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Picked up the Carter made in Vernonia. It was in new and unused condition.

It has a much thicker spine than his knives made today. I sent it to Murray to have it ground down thinner. It’s still pretty robust and workhorse like

how it looked when I got it and how it looks now.

 

[Inosuke Hashibira]

Managed to get these before they were sold out. I am liking my Kanehide honesuki. Decided to give this a try. Konosuke Ko-sabaki from bernal.

 

[Jovidah]

One for each hand?

 

[pleue]

 

[Inosuke Hashibira]

Wanted to buy four, to practice the dexterity of my feet as well. j/k. The other one is actually for my brother. Trying to get him interested in Japanese knives.

 

[Chopper88]

@adrianopedro inspired me to get one of those blonde horn Y. Tanaka petties from Miura as well.

 

[adrianopedro]

@adrianopedro inspired me to get one of those blonde horn Y. Tanaka petties from Miura as well.

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Awesome to here that.

What's your thoughts on the knife?

 

[Koop]

JCK and Koki come through again. My first "real' Japanese (not western handled) knife. JCK Natures Blue Moon Series Kiritsuki-Sujihiki 240mm. Stainless clad Blue #2 core, tsuchime, korouchi finish. Ordered Monday, arrived in Mesa Arizona on Wednesday!

 

[Hz_zzzzzz]

Looks nice! The handle is interesting. Looks like burnt chestnut before being burnt.

 

[Koop]

Looks nice! The handle is interesting. Looks like burnt chestnut before being burnt.

Yes, that's what it's listed as - chestnut.

 

[Neofolis]

My Gyuto arrived, after delivery being re-scheduled three times. Kato AS Nashiji 210 Gyuto

I even managed to get a reasonable choil shot, which kinda makes up for the poor spine shot.

I'm definitely a fan of the Nashiji finish. The choil is nicely rounded, spine, not so much, although I find the choil much more important in terms of comfort. I may give the spine a quick sanding at some point. Both this and my Hinoura Nakiri that I received last week are not particularly sharp OOTB and I'm still waiting for my whetstones to arrive. Hopefully won't be too much longer.

 

[Chopper88]

Awesome to here that.

What's your thoughts on the knife?

Haven't used it yet, but so far I am overall happy with it.

The blade itself seems fine, nice and thin behind the edge, sharp out of the box.

I'd say fit and finish is a 6.5/7 out of 10, depending a little on what it's compared to.
The handle install isn't the nicest ever, there's nothing really wrong with it, but it's a bit 'sloppy', and there is a tiny step between the ferrule and handle.
Overall if paying this price for a tiny petty, it could've been somewhat nicer.

But... it is a Y. Tanaka, and the blade itself is what it's all about.

Here are some examples of what I'm talking about.
Please keep in mind they are very close up of course, as seen in the photo I shared earlier it looks fine in hand at normal viewing distance.

 

[Joao lourenco]

Kato slicer just in

 

[Bear]

USPS had it for three weeks in Jersey, I think I'm going Fed Ex from now on.

 

[drsmp]

Yoshikane SLD Western 240 Gyuto with Matt Delosso handle. Very happy to find a Western Yoshikane and the handle is a huge bonus.

 

[nakiriknaifuwaifu]

USPS had it for three weeks in Jersey, I think I'm going Fed Ex from now on.

wao
v. pretti naife
specs and handle type plis?

 

[Bear]

wao
v. pretti naife
specs and handle type plis?

The handle is his upgraded ebony, heel is 54mm, wt. 237.6g., edge 240mm.
I played with it a little tonight, I like

 

[RevJoe]

Meet the newest members of my kitchen.
Wakui 180 gyuto aogami#2 and soft iron with a gun metal Nashiji finish.

Yoshikane 180 bunka, shirogami #2 and soft iron with a black ku course Nashiji finish.
Thanks clean-cut. Shipped ups took about week.

Edit: I need to redo the pics. balance points are nice the Wakui is right at the heel and the Bunka is just forward about 5-10mm of the heel. I am not good at taking the choil shots.

 

[TSF415]

Yoshikane SLD Western 240 Gyuto with Matt Delosso handle. Very happy to find a Western Yoshikane and the handle is a huge bonus.
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Did you snag that from bernal?

 

[drsmp]

@TSF415 No it was from another collector. I haven’t seen Westerns offered at retail since I started looking over a year ago. Did Bernal sell some recently ? Wasn’t that 2 + years ago?

 

[TSF415]

@TSF415 No it was from another collector. I haven’t seen Westerns offered at retail since I started looking over a year ago. Did Bernal sell some recently ? Wasn’t that 2 + years ago?

No they had posted a pic of a personal collection of theirs and had one in there. I know they do a lot of handles with that guy.


Awesome. Congrats! Once I sell off some stuff I plan on getting the more pedestrian wa version. Lol

 

[knspiracy]

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1. Genkai Masakuni 300mm Yanagiba Honyaki Sanbonsugi Crescent moon BNIB
2. Okishiba Masakuni 360mm Yanagiba Mt Fuji Full Moon BNIB
3. Okishiba Masakuni 330mm Yanagiba Honyaki
4. Tatsuo Ikeda 330mm Sakimaru Takobiki BNIB

 

[Moooza]

****ing omg @knspiracy

This thread can probably be closed now.

 

[Corradobrit1]

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1. Genkai Masakuni 300mm Yanagiba Honyaki Sanbonsugi Crescent moon BNIB
2. Okishiba Masakuni 360mm Yanagiba Mt Fuji Full Moon BNIB
3. Okishiba Masakuni 330mm Yanagiba Honyaki
4. Tatsuo Ikeda 330mm Sakimaru Takobiki BNIB

Must like sushi

 

[j22582536]

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1. Genkai Masakuni 300mm Yanagiba Honyaki Sanbonsugi Crescent moon BNIB
2. Okishiba Masakuni 360mm Yanagiba Mt Fuji Full Moon BNIB
3. Okishiba Masakuni 330mm Yanagiba Honyaki
4. Tatsuo Ikeda 330mm Sakimaru Takobiki BNIB

Congrats on the insane pickups!

 

[landshark]

I already have too many, but I just bought three new Gyutos, Kohetsu HAP40 180mm, Shibata Kotetsu R-2 240mm and Gesshin Kagekiyo White #1 240mm

 

[daddy yo yo]

USPS had it for three weeks in Jersey, I think I'm going Fed Ex from now on.

Looking very nice! Could we see a choil and spine shot, please?

 

[Bear]

Looking very nice! Could we see a choil and spine shot, please?

 

[daddy yo yo]

Thank you! You rarely find spine shots of Denkas out there. Quite interesting, the weight is ~238g, quite heavy. The blade itself looks quite thin with little to no taper. I guess much of the weight comes from the ebony handle?! I have a Mazaki KU with similar dimensions that weighs 230g with ho-handle but a massive spine and strong taper...

 

[F-Flash]

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1. Genkai Masakuni 300mm Yanagiba Honyaki Sanbonsugi Crescent moon BNIB
2. Okishiba Masakuni 360mm Yanagiba Mt Fuji Full Moon BNIB
3. Okishiba Masakuni 330mm Yanagiba Honyaki
4. Tatsuo Ikeda 330mm Sakimaru Takobiki BNIB

Which is best performer?