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This arrived....no surprises given my love for this maker. It is a joy to use - precise, nimble, and super sharp. Stainless clad blue
270 mm, 60 mm at the heel, 242 gm
270 mm, 60 mm at the heel, 242 gm
I've been at work, sitting at my desk, with 600$ worth of steel at my feet, since 7h30 in a row now. 1h30 left to the shift. I didn't open the box. Can't stop thinking about it.
Difficult for me to say as my Togashi X tosa is single bevel and by a different supplier, so not comparing apples to apples. But all have really nice F&F and grind, the gyutos are quite thin unlike so many Honyaki I’ve seen before such as my watanabe and sukenari. I plan to keep the white 1 Honyaki as a showpiece but will use the 2’s once I can get some more pictures.I just fell off my chair! This the dream team! I am waiting for the next year and a half to get my grubby little hands on a Togashi-Tosa blue Honyaki!
How does that compare to these - these are dream knives - congrats on an amazing collection!
Difficult for me to say as my Togashi X tosa is single bevel and by a different supplier, so not comparing apples to apples. But all have really nice F&F and grind, the gyutos are quite thin unlike so many Honyaki I’ve seen before such as my watanabe and sukenari. I plan to keep the white 1 Honyaki as a showpiece but will use the 2’s once I can get some more pictures.
These are a lot lighter and thinner going by what I have seen. My Togashi-Tosa (Sakai Takayuki) is a beast.I just fell off my chair! This the dream team! I am waiting for the next year and a half to get my grubby little hands on a Togashi-Tosa blue Honyaki!
How does that compare to these - these are dream knives - congrats on an amazing collection!
I asked Shinichi to make me a 210 mm Pro Nakiri and then a petty - he was so responsive and I got both knives within 2 weeks. Then I asked him to make me a Honyaki and he went silent on me. I asked 2 times again, and still no response
how did you get Watanabe to make you a Honyaki?
I failed miserably
Yeah. Tall and long 260g+ cutting machinesThese are a lot lighter and thinner going by what I have seen. My Togashi-Tosa (Sakai Takayuki) is a beast.
Hope to see your pictures of your new knives on this thread rather than just having a knife packaging teaser for a review thread posted elsewhere.
They make a 165? Where did you purchase might I ask?The last ones here....
Shiraki/takada no hamono collaboration 240mm white 2 gyuto.
Konosuke 165mm petty in Swedish steel.
Konosuke 240mm HD2
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Yeah sorry... My fat fingers slipped... It's a 150mm.They make a 165? Where did you purchase might I ask?
ShucksYeah sorry... My fat fingers slipped... It's a 150mm.
The last ones here....
Shiraki/takada no hamono collaboration 240mm white 2 gyuto.
Konosuke 150mm petty in Swedish steel.
Konosuke 240mm HD2
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A couple of knives came in the mail today.
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Birgersson Blades 217mm warikomi gyuto with Masur Birch handle.
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Jiro #12 240mm Shirogami W1 with Tagayasan Wa handle.
Looking fantastic , enjoyI don't know if it counts as "newest knife buy" when you buy a course to make it your self... Anyhow..
I'm very pleased with the end result! Was a two day course here in Switzerland close to Basel. The teacher is a guy is called Daniel Gentile (FERRUM D Gentile - Schmiedekurse, Messer, Schwerter / Forging Classes, Knives, Swords). It was a fantastic experience to create a blade like this from scratch! (did everything except the final grind) And i can highly recommend anyone who has a local blade smith to try something like this
Now i just gotta see how it will handle some copping of produce tonight
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It was a two day course - so 16-17 hours in total. That included a lot of talking, lunch etc.How long did that take? Looks incredible.
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