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And this one was also just dropped off!

It is a distinctive knife, really amazing finish. Have not had a chance to use it yet. But I do like Y Tanaka work

From Evan at Strata

Y Tanaka x Yohei
Blue 1
270 mm Gyuto
53 mm hh
211 gm

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It's always sunny in new knife land...

Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) 240 kasumi...

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The grind is stunningly flawless, the convexity on both faces is brilliant. The taper is, well, Kato-like, dropping pretty smoothly from handle to tip. The out of the box edge is perhaps the sharpest on any knife I've owned. The spine is slightly round and slightly eased on the edges, same for the choil. The handle, while basic Ho wood, is thick and meaty, which is great for my giant hands (photo below comparing it to a handle on a Denka). I can't eat today until this evening, but I went ahead and minced up a couple of onions to use later, and cutting is perfect - horizontal slices with the tip are effortless, control is perfect, balance is spot on. The steel is quite reactive - two onions left the blade with a lot of patina.

With some patina...

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The handle, compared to a Denka handle...

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And the stats...

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Nicholas NIchols Chef Knife
NitroV stainless steel
8” Blade
Knife: 12 3/4″ OAL
Appalachian Barn Wood Walnut Handle
 

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big_adventure said:
It's always sunny in new knife land...

Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Kiyoshi Kato) 240 kasumi...

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The grind is stunningly flawless, the convexity on both faces is brilliant. The taper is, well, Kato-like, dropping pretty smoothly from handle to tip. The out of the box edge is perhaps the sharpest on any knife I've owned. The spine is slightly round and slightly eased on the edges, same for the choil. The handle, while basic Ho wood, is thick and meaty, which is great for my giant hands (photo below comparing it to a handle on a Denka). I can't eat today until this evening, but I went ahead and minced up a couple of onions to use later, and cutting is perfect - horizontal slices with the tip are effortless, control is perfect, balance is spot on. The steel is quite reactive - two onions left the blade with a lot of patina.

With some patina...

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The handle, compared to a Denka handle...

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And the stats...

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By the weight, I presume it’s a Kato Standard, not WH

Congrats on the knife
 
big_adventure said:
That's what I believe upon receipt. It's still quite heavy for a 230mm, 49mm high knife, but there is a good amount of steel there with the thick spine and crazy Kato convexity.
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if it’s only 230, it could be a WH I suppose. Yours has some good weight at 230x49.

240 mm Kato WH comes in at 235-250 gm I believe in Wa handle
 
ynot1985 said:
it's from Morehi. That's a standard kato
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It's not from Morihei though, but I agree that it's a "regular Kato."

In any case, it's 211g at 231mm x 49.5mm with a ho handle, so it's what I would consider a light workhorse in any case. And it's an amazing knife. :). I'm very impressed with the craftsmanship.
 
big_adventure said:
It's not from Morihei though, but I agree that it's a "regular Kato."

In any case, it's 211g at 231mm x 49.5mm with a ho handle, so it's what I would consider a light workhorse in any case. And it's an amazing knife. :). I'm very impressed with the craftsmanship.
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Agree with you completely - it’s an amazing knife and a rare knife from a master craftsman - regardless of WH or standard label
 
big_adventure said:
It's not from Morihei though, but I agree that it's a "regular Kato."

In any case, it's 211g at 231mm x 49.5mm with a ho handle, so it's what I would consider a light workhorse in any case. And it's an amazing knife. :). I'm very impressed with the craftsmanship.
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The knife has the kao as the last kanji of the 5. You may have gotten it from elsewhere but Morehei is definitely the original source of it. (alot of place buy it from Morehei and then resell it .... e.g. hitohira, yahoo auctions, etc)

Kato only adds the kao for Morehei. It is 100% standard and always 240mm which is in reality is in the 225-230mm ballpark.
 
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