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[quantumcloud509]

Holy crap that Tadafune is tall! How does the handle feel/ feedback?

 

[oldcookie]

Holy crap that Tadafune is tall! How does the handle feel/ feedback?

The extra height is one of the reasons I was interested in this knife.

Some initial impressions:

• The knife is sharp out of the box but I touched it up on a JNAT a bit to give it a finer edge. Don't think it will get as sharp as some of my other knives but it's sharp enough.
• Handle wasn't the most comfortable when I was first holding the knife but didn't bother me once I start actually using it.
• The edges at the heel of the knife feels a bit too sharp for my liking — will probably need to round it out a bit.
• There is a faint hamon near the handle, which is interesting.
• In use, it feels like a hybrid between a gyuto and a slicer chuka. It is thinner behind the edge then my CCK slicer, so it cuts through carrots with less wedging. Thrust cutting is great with this knife.
• The knife is tall enough to scope chopped food, but still short enough to do a bit of katsuramuki.

Quite happy with it so far, especially considering the price.

 

[Godslayer]

A wild honyaki appears, out of no where at that. It hasn't shipped yet as I am having the kireha polished and having Ino-san bring out the hamon a little bit more.

This little guy is 225mm and was forged by yoshikazu ikeda, sharpened by ino. It will be getting ikedas and ino's kanji once completed. shipping the 22nd... hoping it's here for the 27th(my birthday) I should also have a yoshikazu ikeda mizu honyaki... which will be even more special then this if you can believe it. This was also NOS being made earlier this century. Not sure I need a second usuba... but now I know I need an Ikeda honyaki deba to complete my set of single bevels

 

[cheflivengood]

thats a proper Ura right there sir

 

[Godslayer]

thats a proper Ura right there sir

I already warned the scallions at work... your day of reckoning is coming... lucky for them they don't know mjonir exists, I'd come into work and they'd off cut themselves up.

 

[cheflivengood]

I already warned the scallions at work... your day of reckoning is coming... lucky for them they don't know mjonir exists, I'd come into work and they'd off cut themselves up.

hahahhaha

 

[gaijin]

Got my first Martell recently. Ordered it to be ... lets say a cousin to one of my first quality knives, a Dalman.

 

[daddy yo yo]

Both are just WOW!!!

 

[gaijin]

Thank you. The Dalman is a former passaround knife that I purchased late 2016.

 

[Marwin3000]

Not too exotic but I love the finish on Kurosaki's work.

120mm R2 Kurosaki Petty

 

[Viggetorr]

Not too exotic but I love the finnish on Kurosaki's work.

Pretty sure that's japanese dude, not finnish.

 

[Marwin3000]

Pretty sure that's japanese dude, not finnish.

Haha! Japanese/Finnish, what's the difference?

 

[Viggetorr]

Haha! Japanese/Finnish, what's the difference?

That's true, both intelligible even to their neighbouring countries! Beutiful knife though, Kurosaki is hard to match aesthetically!

 

[mb>]

Hello All,

These 2 arrived today to my surprise (due Monday). Looking forward to putting some time in with them. Also, I have a new appreciation for your choil shots! Takes the right light and whatnot with a phone.

Watanabe 240 Ku Gyuto and a Takamura 150 Petty. Had my wife in mind with the petty. It is super light, super thin, and has a pretty small handle. She seems to like all that so far. Thinnest knife in my drawer.

 

[pd7077]

Jikko B#2 suminagashi. Comes in at 245x53. Just need to pop a handle onto her so that I can put her to work.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Marwin3000's post inspired me to post a couple pics from his petty's big brother. Kurosaki's Shizuku 240mm gyuto. The pics aren't that good but the knife is.

 

[Andrew]

Jikko

The kanji on this Jikko are gorgeous...probably not the reason to buy the knife, but I'd understand it if it was!

 

[YG420]

Rader 225 5 steel integral gyuto

 

[Barmoley]

That’s a beauty, congrats!

 

[Marek07]

Rader 225 5 steel integral gyuto

Never seen a Rader in the flesh but now I really want to. Wow!

 

[khashy]

Hello All,

These 2 arrived today to my surprise (due Monday). Looking forward to putting some time in with them. Also, I have a new appreciation for your choil shots! Takes the right light and whatnot with a phone.

Watanabe 240 Ku Gyuto and a Takamura 150 Petty. Had my wife in mind with the petty. It is super light, super thin, and has a pretty small handle. She seems to like all that so far. Thinnest knife in my drawer.

Congrats. You will love that Watanabe

 

[fuzion]

Awesome looking Rader, do you know what steel he's using for the 5 steel damscus?

 

[mb>]

Rader 225 5 steel integral gyuto

Holy smokes what a beauty! I have a weakness for copper on wood. That one has it all though.

I was curious about the steel too.

 

[mb>]

Congrats. You will love that Watanabe

Thank you! It feels like all business. Going to break it in this evening.

 

[zeus241129]

A wild honyaki appears, out of no where at that. It hasn't shipped yet as I am having the kireha polished and having Ino-san bring out the hamon a little bit more.

This little guy is 225mm and was forged by yoshikazu ikeda, sharpened by ino. It will be getting ikedas and ino's kanji once completed. shipping the 22nd... hoping it's here for the 27th(my birthday) I should also have a yoshikazu ikeda mizu honyaki... which will be even more special then this if you can believe it. This was also NOS being made earlier this century. Not sure I need a second usuba... but now I know I need an Ikeda honyaki deba to complete my set of single bevels

Beautiful indeed sir

 

[milkbaby]

So many nice knives as usual, blanket like from me as usual too...

The Kurosaki petty and Rader gyuto really stand out to me, though that Ikeda honyaki usuba will probably be epic after the finish polish is completed...

 

[Jeff Giblin]

My twins

@geoff_nocon, these knives are beautiful! Who crafted them?

 

[fuzion]

@geoff_nocon, these knives are beautiful! Who crafted them?

Hiromoto honyakis

 

[geoff_nocon]

@geoff_nocon, these knives are beautiful! Who crafted them?

The handles? Dave martell

 

[merlijny2k]

My two latest purchases:

Xerxes Knives SC125 Gyuto Ultra Laser
KMS Custom M390 Big Santoku Laser

If you want to know more details let me know.

Damn the curves on that Santoku just look like a lady dancing to Espacito