Sanjo knives being offered by Best Made

[jacko9]

Anybody have any information about the blue steel stainless clad knives being offered by Best Made? Here is a link to their site offering a set of KU style knives;

https://www.bestmadeco.com/products/ssb-japanese-chef-knives?taxon_id=1808&option_values=6608

 

[jacko9]

These seem like a pretty good deal 4 Blue steel Stainless clad with blade guards for less than $500 USD - any opinion?

 

[bennypapa]

I wish they had a better choil shot but from that angle they look awfully thick.

 

[jacko9]

That was a very poor choil shot - not sure about the overall dimensions. Thats why I asked on here if anybody had any experience with them.

 

[ared715]

They look an awful lot like a few knives made by Tadafusa Ive seen in the past... I used to have an SLD Bunka with the same lattice type pattern... Didnt really care for it personally as it was kinda thick but as stated before that choil shot angle looks a little misleading

 

[jacko9]

That actually looks like a top down spine photo not, a choil pic.

 

[labor of love]

Canvas blade guard is a very cool idea.

 

[jacko9]

Have you seen canvas blade guards for sale? I think they would be a nice touch.

 

[labor of love]

This is the first time I’ve heard of them. But yeah, under “materials” the description reads that they come with canvas edge guards.

 

[jacko9]

The whole 4 knife package has free overnight shipping. I just wished that somebody knew something about the knife quality. At this late time they might make a great Christmas present.

 

[dafox]

Interesting texture and pattern on the blade, dont think I've seen exactly that before.

 

[fuzion]

 

[jacko9]

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I missed that photo on the Best Made site. Yes it does look pretty thick - I guess I'll just wait until I get my Watanabe Pro Nakiri for my granddaughter but it will be late for Christmas.

 

[fuzion]

It's not from their site. It's not the thinnest but it's pretty usable until next sharpening and I'll decide if I want to thin it or not.
Here's an ikeda for comparison

 

[fuzion]

Quick update now I've used it a bit more. I'm fairly happy with the factory grind. It's obviously not a laser but I don't find wedging to be a problem either, it wedges less than several shigs that I've tried.