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[RockyBasel]

This one is stunning and debt of gratitude to @Dan E

At 230x50, it’s smaller than it’s 240 designation would suggest. But at 241 gm, some of it due to spine thickness and some to handle, it’s broaching WH weight class

I can’t wait to try this one. Really psyched about this one. My only regret is that just when I think I have all the knives that “I need”, something like this shows up

 

[cooktocut]

My first from Isasmedjan… 230 spicy white honyaki. Very light and thin. Some spotting on the metal I can’t seem to remove, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t include a picture of the slightly crooked spacer… but overall a beautiful knife. Can’t wait to put it to work

 

[pgugger]

At 230x50, it’s smaller than it’s 240 designation would suggest. But at 241 gm, some of it due to spine thickness and some to handle, it’s broaching WH weight class

I can’t wait to try this one. Really psyched about this one. My only regret is that just when I think I have all the knives that “I need”, something like this shows up

I had the same thoughts when I got mine a few weeks ago!

 

[superworrier]

Yoshi 240 W#2 iron clad



That completes the current options readily available

Family shot - T to B SLD, SKD, K&S W#2 SS clad, W#2 Iron clad



Extended family shot - Added knives T - B Masashi 240 SLD, Nehei 240 SLD (its basically a convex Yoshi), Wakui 240 iron clad B#2

I love Yoshi knives and the ex employees also put out great bangers as well!

Damn! I'm a big Yoshi fan (and Nihei as well). How different are Wakui and Masashi?

 

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[RockyBasel]

You got it!!!!

 

[RockyBasel]

I had the same thoughts when I got mine a few weeks ago!

How is it in action? Have not tried it yet

 

[hendrix]

180 nakiri in 26c3, 64 hrc, arrived yesterday from Mattias Lundbergs

USPS (although it came from Sweden I’m guessing it was USPS) kindly assisted my package opening process by delivering the package that was torn open in the middle:

 

[superworrier]

This one is stunning and debt of gratitude to @Dan E

At 230x50, it’s smaller than it’s 240 designation would suggest. But at 241 gm, some of it due to spine thickness and some to handle, it’s broaching WH weight class

I can’t wait to try this one. Really psyched about this one. My only regret is that just when I think I have all the knives that “I need”, something like this shows up

Do you have calipers to measure the spine? Mine is 240 with the same-ish height and weighs 196g with a 50g Hitohira ebony handle. Maybe somewhat generously assuming that handle is 75g, that would mean it's 20g heavier bladewise.

 

[tostadas]

Damn! I'm a big Yoshi fan (and Nihei as well). How different are Wakui and Masashi?

I've had 3 Yoshikane and 3 Wakui. Cant comment on the Masashi, but Wakui is quite different. The behind the edge of Wakui is significantly thicker than Yoshi; the nashiji ones even more so than the migaki. Also the profile has more belly on the Wakui, while still maintaining some flat spot near the heel, just not nearly as much as the Yoshi. It's actually one of my favorite profiles, and I even had a custom made based on it. I'm a little bummed I missed out on the B#2 dammy version at cleancut last week

 

[RockyBasel]

Do you have calipers to measure the spine? Mine is 240 with the same-ish height and weighs 196g with a 50g Hitohira ebony handle. Maybe somewhat generously assuming that handle is 75g, that would mean it's 20g heavier bladewise.

it is 3.4mm above the heel and 0.94 near the tip

hope that helps

I got this from Cook’s Edge and the experience was flawless and knife came within 3 days despite X-Mas rush

 

[captaincaed]

Damn! I'm a big Yoshi fan (and Nihei as well). How different are Wakui and Masashi?

I’ve had Yoshi, Wakui and Masashi. Masashi started at Yoshikane, and the DNA is more similar between these two (my bias). What makes Yoshi and Masashi unique is HOW thin behind the edge they are. The masashi is almost paper thin, but still with pretty good food release. It ended up being too thin for me, but if you can handle it, it’s like cutting onions with tissue paper made from steel. Effortless.

edit: this is more poetic than I usually get. I feel uncomfortable now.

 

[Kippington]

edit: this is more poetic than I usually get. I feel uncomfortable now.

 

[captaincaed]

Ahg!

 

[Knivperson]

it’s like cutting off your onions with toilet paper made from steel. Effortless.

Strange picture.

 

[Knivperson]

Wanna get a Masashi now though. For a friend.

 

[Greasylake]

I'm not too sure there's anything too special about this knife other than its size, but I just couldn't help sharing the 245mm deba.

 

[refcast]

@Greasylake

Glad it arrived to you. Very cool knife.

 

[mpier]

Man I would love to spend hours polishing that knife out, what a beast!!

 

[Kippington]

I'm not too sure there's anything too special about this knife other than its size, but I just couldn't help sharing the 245mm deba.

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How much does that thing weigh?

 

[Greasylake]

How much does that thing weigh?

The knife wasn't born here, but it sure got here as fast as it could lol. And it came in at 647 grams on the kitchen scale.

 

[daddy yo yo]

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I was tricked by this pic and thought it showed the PROFILE of a filleting knife or smth like that…

 

[Delat]

I was tricked by this pic and thought it showed the PROFILE of a filleting knife or smth like that…

I thought he accidentally used a pic of a crowbar

This is totally a knife where it’s entirely appropriate to use imperial measurements - like .75” thick spine and 1.4 lbs weight just sounds so much better than grams and mm

That’s an impressive chunk of steel @Greasylake hope you don’t mind the joking around. Have fun obliterating fish, chicken, and velociraptors with it!

 

[Hz_zzzzzz]

Received this Wakui blue 2 Damascus today. The finish is some sort of high polish sandblasted finish but very even and nice. Spine rounded and polished. Choil not polished but rounded. Very comfortable to hold (thick Heiji type burnt chestnut handle helps). Profile very very nice almost my favorite profile. Grind is full convex on the both side with a real workhorse feel (the choil is a bit misleading as for most part the knife grind is convex on both sides).

242 mm*50.5 mm.
222 gram. Balanced at about 3 cm ahead of the heel.
Spine thickness is 4.8 mm out of the handle, 4.1 above the heel, 2.5 in the middle, and 1.0 at 1 cm from the tip.
Thinness right above the edge in the middle of the knife is ~0.1 mm. At 5 mm above the edge is ~0.65 mm. At 10 mm above the edge is ~1.35 mm.

 

[daddy yo yo]

Received this Wakui blue 2 Damascus today. The finish is some sort of high polish sandblasted finish but very even and nice. Profile very very nice almost my favorite profile. Grind is full convex on the both side with a real workhorse feel (the choil is a bit misleading as for most part the knife grind is convex on both sides).

242 mm*50.5 mm.
222 gram. Balanced at about 3 cm ahead of the heel.
Spine thickness is 4.8 mm out of the handle, 4.1 above the heel, 2.5 in the middle, and 1.0 at 1 cm from the tip.
Thinness right above the edge in the middle of the knife is ~0.1 mm. At 5 mm above the edge is ~0.65 mm. At 10 mm above the edge is ~1.35 mm.
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Wow! Too good to be true!!!

 

[Hz_zzzzzz]

Wow! Too good to be true!!!

Yes for $427 dollar I have nothing to complain.

 

[jedy617]

Yes for $427 dollar I have nothing to complain.

looks so nice. Why have I never heard of wakui before? Anyone with a TLDR on them?

 

[Hz_zzzzzz]

looks so nice. Why have I never heard of wakui before? Anyone with a TLDR on them?

I think Wakui’s white 2 (and Kochi who is believed to be Wakui) is popular for the $200 -$300 range? You probably started with a high budget and skipped that price range.

Basically Wakui was trained at Yoshikane and his grind depending on the line could be beefier than Yoshi or similarly thin bte. Wakui’s profile is also very flat but usually doesn’t have the dead flat zone like on Yoshis.

This blue 2 dammy I just sharpened and used. It’s very easy to sharpen. The grind is on the beefier side. More workhorsey than my Toyama and Kato. Comparable to my Raquin convex grind.

 

[jedy617]

I think Wakui’s white 2 (and Kochi who is believed to be Wakui) is popular for the $200 -$300 range? You probably started with a high budget and skipped that price range.

Basically Wakui was trained at Yoshikane and his grind depending on the line could be beefier than Yoshi or similarly thin bte. Wakui’s profile is also very flat but usually doesn’t have the dead flat zone like on Yoshis.

This blue 2 dammy I just sharpened and used. It’s very easy to sharpen. The grind is on the beefier side. More workhorsey than my Toyama and Kato. Comparable to my Raquin convex grind.

Interesting. First J knives were actually kramer zwilling, hinoura, carter and saji, interesting starts haha

 

[Chang]

Received this Wakui blue 2 Damascus today. The finish is some sort of high polish sandblasted finish but very even and nice. Spine rounded and polished. Choil not polished but rounded. Very comfortable to hold (thick Heiji type burnt chestnut handle helps). Profile very very nice almost my favorite profile. Grind is full convex on the both side with a real workhorse feel (the choil is a bit misleading as for most part the knife grind is convex on both sides).

242 mm*50.5 mm.
222 gram. Balanced at about 3 cm ahead of the heel.
Spine thickness is 4.8 mm out of the handle, 4.1 above the heel, 2.5 in the middle, and 1.0 at 1 cm from the tip.
Thinness right above the edge in the middle of the knife is ~0.1 mm. At 5 mm above the edge is ~0.65 mm. At 10 mm above the edge is ~1.35 mm.
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Damn it! You got the taller one! Lol, mine came in today, too. 243x49, 199g. My digital caliper broke so I can’t give spine measurements, but a replacement is on its way! Kochi is definitely Wakui because I ran into the same problem, the handle is so thick, I might as well use it to fight my insecurities. But, besides from that, me likey likey. It’s around the 70% mark on my “Should I keep this forever-ever, forever-ever?” meter.

Also, I’m pretty sure you and I are the only two from the US that snagged one. They had 7, 5 sold on the site, and 2 off the site (you and me, faaaaamily).