Corradobrit1
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Honyaki are on a roll. Keep them coming
Gator skin (Afzelia Xylay), didn't really need to rehandle this but needed to use the block and I had a dragon mosaic pin too… seemed like the perfect candidateWhat's the wood on the dragon? Very nice!
Quick post of some other new arrivals from another shipment (not all are technically “new” but have had spa treatments)
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240mm Yoshikazu Ikeda Honyaki gyuto with Fujiyama hamon
270mm mizuno tanrenjo fugubiki (left hand)
270mm mazaki ginsan yanagi (left hand, i only slipped the handle on quickly for a picture, it’s on properly now)
330mm watanabe Honyaki kensaki yanagi (left hand)
360mm misono gyuto (left hand)
180mm kochi carbon nakiri from JKI
I’ll try to post more pics individually later, the ikeda and watanabe might also be on BSTcan we see another picture of the Ikeda?
It’s raining Honyaki’s!
Jealousy is a powerful emotionQuick post of some other new arrivals from another shipment (not all are technically “new” but have had spa treatments)
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240mm Yoshikazu Ikeda Honyaki gyuto with Fujiyama hamon
270mm mizuno tanrenjo fugubiki (left hand)
270mm mazaki ginsan yanagi (left hand, i only slipped the handle on quickly for a picture, it’s on properly now)
330mm watanabe Honyaki kensaki yanagi (left hand)
360mm misono gyuto (left hand)
180mm kochi carbon nakiri from JKI
I’ll try to post more pics individually later, the ikeda and watanabe might also be on BST
Y'all. Y'ALL.
280mm of 1.2562 from Marius Smide, clad in Damascus of 15N20 and Swedish wrought iron. Features Marius's famous S-grind, which looks super cool with the patterned cladding, and a smooth taper from an 8mm neck down to a wispy thin tip. 279gm, 58mm at the heel. I can't stop staring
Congrats! Great decision - I love mine!Y'all. Y'ALL.
280mm of 1.2562 from Marius Smide, clad in Damascus of 15N20 and Swedish wrought iron. Features Marius's famous S-grind, which looks super cool with the patterned cladding, and a smooth taper from an 8mm neck down to a wispy thin tip. 279gm, 58mm at the heel. I can't stop staring
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What a beauty. Recently got mine, and I'm a bit blown away. How you enjoying yours?
What were the things you fixed?Recently picked up an used 330mm Tatsuo Ikeda Fuji sakimaru Takobiki and repaired it myself. First time repairing a sakimaru, good thing I didn’t ruined it View attachment 122773View attachment 122774
I did many things... removed chippings, straighten the shinogi, fixed the kissaki , sand the uraoshi, mirror polished the entire blade, etched the hamon; took me quite some timeWhat were the things you fixed?
That sounds insane lol. All that hard work paid off in the endI did many things... removed chippings, straighten the shinogi, fixed the kissaki , sand the uraoshi, mirror polished the entire blade, etched the hamon; took me quite some time
Kissaki took me the longest... it’s my first time so I approached super carefully; really afraid of ruining itThat sounds insane lol. All that hard work paid off in the end
Honyaki are on a roll. Keep them coming
This arrived today after some long delays due to Mis-adventures with postal services. Was nervous that it had been lost in the great postal unknown.
But it’s so purdy out of the box, ahhh, all is well in Mudville now
245x57
26C3
262 gm
Hamon came with the knife at no additional charge
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Bought some of the most known/biggest Finnish puukko style knife makers fish filetting knives, each made in Finland. Nothing too fancy, but they are quite fine and functional IMO. I was looking into some Finnish custom puukko makers too, but in the end I simply wanted these to experience what they are each about.
The longest one is a 22cm made by Wood Jewel in Kolari, Lapland of Finland. Curly birch and reindeer antler with brass/new silver bolster. Steel is from Germany, X50CrMoV15 HRC 57,5-58 according to the Finnish metal firm, Laurin Metalli, from which I queried the info. As a side note, I noticed that many of the puukko makers are using Lauris blades and they can indeed be bought separately and so on too.
I was surprised actually how fine this knife is. Looks and feels great, the blade itself is rather simple brushed finish, a bit of bend but clearly not too much, feels good, heel height 25mm at the very thickest spot.
The second one is a 19cm J Marttiini "Kojamo" fillet with heat treated birch and bronze salmon bolsters. Marttiini is probably the most familiar maker to people here. The company is nowadays owned by Rapala, who claims that the Marttiini fileting knives are the worlds most sold filetting knives.
Marttiini has fillets made from different steels, this one is actually unknown to me, but it could be ~ 53-55 HRC, like their classic model,or then a 57-58 like in some others. The reason I picked the Kojamo is that its made in Finland and I didnt fancy some of the other made in Finland fillets they had as much. Their most sold one, the classic, for instance is nowadays made in cooperation with their factory in Estonia. This knife itself has a beautiful mirror polish and came in a very nice wooden gift box. One salmon fileted, no complaints. Good stiffness for my tastes, not very bendy.
The smallest is a 16cm Iisakki Järvenpää.
X55CrMo14, 57-58 HRC, checked with the manufacturer. Again very nice looking knife IMO. One rainbow trout done. This one has a quite bendy blade and seemed I prefer the less bendy Marttiini, but this knife is designed with the smaller fish in mind, waiting to go catch s perch in the summer. Also I find rainbow trout is always less pleasant to fillet than salmon, for which I used the Marttiini .
Iisakki came with a postcard hand signed by, I believe, each of their workers in Kauhava . All in all very happy with each. They all trap a bit of water in the bolster, but the blades are stainless and I suppose one could seal them at will rather easily. Oh and all came with a nice leather sheath.
Very nice set there
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