I'm selling my 240mm Sakai Jikko Akebono gyuto; I never thought I'd sell this one, but new purchases beckon and I need to fund them. I'm the original owner, and I've used it moderately in a home environment for the last two-and-a-half years. It's been sharpened twice, and only lightly used since the last sharpening. It's also built up a nice, stable patina along the front 2/3rds of the knife, as you can see in the pictures. Considering the Akebono line's excellent reputation and provenance, the fact that they've been discontinued, and the rehandle (see details below), I'm asking for $500 USD, including shipping within the U.S. I'd be open to an international sale if we split shipping charges. Note that this knife also comes with a very nice walnut saya from K&S.
This knife has one of my favorite profiles, custom specified by Knives and Stones, with a nice flat spot at the heel before gently sweeping up to the tip. As you can see from the choil, the grind is very thin behind the edge, but it feels stiff and authoritative in the hand given the spine thickness and relative lack of distal taper at the spine (see pictures for details). These knives were forged by Shiraki Hamono and sharpened by Tosa, and the craftsmanship is superb. As expected from K&S, the choil and spine are really nice rounded and finished as well.
A couple other things to note:
1) I had this rehandled with a Konosuke Khii ebony handle, which has very nice fit and finish. It balances the knife just in front of the pinch grip.
2) There's a bit of small pitting toward the tip of the knife, see pictures.
Steel: Aogami #2, iron-clad
Spine thickness: ~3mm at the handle, with little distal taper at the spine until the tip (see pictures)
Height: ~54 mm at heel
Weight: 220 grams
Handle: Ebony wood with laurel wood ferrule
Smith: Shiraki Hamono
Sharpener: Hirosugu Tosa
Full set of pictures:
Like I mentioned above, these knives have been discontinued, so this is an excellent chance to give this highly regarded line a try. Thanks for looking!
This knife has one of my favorite profiles, custom specified by Knives and Stones, with a nice flat spot at the heel before gently sweeping up to the tip. As you can see from the choil, the grind is very thin behind the edge, but it feels stiff and authoritative in the hand given the spine thickness and relative lack of distal taper at the spine (see pictures for details). These knives were forged by Shiraki Hamono and sharpened by Tosa, and the craftsmanship is superb. As expected from K&S, the choil and spine are really nice rounded and finished as well.
A couple other things to note:
1) I had this rehandled with a Konosuke Khii ebony handle, which has very nice fit and finish. It balances the knife just in front of the pinch grip.
2) There's a bit of small pitting toward the tip of the knife, see pictures.
Steel: Aogami #2, iron-clad
Spine thickness: ~3mm at the handle, with little distal taper at the spine until the tip (see pictures)
Height: ~54 mm at heel
Weight: 220 grams
Handle: Ebony wood with laurel wood ferrule
Smith: Shiraki Hamono
Sharpener: Hirosugu Tosa
Full set of pictures:
Like I mentioned above, these knives have been discontinued, so this is an excellent chance to give this highly regarded line a try. Thanks for looking!
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Nice knife!
! Many thanks for the correction.
