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nbcaznmaster
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My first taste of Sekai knives. Is it just me, or is Tanaka Kyuzo's out of box sharpness not that great?
Tanaka Kyuzo 240mm Stainless with Zircote
Takada no Hamano Suiboku Blue 2 240mm
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Tanaka Kyuzo 240mm Stainless with Zircote
Takada no Hamano Suiboku Blue 2 240mm
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Beautiful knives @nbcaznmaster. A lot of J-Knives come not super sharp ootb. Means you can enjoy prime sharpness when you put it on yourself 
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I cannot comment on the OOTB sharpness of that particular knife but what I can say is that this knife looks absolutely gorgeous - the Tanaka Kyuzo, I mean. Wow!
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@miggus Thanks! I definitely will put my own touch-up. Was just wondering if it was just normal for this line.
@daddy yo yo The brushed finish is something you don't notice in most pictures. Very classy. Great lines too and it's showing core steel for miles.
@daddy yo yo The brushed finish is something you don't notice in most pictures. Very classy. Great lines too and it's showing core steel for miles.
I had the same experience
Nice! I'm on Rob's list for the end of the year, hoping he'll do the semi integral thing for me too.
The unicorn I hinted at in my WTS post finally gets its debut. An absolutely lovely Comet honyaki. Been hunting for a looooont time and wasn't disappointed! Though I do wanna put my own edge on it soon, a bit of stropping got it to where it needs to be for now
Also a quick pic of my new JJT Gyuto I've been tooling with as well as shamelessly showing off the cutting board I just finished for myself
Also a quick pic of my new JJT Gyuto I've been tooling with as well as shamelessly showing off the cutting board I just finished for myself
Custom workhorse from Andrei Markinin WX-15 steel, 184 x 51, 198 gram, african blackwood handle.
I'm impressed with the fit and finish!
I'm intrigued by the discrete banding visible in the steel. Makes me think of wrought iron, but much more subtle:
I'm impressed with the fit and finish!
I'm intrigued by the discrete banding visible in the steel. Makes me think of wrought iron, but much more subtle:
Finally my new Radiona custom babies are here. As an excuse for the long wait, there was a small apex ultra paring knife as a gift.
Gyuto 230x60 apex ultra san mai rough iron. 262g. HRC64-64. Gombeira wood western handle. Saya pear from the garden by Tomislav.
Petty 160x38 apex ultra san mai sawblade iron.153g. HRC 64-65. Gombeira wood western handle. Saya apple from the garden by Tomislav.
The choilshot is a bit deceptive. The right side is convex
Gyuto 230x60 apex ultra san mai rough iron. 262g. HRC64-64. Gombeira wood western handle. Saya pear from the garden by Tomislav.
Petty 160x38 apex ultra san mai sawblade iron.153g. HRC 64-65. Gombeira wood western handle. Saya apple from the garden by Tomislav.
The choilshot is a bit deceptive. The right side is convex
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Oh boy... the purchases of several weeks arrived all today. That's hopefully my biggest NKD ever.
The star of the show is the Togashi White Damascus 240. I was inspired by @itzjustchris1 's pics of his Togashi with patina. It's quite thin and just so nicely done. I'm looking forward to cooking with it and messing it's iron cladding up in seconds.
And I almost got a Morihei Hisamoto 240, since I had been eyeing this one for a long time. But then I felt like going soft and skipping on the wabi-sabi this time. Especially when I saw that for roughly the same price, Togashi had a 240 KU ironclad knife, too.
And oh, the FnF is just so nice on this one. Rough where it counts:
Yet polished at the other end.
Damascus gyuto is quite slim all in all. Exactly 200g
The K-Typ is a bit thicker, but it looks like it's thinner behind the edge. 210g.
Oh and there also arrived a Kurosaki Nakiri to have one stainless veggie knife at least. It doesn't get much attention in this set lol.
Seller is karasu-knives in Denmark. Great experience! I ordered a rust eraser with it and got a handwritten letter from the owner, who says this is too rough for these knives, I better use whetstone powder... which he included free of charge.
Now I have everything I could ever want and will never need to buy knives again. I will save so much money from now on.
The star of the show is the Togashi White Damascus 240. I was inspired by @itzjustchris1 's pics of his Togashi with patina. It's quite thin and just so nicely done. I'm looking forward to cooking with it and messing it's iron cladding up in seconds.
And I almost got a Morihei Hisamoto 240, since I had been eyeing this one for a long time. But then I felt like going soft and skipping on the wabi-sabi this time. Especially when I saw that for roughly the same price, Togashi had a 240 KU ironclad knife, too.
And oh, the FnF is just so nice on this one. Rough where it counts:
Yet polished at the other end.
Damascus gyuto is quite slim all in all. Exactly 200g
The K-Typ is a bit thicker, but it looks like it's thinner behind the edge. 210g.
Oh and there also arrived a Kurosaki Nakiri to have one stainless veggie knife at least. It doesn't get much attention in this set lol.
Seller is karasu-knives in Denmark. Great experience! I ordered a rust eraser with it and got a handwritten letter from the owner, who says this is too rough for these knives, I better use whetstone powder... which he included free of charge.
Now I have everything I could ever want and will never need to buy knives again. I will save so much money from now on.
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Congrats on the NKD’s and enjoy them. As for the saving money part, I don’t think that will happen.
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Here's my latest knife .....Would like to see everyone's latest knife buy to the knife collection and also why did you get it whats good about it.
I got myself my first laser wa gyuto from M.R stil waiting for it thou.
Its 270mm and is made of AEB-L steel witch i really like working with.
The handle is a custom wa with maple and wenge wood.
Wanted to try a laser so thats why i got it
Fujiwara Honesuki 150mm Double Bevel
( Rare ) not even sold on TF site...
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#goodknifehappylife
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Spare Apex Ultra 250 from the second MCX batch. Ebonized oak and birchbark handle. Tapers from 5mm at the handle. Weighs about ~200g. 254x56mm. Much more forward balanced than the 230 from the first batch. Prefer the aesthetics and weight on the new handles.
With the 230 from the last batch.
With the 230 from the last batch.
Tanaka Kyuzo 240 Blue #1 Stainless Clad with Taipei Ebony. New to me, snagged on the BST forum (thanks guys!). Love it- won’t be seeing this for sale again, at least not anytime soon. Have only cut a few onions so far, but it will get a workout with the upcoming holidays.
Congratulations 
His take on the western handle is incredibly interesting and desirable
He’s a true artisan, the depth of his work is unparalleled making him one of the greatest makers in the world
His take on the western handle is incredibly interesting and desirable
He’s a true artisan, the depth of his work is unparalleled making him one of the greatest makers in the world
Migoto Blue 1 Gyuto by the great Tanaka
Shameless plug for the unboxing video :-D
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Shameless plug for the unboxing video :-D
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Thanks very muchCongratulations
His take on the western handle is incredibly interesting and desirable
He’s a true artisan, the depth of his work is unparalleled making him one of the greatest makers in the world
!I love his work too!
The handle was also the reason why I had to wait so long for the knives. The wait was worth it. The handles feel very good in the hand!
A great job. I love both of them
This is a great teaser. I bought the same knife and it is being delivered today
Edit: added some photos. Very impressed so far. 
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Bico Doce
aka Big Dice / Bocce Ballz / Big Douche
Dan Bidinger 250 B Grind in CPM 3v with koa scales.
I’ve been wanting one since @captaincaed showed one off in a cut video. Absolutely does not disappoint, well worth the wait and money.
I’ve been wanting one since @captaincaed showed one off in a cut video. Absolutely does not disappoint, well worth the wait and money.
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Dan‘s knives are so good. I can’t wait until I get mine. Uhm… my second!
Been wanting a western 240 for a while and even with the slight price increase i figured this would be a safe bet, overall it looks pretty good and is straight but the handle is sucky at best so if anyone has reccomendations for a western handle replacement in canada let me know!
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Sure it is a good blade. A good knife even for its price. I am unsure though it is a good enough blade to spend another 200+ dollars on a rehandle… That would make it a ~400$ knife…
tostadas
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It most definitely is worth the rehandle
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