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Ooohit's Matt. I always assumed it was Mazaki Sicard...
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Simple kanji translation error on my part. I ALWAYS mess up my Canadian to 'murica symbols
Beautiful
I thought the band-aids were a great branding idea.Cleancut bandaid is a must
Let's call m brandaids
I was wondering why I got six in the box.. maybe they're trying to tell me something.
With this hobby, we all shed some blood on occasion.
Lucid 245x56 workhorse at 308g!! Stainless over Wolfram. Ringed Gidgee handle and nail flexing thin edge. I have never been a huge workhorse guy but this put a huge smile on my face. Now I get it. Look at that school and the rounding!!!
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180 gyuto, fun to mix it up from the 220-260s
The man can make a knife. The draw cuts didn't move the carrot at all, had to check I didn't accordion them.
Joel Black ApexUltra Nakiri
As I mentioned in the counting thread, that beautiful wood handle did arrive with a crack (and a gap in the epoxy near the tang I need to fill). Looking back, there is something that can be seen in the listing photos. Joel has stated that he knew about it and will replace the handle if it becomes an issue. He did provide background on the wood (a piece of turkey oak gathered from near his shop), but upfront disclosure would've been nice.
This pic makes it look worse that it is. Love the figure and feel of the wood.
As I mentioned in the counting thread, that beautiful wood handle did arrive with a crack (and a gap in the epoxy near the tang I need to fill). Looking back, there is something that can be seen in the listing photos. Joel has stated that he knew about it and will replace the handle if it becomes an issue. He did provide background on the wood (a piece of turkey oak gathered from near his shop), but upfront disclosure would've been nice.
This pic makes it look worse that it is. Love the figure and feel of the wood.
Swampdonkey, I have to admit there’s something I don’t like about the Eddworks knife I have. It has totally changed what I think makes a good knife. I have a large selection of Japanese knives that I love, but I never had one that just felt super special in my hands until I got his knife. I feel guilty knowing I’d prefer using his knife when I have 20 other gyutos. I can only cook so much since there’s just 2 of us here now. I know now there are probably lots of great US and European makers to try now. I’m just going to have to thin out my knife herd to make room for some upgrades.
ESOO, the crack looks pretty bad to me. It’s quite a shame, but it looks like it was somewhat destined to fail since the wide part of the tang seems to be embedded into the wood a bit.
Excellent looking knife though.
Excellent looking knife though.
It was mentioned by Joel that this wood has a lot of movement in it, and it is an non-stabilized piece. Hard to say how much of the tang is in the wood and it's attached by epoxy so not going to be able to taken off.
Oof! I'd be scared of the crack getting bigger. I'd suggest filling it in with a thin epoxy, for peace of mind. If you end up keeping it as is.
Wakui V2 Gyuto 240
Was thinking of doing superglue. Still have to decide my plan of attack.
Super glue would be easiest. I was thinking epoxy because of the location and the forces it would see.
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Love me a Wakui!
Buddy I hate to rain on people's new knife day, especially a custom but that would infuriate me, especially being a custom! I'm pretty easy going and not nit picky but that is wholly unacceptable to leave a custom maker's shop without clear and explicit prior communication and customer agreement. That crack is never going to get better and I'd reckon it will only get worse. Especially if he says that wood is prone to moving. Good grief that means he knows what could happen.
I would not accept that and work out how to get it replaced. In fact, I might just send it to @KasumiJLA and let him rehandle it and be done with Mr. Broke Handle Black.
And beyond the physical, it would just cast a cloud over that knife for me and I'd likely just never use it. A new custom or one-off like that is supposed to be thrilling and exciting.
Sorry this happened for ya.
His V2 is super fun to sharpen. Edge retention is shirogami-esque, but it gets stupid sharp in like 2 passes. Enjoy it!
I don't have any experience in handle repair but I think it's a good idea to at least fill the hole and solidify everything. Wood is magnificent but it remains alive and can evolve. I have a friend who did the same thing this week with the handle of his knife and it seems to have fixed it. You can do it man!
*Edit : it wasn't a Kamon, sorry for my mistake!
@HumbleHomeCook thank you for mentioning me, that’s super nice of you!
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At least filling the gap probably won’t make it worse…
Just for the record, this was not a custom. Was an off the shelf knife from his store. If this was a custom, it would be an immediate replacement, I agree. Maybe I'm just being more chill about it as I've got a lot of other (more important) stuff going on in my life right now.
For the moment, I'm going to put some glue into it to keep it from getting worse. And the community now knows what this maker will ship out. It sucks that I was the one to find that out, but it pales in comparison to some health news I got this week so it is what it is.
ESOO I understand about priorities, but I thank you for sharing the nakiri AND the handle issue.
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Pretty lame to let it go like that without a mention on the description..if you want to sell it like that fine, but let the buyer know and I would give a little bit of a discount tbh
This. No notice in the sale listing and just an apology when I asked about it. The wood is awesome feeling and looks fantastic. Just a sucky situation
I have a Wakui V2. Great knife for the price and lovely to sharpen. Grind on that one looks terrific!
Sorry to hear about your health issues and I hope it resolves in your favor.
Regarding the knife, it’s really disappointing to hear that he noticed it and still shipped it out. I would’ve expected him to respond with “send it back at my expense and I’ll replace immediately” when called out. Just an apology kinda sucks and is a poor business practice considering how small the knife community is.
Still, I think you have the right attitude. Use and enjoy it. And at some point if the crack bothers you then take him at his word and send it back for rehandling.
