Just saw on the gram that Portland Knife House has a second hand 180mm Shig Kitaeji wa gyuto for sale. They say Portland sale only for the first week, then online. Priced at $900, not sure what the board thinks of that as a value...
Sorta, it’s complicatedI'm wondering if the shigs are "better" than other top shelf knives. and if yes, how so? i mean 900bux its gotta be really kick ass then right. or?
I don't know how to quantify better, but will share that my 240 wa-gyuto is the most enjoyable knife I own to sharpen... I love the feeling on stones.I'm wondering if the shigs are "better" than other top shelf knives. and if yes, how so? i mean 900bux its gotta be really kick ass then right. or?
How did it look in person? Some have expressed concerns with the extent of remedial work, albeit based solely on IG photos.The 180mm Shig Kitaeji wa gyuto is still in Portland. I’m in town this weekend and stopped by Portland Knife House and took a look. That’s an awesome knife shop.
I hope that knife was used and not just left untouched and became discoloredLooks rough and abused. Hardly a 'beautiful example'. Poor Shig.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Shigefusa-...544348?hash=item3b395e2f9c:g:DtsAAOSwCeNdhRx1
Tip looks weird and there's a pretty big chip along the edge, plus all the other issuesI hope that knife was used and not just left untouched and became discolored
They were purchased new, none have ever been sharpened, a couple of them were briefly used.
Just saw the pics again, didn’t notice on cellphone, wow that thing is crying to be restored. What a shameTip looks weird and there's a pretty big chip along the edge, plus all the other issues
There is an interesting kasumi gyuto old stock rare colectable(so they say) shigefusa Iizuka on an auction site. Is this real ? The markings don't resemble the shigefusa signature
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Who is buying santokus anyway?
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if you cant make it with a santoku, then you probably cant make it...
i do. almost all my knives are santokus. i have a 240 hinoura in white that i will shortly cut down to 200 at most, with my angle grinder. its simply too big. but it has good height at 55mm or so (thats why i bought it). so it will be a very good santoku imo. maybe even the bestest evah santoku in the entire universe
if you cant make it with a santoku, then you probably cant make it...
Now it's a stream jumpI did the same thing to my river jump. Who needed that 20mm anyway.
I did the same thing to my river jump. Who needed that 20mm anyway.
i do. almost all my knives are santokus. i have a 240 hinoura in white that i will shortly cut down to 200 at most, with my angle grinder. its simply too big. but it has good height at 55mm or so (thats why i bought it). so it will be a very good santoku imo. maybe even the bestest evah santoku in the entire universe
if you cant make it with a santoku, then you probably cant make it...
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