the bevel, somewhat aggressive convex, but nice soft cladding to take down. Had the standard vertical scratch finish, which is on its way out.
10 minutes of quick work
I’ve been looking for a bit of a project to give my mazaki a break and actually use the damn thing, I guess this is what the knife gods sent down.
Updates as it progresses