Usually the finishing such as the spine and choil are done separate from the sharpener for knives sold by the big brands.
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Usually the finishing such as the spine and choil are done separate from the sharpener for knives sold by the big brands.
Looks like beveled spine but not choil right?
I am on his list again for a sujihiki!
Correct.
Custom ordered 270x50 Unshu Yukimitsu by working with Michael from Knife Japan. I cannot say enough good things about the process or the communication from both he and Kusunoki san through him. Plenty of customization options were offered (I chose the length along with no handle, more thin grind, and a less Ktip front end) and I'm happy to finally have finished the (first) handle for this so I can get some board time in with it.
Last photo with a Toyama for size comparison.
Last photo with a Toyama for size comparison.
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Never heard of the maker but looks like a really cool knife!
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Looks like a beast - any specs?
Shihan, Shirogami 2 core with Wrought iron cladding, 226mm x 54mm, spine measure about 4mm at handle and tapers to under 1. I did not get my calipers out to measure it. Sorry not good at the choil shots. Handle is bloodwood ebony and Nickle. Have not had a chance to try it out yet picked it from Shihan today. Worth the wait and I am sure it will cut nicely as my Yoshi he sharpened for me was amazing when I got it back. I am sure I will get a good test on this weekend or this upcoming week. The 226 I think will fill a hole in my knife set. I seemed to find my 180 not big enough and my 240 overkill at times.
Also picked this up for using on my firewood for the smoker: 200mm Nata from BST, impulse buy.
Also picked this up for using on my firewood for the smoker: 200mm Nata from BST, impulse buy.
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is it just me or does the tip on the shihan skew totally to the right...
Gregmega
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And this, friends, is how the 225 fan is cemented. #225porvida
Well done on that handle! Wish you hadn’t shared this though because the Unshu flies so under the radar it’s nice to have an excellent back pocket maker…
Some of the best shirogami out there in my opinion. Better than TF white from my experience.
The blade is tilted a little bit to the side
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I see that but that tip looks like its bent 90 degrees haha
its just the pic/cam angel and I made a point of getting the tip over the blade guard on the counter for contrast, I lost most of the blade in the tool when trying to take that shot. .
I have got three of his knives and agree 100% with @ethompson
Sharpness is at least in line with TF white 1 but tougher. besides the cladding is such a joy to polish, tons of bandings.
I'm very excited for the entire package, tbh. Steel, sharpening, cladding, polishing...
I'm in meetings most of the morning, but I'll grab the calipers and scale to get most of what people would care to see.
A while back I decided to shift my collection from quantity to quality. I had a number of very nice knives which I wasn’t using. I decided to select fifty of them and hold a “fifty for one” sale. The proceeds of sale of the fifty would go to one … or more likely a few very nice knives … unicorns to some. One of the first orders I place to use the proceeds was with Mert Tansu. I consider Mert to be one of the finest knife makers in the world today. The knife I ordered was a sujihiki made from SG2 steel with a Honduran Rosewood and bronze handle. I was thrilled when it arrived.
Fast forward about a year and the mate to my sujihiki arrived on BST. I was stunned. By then my budget was well and truly spent. I had imposed an absolute moratorium on new purchases … and broken my pledge a couple of times. I resisted … but then the seller introduced a willingness to trade to the BST post. I couldn’t resist! The possibility of having a matching set of Gyuto and sujihiki was simply too great. I had a few of the desired trade knives in my “never to be sold list” of knives. PM’s were exchanged and the deal was done.
Here is what I got …
Specs are …
Blade length … 268mm
Edge length … 255mm
Depth at heel … 54mm
Thickness measured at spine … 3.09mm at heel, 2.ohmmeter mid blade, 1.59mm 1” from tip
Weight … 248gms
Steel … SG2
Handle … Honduran rosewood with bronze bolster
Now for an even better part … a few pics of the set.
Life is good!
Greasylake
Thick knives save lives
Boar deba that's been steel wooled within an inch of its life. Really hate when sellers do this because it rounds the shinogi and the finish looks terrible
Got this Takeda from a trade, really good cutter but kind scary how thin this is…
Any chance Yukimitsu makes the Tangetsu line for JKI?
Tangetsu literally has Sakai Takeshi and Yauchi Hamono written on their box.
Wow stunning! I always wanted a Tansu
I got around to this a little later than I expected, but here's the details I think most would be looking for:
Water quenched Yasuki Shirogami 1, soft iron (nanetsu) clad
Handle to to tip: 285mm
Edge Length: 278mm
Height at heel: just over 50mm
Spine at handle: ~3mm
No real distal taper, rest of spine: ~2mm
5mm behind edge: ~0.6mm
1mm behind edge: ~0.1mm
Weight: 199g with handle
Slight S-grind (concave in the KU section to convex bevel)
OOTB edge was catching arm hair
BillHanna
Gotta get ready for ARM
Of course not. It's the son you have with your Canadian girlfriend.
BillHanna
Gotta get ready for ARM
EXACTLY
Perfect size for a k-tip!
