Gregmega
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Wait til you see what this turned intohe let go of this?? Hmmm
so I don’t know which knife this is, but swear it looks like a Kato WH
I thought the Black Lotus was insane, but this is insane in the membrane!
Wait til you see what this turned intohe let go of this?? Hmmm
so I don’t know which knife this is, but swear it looks like a Kato WH
I thought the Black Lotus was insane, but this is insane in the membrane!
Yea it’s Kato WH. I already sharpened it and got some patina from an onion. I tried to use the whole knife evenly on the onion but the rear part still doesn’t have a lot color. I guess chopping doesn’t help with patina.he let go of this?? Hmmm
so I don’t know which knife this is, but swear it looks like a Kato WH
I thought the Black Lotus was insane, but this is insane in the membrane!
I know exactly which one I’d keep!I decided I wanted to try a bunch of stainless options. Most of these will end up on BST in the near future. I’m not sure which one I’m most likely to keep just yet.
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Is that a Tanaka Western in VG-10 at the top?I decided I wanted to try a bunch of stainless options. Most of these will end up on BST in the near future. I’m not sure which one I’m most likely to keep just yet.
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I know exactly which one I’d keep!
Tanaka western in R2.Is that a Tanaka Western in VG-10 at the top?
I've got an older one of his westerns in VG-10. Really nice. The R2 is probably awesome.Tanaka western in R2.
Nope.The misono?
I gotta know- which vendor? And it looks like a 210- what are the specs?Tanaka western in R2.
Always wanted to pick up one of those blazens or jikko ginsanko. Look sweet!
I gotta know- which vendor? And it looks like a 210- what are the specs?
Love it. But it definitely highlights intrinsic value when stacked up against the others you have there. I finally replaced my Tanaka ironwood with this, and feel pretty good with this finally as my stainless option:https://sharpedgeshop.com/collections/shigeki-tanaka/products/tanaka-gyuto-r2-damascus-210mm
I can’t say whether I got a good deal or not but at this point the right knife is more important than the price for me. 215x48-49mm. Good proportions overall and I like the integral bolster over the ironwood.
Love it. But it definitely highlights intrinsic value when stacked up against the others you have there. I finally replaced my Tanaka ironwood with this, and feel pretty good with this finally as my stainless option:
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SameWhat knife is that?
Nigara Hamono. Was curious about them myself. So would love to get some feedbackWhat knife is that?
I’m sadly in the middle of a move and picked this up as a gift to ourselves for the trouble for the new spot (it has 2 kitchens!!! Need more knives, right??). So haven’t had the chance to try it yet as my house looks like a storage warehouse. But the specs are in that link, and in hand I can tell you it’s awesome. Very confidence inspiring but thin as hell at the edge. Taper is great and overall ratios are stellar. More to come.Nigara Hamono. Was curious about them myself. So would love to get some feedback
https://www.knivesandstones.com.au/...ts/nigara-anmon-damascus-gyuto-210mm-polished
Xerxes for me - you can keep the rest. Thx!!!European delivery on the week of thanksgiving. Every one of them exceeded my expectations.
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Very interesting. I’m really not a fan of grinds/edges like that. I was really hoping the ginsan jikko was more similar to the blazen grind wise etc. I’ll have to pick a blazen up sometime soon maybe. I have a masahiro 240 for a beater. It came with the same 90/10 edge so it’s sharpened a little differently. It look me 3-4 sharpenings for some reason to get used to it and dial in. After a serious thinning job, the knife cuts very well and holds an edge for a surprisingly long time. It’s my everyday beater when I need something I could care less about falling etc but I would not buy another just because of that edge/grind ratio. I’m just not a fan. Would rather a 240 or 270 blazen any day. For some reason I noticed that I have been sticking with knives $500 and under lately. I think I just feel better walking into work with a wakui or munetoshi than a jiro or something.I recommend them both. The Blazen has better overall fit and finish with the polished spine and choil. The Jikko is no slouch though and has a more comfortable and substantial handle. It is probably the best value out of the bunch given the mono ginsan. I don’t know what they call the edge geometry on the Jikko but it’s basically sharpened 99/1. I likely would have stopped at the Blazen of not for the undersized (to me) handle. Every knife in the photo he better fit and finish than the Tanaka but...
Very interesting. I’m really not a fan of grinds/edges like that. I was really hoping the ginsan jikko was more similar to the blazen grind wise etc. I’ll have to pick a blazen up sometime soon maybe. I have a masahiro 240 for a beater. It came with the same 90/10 edge so it’s sharpened a little differently. It look me 3-4 sharpenings for some reason to get used to it and dial in. After a serious thinning job, the knife cuts very well and holds an edge for a surprisingly long time. It’s my everyday beater when I need something I could care less about falling etc but I would not buy another just because of that edge/grind ratio. I’m just not a fan. Would rather a 240 or 270 blazen any day. For some reason I noticed that I have been sticking with knives $500 and under lately. I think I just feel better walking into work with a wakui or munetoshi than a jiro or something.
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