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. And, what is the board?
Froztitanz
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Walnut. Black and normal.Stunning
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Heiji Santoku
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Something worthy of those Jnats you bought.
Some kind of lacquer coating?
Tansu 235mm damasteel with snake wood handle and ringed gidgee saya.
My first damasteel blade and everything I'd expect from Mert.
My first damasteel blade and everything I'd expect from Mert.
A 220mm from Luke Scheepers, sheepersbuilt on IG, a maker from Queensland down here in Aus.
Blade is 52100 with an s-grind, handle is coloured burl.
Love this knife, the blade, the texture and the handle.
At 153g it's even lighter than my red handled 210mm Takamura.
And a damn fine cutter.
Blade is 52100 with an s-grind, handle is coloured burl.
Love this knife, the blade, the texture and the handle.
At 153g it's even lighter than my red handled 210mm Takamura.
And a damn fine cutter.
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Just got in a new kitchen tool to add to the rotation, lefty grind. 242 x 52. First western handle knife I've bought in about 7 years.
Looks awesome @DitmasPork . How do you like it? Did you buy direct?
Edit: or was this the one on BST recently?
Edit: or was this the one on BST recently?
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And the choil shot = money shot
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New Kato Workhorse 240mm arrived from Maxim. Surprisingly light and thin for a workhorse no?
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very nice.
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Wow. Does look thin for a WH. That grind is pretty sweet tho. Love how thin it is. Looks fun.
Curious to hear how it fares against your current lineup. Particularly against the Jiro and Raquin. Please keep us posted and maybe even give us some comparison thoughts of you can.
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That's a really good looking knife.
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Whats the edge length and height? Can we get a shot of the spine. These latest 240WH have really been on a diet and I'm liking the profile a lot too, especially towards the tip.
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Looking forward to hearing some comparo's, especially the HT
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It’s 53-54mm and 247mm. Not all the newest ones are like this apparently, just talked to a guy that said his new one from the same batch is 270 grams
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Thats quite a variance. I bet the spine is noticeably thinner
Just some first impressions. It is a looker and Jiro knows how to sell the package. Came in a nice textured black box. The handle is ebony so it has a nice texture and it looks good in combination with the orange spacers. The Ku is not actually ku. It is hand hammered but I believe it is forced on with perma blue liquid ( used to blue guns). The finish of the blade is done by hand on stones and there is a nice graysh kasumi with a mirror finish on the hagane. You can see that someone really worked hard on this knife.
It is handle heavy due to thick metal in the handle, and the balance point is right where the scales of the handle begin. The handle is not thin as I thought, and sits comfortably in a medium size hand. 291g for a 218mm long and 58mm high, takes some use to, but once you start cutting you come to enjoy it. It comes naturally to push cut since it has a generous flat spot and it shreaded a potato to translucent chips. On the apples it dragged a bit due to the taller and almost flat blade road. It came with a very sharp edge and I can't wait to test the edge retention on this.
It is handle heavy due to thick metal in the handle, and the balance point is right where the scales of the handle begin. The handle is not thin as I thought, and sits comfortably in a medium size hand. 291g for a 218mm long and 58mm high, takes some use to, but once you start cutting you come to enjoy it. It comes naturally to push cut since it has a generous flat spot and it shreaded a potato to translucent chips. On the apples it dragged a bit due to the taller and almost flat blade road. It came with a very sharp edge and I can't wait to test the edge retention on this.
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Interesting. If true, suggests its not all that hardwearing.
I believe that's why some users reported patina of the Ku. On normal KU it shouldn't happen.
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I got a 240 mm wa Jiro 3 weeks ago and love it - striking knife, you can feel the labor that went into it, very sharp ootb and has this authentic, ancient look and feel. It projects presence and all else pale in comparison - now I want the 270mm too
