Love that polish finish. Reminds me of the Konosuke kaiju
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I really like the finish and am thoroughly impressed with the overall quality of the knife. It’s much lighter than I’ve grown accustomed to and feels small somehow. I’ll give it some time to see if it sticks.
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Liking the minimal machi gap
Show us the banding. Is there any?
I was glad to see an option to order it without the gap. I just haven’t come around to appreciating that particular style choice.
I don’t think so. The brushed finish carries over to the core steel so maybe some will come out with a higher polish but I don’t think so. I just got some finger stone from nutmeg so I might as well find out.
How is the performance? How would you describe the steel compare to Tanaka's?
j22582536
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Got another knife came in today, pretty excited with this one: Shoichi Hashimoto 240mm gyuto Unryu-mon style cladding with White 2 & Blue 2 Damascus core. The F&F, taper, and the grind on this blade is a lot better than I expected.
The only Tanaka I’ve tried was the Shigeki Damascus R2 (I know that not who you’re asking about). This melts through food, much like a Shibata. It has a micro bevel but it’s very “micro.” I’ll hold off on sharpening it for a little while until I determine if I’ll keep it but if the knife keeps growing on me, I’ll take it to the stones in a few weeks.
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Thank you mate.
I saw the same maker on KnS and I honestly cannot wrap my head around the construction of the core and cladding. Its a Damascus core with blue and white steel then with a mixture of different types of carbon steel for the Damascus cladding?? How does that all work together..
j22582536
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Yeah I’m not so sure how he makes it worked out but somehow he did. I guess he’s called Damascus artist for a reason
valgard
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These aren't really recent buys, not even all buys, but just received some goodies from @bryan03
First an Opinel No 8 with the blade replaced by Bryan in 145sc and wrought iron.
Second a hunter in 145sc and wrought iron from the house I grew up in in Cuba. This is a graduation gift for my brother.
Third we have a badass slicer in 145sc and wrought iron
And finally a little butcher knife in 145sc and his regular cladding
First an Opinel No 8 with the blade replaced by Bryan in 145sc and wrought iron.
Second a hunter in 145sc and wrought iron from the house I grew up in in Cuba. This is a graduation gift for my brother.
Third we have a badass slicer in 145sc and wrought iron
And finally a little butcher knife in 145sc and his regular cladding
WABI-SABI !!!
Giovanny Torres
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Haha indeed, a keeper for sure
, received it yesterday and glad I got the picture too xD. Actually didn't cut all too badly so far, its my sturdiest gyuto for sure and that's fine for me, I have wanted one too so will probably not do any thinning for it at least in the very near future.Then I just now moments ago received this Takeda 284x67 177g. Only cut a very little some cucumber, but food release seemed good. In the picture theres a sukenari 210 for comparison. Received the Matsubara honesuki today also.
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Haha indeed, a keeper for sure
Then I just now moments ago received this Takeda 284x67 177g. Only cut a very little some cucumber, but food release seemed good. In the picture theres a sukenari 210 for comparison. Received the Matsubara honesuki today also.
How thin is that wall of steel????
Dont have a device to measure, but its pretty thin.
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That Hunter wins present of the year award. Absolutely stunning blade with an amazing story behind it. The whole lineup is stellar
Since I saw @DrEriksson 's newest acquisition on IG I noticed I didn't show my knife from Swedish maker Fredrik Spare yet.
I got it like 6 months ago, the fit and finish is really good and communication was also nice. There was a string of feedback between us.
Handle: Ironwood with brass pins and bronze bolster made in his home town
Saya: walnut
Steel: 80crV2 with 15n20
238mm x 55mm
200g
balance: 35mm in front of handle
slight S-grind
There were things which bothered me but he was quite receptive and looks like he keeps improving. Overall I was happy with the knife.
I got it like 6 months ago, the fit and finish is really good and communication was also nice. There was a string of feedback between us.
Handle: Ironwood with brass pins and bronze bolster made in his home town
Saya: walnut
Steel: 80crV2 with 15n20
238mm x 55mm
200g
balance: 35mm in front of handle
slight S-grind
There were things which bothered me but he was quite receptive and looks like he keeps improving. Overall I was happy with the knife.
DrEriksson
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That’s awesome. Craftsmanship is really nice. Been slacking with my NKDs here. Will have to repent.
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I will be posting a knife by Fredrik shortly - I wanted to use it a bit before posting - I really like it and it performs extremely well
New knife day yesterday...
200mm Gyuto by Lars Källgren.
looking even better after swapping the handle:
200mm Gyuto by Lars Källgren.
looking even better after swapping the handle:
DrEriksson
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I'm genuinely impressed with his work. Ok, the handles are not that advanced, but everything is well made. The geometry on the one I got is impressive. Going to swap it though for a straighter profile.
The knife is really well made, so was the handle, it just was too long making it look somewhat unbalanced. The new handle is almost 2cm shorter but thicker and a tad heavier which makes for a nicer balance as well physically as aesthetically.
Profile is great for my style of cutting, I think I will like that one a lot.
DrEriksson
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The problem for me was being short with a tall blade that has a belly starting far back toward the heel. Feels like it lends itself to rocking, but my elbow gets really elevated when doing so. Apparently it's also a soft-spine hardening. Not in a way that creates a hamon though, but still cool that it's not "just" a mono in terms of hardening.
The soft spine thing sounds interesting. I haven't really used it yet, just a few test cuts but I will pay attention to the profile during the first preps
