RIP : Kurosaki Fujin VG10

[JoBone]

Sadly, the Fujin VG10 line is ending its run soon.

From what I understand, after he finishes up his remaining stock, no more will be produced.
I think it’s an iconic line that helped pull many people into our knife world. I will definitely miss it.

Here’s a few old photos, add yours

 

[Delat]

The Fujin AS with dark patina is a total looker. So sorry I sold mine.

 

[Justinv]

How is his VG10? I can’t recall ever hearing anything about it. I have never liked VG10 but some are liked such as Ryusen and Takamura.

 

[Jville]

How is his VG10? I can’t recall ever hearing anything about it. I have never liked VG10 but some are liked such as Ryusen and Takamura.

The little bit of experience I’ve had with his vg10 says it’s very good. I’ve also heard many others praise his vg10.

 

[JoBone]

How is his VG10? I can’t recall ever hearing anything about it. I have never liked VG10 but some are liked such as Ryusen and Takamura.

The smiths out of Takefu do a better job at VG10 than most. This may be due to their relationship with Takefu Special Steel, which produces VG10.

VG10 isn’t for everyone. I think it fairly quickly looses edge, but when it’s about 80%, it holds that edge for a considerable amount of time. I’ve never found sharpening to be difficult, but others indicate otherwise.

In my opinion, this line is great for a stainless knife with lots of flash and character. It’s an also a gateway for those who later move to carbon.

 

[jedy617]

Does he do this line in an sg2? Could be cool. I think sg2 does everything better than VG10, just takes slightly longer to sharpen. Never had a kurosaki but maybe one day I'll try

 

[Justinv]

It looks like he is dropping VG10 entirely across all lines. I’d rather have SG2, AS, or Hap40 in the Fujin form.

 

[blokey]

Maybe he’s switching to VG Xeos? Any one tried that steel?

 

[Delat]

Does he do this line in an sg2? Could be cool. I think sg2 does everything better than VG10, just takes slightly longer to sharpen. Never had a kurosaki but maybe one day I'll try

Pretty sure there was Fujin SG2, VG10, and AS. They all had a slightly different look IIRC.

 

[bahamaroot]

His Shizuku line is R2 and he does a Hammered or Megumi line in R2. Both excellent knives. I had one of his Megumi in VG10, his VG10 is some of the best.

 

[ThirdJewel]

CKTG just announced they will be replaced by SG2 w/o Damascus.

 

[Benuser]

For who wants to remain with VG-10: Hattori