nakiriknaifuwaifu
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I was wondering who picked one off of Strata recently...
If you beat the sh*t out of it and want to let it go, you know who to hit up.
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If you beat the sh*t out of it and want to let it go, you know who to hit up.
BillHanna
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Hahahahahaha! I might be nicer to this one. Maaaaaaybe
CiderBear
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How's the bevel? I've been thinking of picking one up for polishing practice
BillHanna
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I’m not on that level to comfortably recognize that stuff yet. I can tell you it’s sticky as ****. The KU looks like a six year old was trying to use an entire black crayon. A RoseArt crayon. Not a nice Crayola. One rinse and wipe tonight, and it’s coming off near the spine.
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CiderBear
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Thanks! Yeah my morihei Hisamoto gyuto has a fugly KU as well.
Carl Kotte
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Did you bring your hammer?
juice
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#StickerOnFerruleAlert
CiderBear
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don't make fun of the stickers!
Agreed! Removing them is like driving a brand new car off the lot.
CiderBear
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To me it feels more like not taking the screen protector of a brand new phone & using it until it wears out. Then one day when it's loose & disgusting & you finally give in to peel it off, it's like "Woah my phone is pretty nice!"
I like that thinking better.
Yanick wrought iron clad Gyuto 225/48+ . I really like this knife so far , went through veggies effortlessly with good release. Nice and thick at the heel for carrots and such with a whisper thin tip. Polished WI with fingerstones , will look really nice with patina.
juice
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Whoa! Got it already, nice.
Very nice. I like Yanick new flatter profile.
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The one I have has a Jnat polish and its perfect. Bevel is even with no low spots. I find the Ku finish actually quite attractive in a rustic kinda way. Great cutter for very little $$
CiderBear
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Yours is a TF direct and not a Morihei, right? Does it have a first, even bevel that can be laid on stones for polishing (or is it convex/ cave?)The one I have has a Jnat polish and its perfect. Bevel is even with no low spots. I find the Ku finish actually quite attractive in a rustic kinda way. Great cutter for very little $$
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Yes TF direct but its got faint Morihei Hisamoto stamps on the left side, so iron clad W#1. Blade road is pretty flat, maybe a subtle convexity.
BillHanna
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I was like “what the **** is THAT? I don’t have THAT.”
maybe I DO, but I just need to draw it out.
I tried laying mine flat, and got that. Bear in mind high probability of user error.
BillHanna
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Words of wisdom are greatly appreciated.
CiderBear
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Thanks for this picture. With this angle I could tell that the blade road isn't perfectly flat (not many knives get that)
Carl Kotte
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Or it might be a crooked edge. Have you looked at the very edge? Whatever is going on, the blade road doesn’t touch the stone evenly (which can be seen from the scratch pattern). However that is not a problem (so long as you like the knife and it performs well!). It could even be a benefit. In the pic above it seems the front part might be slightly convex where the rest isn’t.
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So not your average TF. It's a Morihei TF.
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With TF kanji and 'Fine Finish'. That alone makes it more than averageSo not your average TF. It's a Morihei TF.
Yet you praise TF. Direct ordering no issue. Show an example of such good quality. Then bam! It's not a regular order TF. Bait and switch
CiderBear
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Ehhh I don't know if you and @Corradobrit1 are friends and that was meant to be an inside joke or not, but if not, that's a loaded sentence. A long time ago, I talked to him about his nakiri - before he even ordered it from TF (and before the Morihei ones came out) so I knew where he was coming from.Yet you praise TF. Direct ordering no issue. Show an example of such good quality. Then bam! It's not a regular order TF. Bait and switch
Not friends.
He's just been talking about TF like they never produce anything that needs work. Guess I should just leave it alone.
CiderBear
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In our conversations @Corradobrit1 always told me to ask Gaku for pictures pictures pictures, and taught me a lot about how to check for low spots, bad grind, etc. We had a conversation about a bad Morihei as well. I honestly don't think he ever told me that TF never produce lemons. I just think the snark was uncalled for, but I know you didn't mean anything malicious. I'm sorry if something rubbed you the wrong way - I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend, Mike.
parbaked
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That Morihei must have bent after TF and Morihei finished it.
I don't see how Morihei could put their fine finish on that blade if it was bent when they got it from TF...
