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Kohetsu is a house brand so they may come from different shops. This one looks like made by Tadafusa, similar to JCK blue moon series.
I too purchased one of these as they seemed quite enticing for the price tag....
Out of the box I was quite please with the performance over all, took a quick edge, didn’t wedge through anything and the F+F wasn’t as horrible as I thought it would be
So seeing as I liked it overall and had no real qualms with its performance(other then the tip) I did what any sane person would do and put it on the stones for a couple hours and destroyed the factory finish and geometry. These are my results... before and after on the choil, work removing material from the tip, and my ever so crappy synth kasumi. I plan on sanding the edges but I wana put this through a couple shifts first.
Overall I’d recommend grabbing one of these as something to beat to hell and not feel bad about it
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Ordered nearly 1,5 years ago from Breta, who is a Czech hobby knifemaker with an output of like 5-7 knives per year and gets already way too many requests.
Wrote to him asking about my time to come end of of April. He told me he had a project knife for himself which he didn't come by working on it, so asked me if I wanted it. I said sure and thanked him fro his generous offer.
The knife is a differentially hardened 1.2442 monoblade with one block of blue stabilized boxelder burl which I had planned for it.
EM Knives Honyaki
255x56mm
231g
thickness spine: 3,83mm to 0,71mm 1cm before tip
convex
Wrote to him asking about my time to come end of of April. He told me he had a project knife for himself which he didn't come by working on it, so asked me if I wanted it. I said sure and thanked him fro his generous offer.
The knife is a differentially hardened 1.2442 monoblade with one block of blue stabilized boxelder burl which I had planned for it.
EM Knives Honyaki
255x56mm
231g
thickness spine: 3,83mm to 0,71mm 1cm before tip
convex
Bryan Raquin BK
wrought iron and 145sc
wrought iron and 145sc
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Sakai Takayuki Homura 195mm Kengata
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Bought a few fingerstones and a koppa from JNS and thought I‘d make it to the free P&P by adding a cheap Mune petty.
That was out of stock, so ended up buying this pretty darn dissimilar and much more expensive Y Tanaka. It was on sale though, so that’s ok, right?
That was out of stock, so ended up buying this pretty darn dissimilar and much more expensive Y Tanaka. It was on sale though, so that’s ok, right?
I just received a Lefty Ajikiri (120mm) from Shinichi. The transaction was beyond smooth. I asked for the upgraded handle on the standard series - even with that, my first email via the Watanabe site was last on 7/9 and I received the knife on 7/15 with plenty of direct communication with Shinichi by email. I know that there is another thread on some recent QC issues with Watanabe knives, but I do not see any lamination issues (I tried to capture the lamination line on the spine in my photo) or waviness in the grind as discussed on the other thread. OOTB is is arm hair shaving sharp - much to the laughter of my 7 and 3 year old. It is rustic for sure - the choil is actually smoother than the spine, which I plan on sanding a bit later on today. Overall - It was a super positive buying experience and I'm very happy with the quality-for-value balance. Now I just need a fresh mackerel to get some performance impressions.
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Forgot to mention in the last Tanaka post - and it seems rude not to - that my first direct purchase* from JNS was exemplary. Very fast delivery, well packed and even DHL weren’t a bunch of mercenary no goods on this occasion. Pleasure all round, so thanks @maxim and JNS
*I’ve used a Danish Knife mule in the past, no less. He is about 6ft8 tall and can often be seen, from a considerable distance, sporting a ludicrously luminous orange hat. Neither of these statements is a lie, remarkably
*I’ve used a Danish Knife mule in the past, no less. He is about 6ft8 tall and can often be seen, from a considerable distance, sporting a ludicrously luminous orange hat. Neither of these statements is a lie, remarkably
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WiriWiri
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Ok, so I also bought this Maz on a bit of a whim. It was early, I spotted this new release at a good price and I thought it worth a (greedy, compulsive) punt before they sold out.
Having slight buyer’s regrets - the profile’s actually more similar to my existing Maz than I thought and remarkably I may actually hate the handle on this one more than the older one. It feels pretty nasty in hand and as promising as the grind looks, I’m not willing to invest the time in rehandling really. Or I’d like to, but would blatantly never get round to it
May actually return a knife for the very first time with that in mind. Which is a shame, because the service from Cutting Edge was impeccable as always and I’m sure it’s a vague hassle for them, as accepting as they are with their ‘no quibble‘ returns policy. Thumbs up to them and apologies - they know I’ll be back.
Having slight buyer’s regrets - the profile’s actually more similar to my existing Maz than I thought and remarkably I may actually hate the handle on this one more than the older one. It feels pretty nasty in hand and as promising as the grind looks, I’m not willing to invest the time in rehandling really. Or I’d like to, but would blatantly never get round to it
May actually return a knife for the very first time with that in mind. Which is a shame, because the service from Cutting Edge was impeccable as always and I’m sure it’s a vague hassle for them, as accepting as they are with their ‘no quibble‘ returns policy. Thumbs up to them and apologies - they know I’ll be back.
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the finish on your new one looks pretty nice for a Mazaki though.
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So now the issue is that Mazaki is becoming too consistent in profile?
I had a very similar situation with a Goko from the Sharp Knife Shop and was similarly impressed with how they handled the return.
Never did this before, this string is the best tool ever for cutting polenta
Reminds my of what my grandmother used to do: she would cut her cheesecake with dental floss.
Indeed yes
Dad use to do that also
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Finally got a hold of my Edgerton 225 26c3 gyuto for the group buy. All I can say is incredibly impressive. Ootb edge is insanely toothy and aggressive, cutting feel and performance are too notch and the look is exactly what I wanted. Put it through the prep ringer at work and it performed like a champ! Highly recommend
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OldGloryXX
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Dental floss as well
OldGloryXX
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Got this Toyama damascus today. More beefy than my Watanabe stainless clad blue 2 as the spine is thicker from heel to the middle and the geometry is also a bit more convex.
243 mm*54 mm
237 gram
4.8 mm spine thickness at the handle
243 mm*54 mm
237 gram
4.8 mm spine thickness at the handle
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I lightly polished it with finger stone and put on a burnt chestnut handle, with which it’s now 248 gram. Love it.
Beautiful
Justablacktee
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Simon Maillet 235x50 historic wrought iron and 135cr3 (lightly polished on a Mikawa Shiro Nagura)
Burnt oak handle / Ebonised oak saya
WH geometry 4,2 - 2,9 - 2 - 0,9
Burnt oak handle / Ebonised oak saya
WH geometry 4,2 - 2,9 - 2 - 0,9
Hockey3081
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It took a bit of self restraint not to tear the box open immediately…
Hockey3081
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But the wait was worth it…the most recent knife out of the Hazenberg shop.
Caleb Cox
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For the design aesthetic, it's pretty Klingon.
Yes! Thats exactly what I said!
Wow...that's sick.
