Still don’t know if I will keep this one, but I have waited a long long time for it…finally showed up…love Takada san’s packaging.
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Whew. That was like a striptease.Still don’t know if I will keep this one, but I have waited a long long time for it…finally showed up…love Takada san’s packaging.
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Love the handle! congratulations
I have not seen napa cabbage this fresh and perfect in the stores in New York…very jealous. The knife looks awesome. I have an HSC AU mono and it is very good. Congrats!View attachment 327569
New to me Apex Ultra mono HSC from @daddy yo yo tonight for fried rice. Napa cabbage from the farm
Really happy to have found this. Should be a great back and forth work knife. 210mm konosuke suji white 1 steel.
That's too foofy with that purple packaging, it for sure belongs on the west coast. I'll take good care of it for you.
I know that tip is a fundamental non-issue but I'll still shed a tear for you brother, that sucks! Knife looks frickin amazing regardless!!!Lucid knives gyuto -
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I have to say this is one of the best packaged knives I’ve received but even still, it had some problems.
Cut through the edge guard & cut me while opening.
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It even came with a tip protector and a block of foam.
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But still it came with a bent tip
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Lucid knives gyuto -
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I have to say this is one of the best packaged knives I’ve received but even still, it had some problems.
Cut through the edge guard & cut me while opening.
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It even came with a tip protector and a block of foam.
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But still it came with a bent tip
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It looks like it went through some serious shipping hell.Lucid knives gyuto -
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I have to say this is one of the best packaged knives I’ve received but even still, it had some problems.
Cut through the edge guard & cut me while opening.
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It even came with a tip protector and a block of foam.
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But still it came with a bent tip
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It looks like it went through some serious shipping hell.
I didn’t want to say it, but that was my gut feeling as well. One of those “doth protest too much” situations.It was shipped in a tube, which arrived in good shape, foam on both ends, all the little details I showed, wrapped in paper and bubble wrap. I’m not kidding when I said the effort was there and it was packaged with a lot of care lol. I was shocked to see any damage.
The edge guard is more like a soft rubber so that might just have gotten cut while sliding the knife in the tube and no damage appears to be there on the edge. The tip I ALMSOT feel may have been bent before ever going in the tube or been bent putting the tip cover on.
May have been laying on the end(tip side) instead of the long side during transport and vibrations kept banging the tip against the cover. But you did say there was foam on the tip…It was shipped in a tube, which arrived in good shape, foam on both ends, all the little details I showed, wrapped in paper and bubble wrap. I’m not kidding when I said the effort was there and it was packaged with a lot of care lol. I was shocked to see any damage.
The edge guard is more like a soft rubber so that might just have gotten cut while sliding the knife in the tube and no damage appears to be there on the edge. The tip I ALMSOT feel may have been bent before ever going in the tube or been bent putting the tip cover on.
Minor enough I’m not going to reach out but just sad enough I’m still going to huff and puff when I see it lolI didn’t want to say it, but that was my gut feeling as well. One of those “doth protest too much” situations.
MasterpieceJust received a knife I’ve been wanting to own. Thank you @DevinT. My cup is full.
CruForgeV and 15n20 Damascus
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I absolutely love this so much. What an incredible piece! CongratulationsGot this Krichbaum Gyuto a few weeks ago. Wrought iron over Apex Ultra with a full polish. Full takedown construction where no tools are needed to disassemble. Beautiful work by Simon.View attachment 326488View attachment 326492![]()
kato handles are so nice.With some other knives
I tried multiple katos but never one with this type of handle. Love me some ho wood but this one is definitely the best. Gives the blade a bigger feelkato handles are so nice.![]()
Is it considered poor taste to replace an OG Kato handle? Saw some Katos on a retailer post with full horn handles and was intrigued. My old ho handle is a bit worn out.kato handles are so nice.![]()
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