I see three layers on the spine of mineAnyone know what type of knife construction(San mai or warikomi) for the Miura Itadaki Tanaka-Hairline finish? The KU ones are Warikomi, but haven’t find any info on the hairline finish.
I see three layers on the spine of mineAnyone know what type of knife construction(San mai or warikomi) for the Miura Itadaki Tanaka-Hairline finish? The KU ones are Warikomi, but haven’t find any info on the hairline finish.
Anyone know what type of knife construction(San mai or warikomi) for the Miura Itadaki Tanaka-Hairline finish? The KU ones are Warikomi, but haven’t find any info on the hairline finish.
Actually, some of my statements are misleading and I should correct. I don't know how it is with knives that he makes for wholesalers, but all knives made under the "Tadokoro hamono" brand were hand forged. Previously, he used mostly the steel of Satoshi Nakagawa but also some of Yoshikazu Tanaka and a young blacksmith in the Tosa region. It seems like he works only with Mr. Nakagawa now, but I'm not 100% sure so maybe it is better to check in a concrete case.Thank you for your explanation. p
Thank you!Actually, some of my statements are misleading and I should correct. I don't know how it is with knives that he makes for wholesalers, but all knives made under the "Tadokoro hamono" brand were hand forged. Previously, he used mostly the steel of Satoshi Nakagawa but also some of Yoshikazu Tanaka and a young blacksmith in the Tosa region. It seems like he works only with Mr. Nakagawa now, but I'm not 100% sure so maybe it is better to check in a concrete case.
Yes, asking should be no problem at all - they're happy that people from all over the world are interested in the knives! If you have a special request, they might be happy to do that if possible. If somebody is hesitant or the answer is unclear, it is usually a sign that they cannot or do not want to answer the question so trying to extract more information can be rude, but asking normally is totally okay.Thank you!
Do you think is okay to ask directly?
Psyched to hear your thoughts since I lead 3 people down this rabbit hole based solely on my 150 petty from this series & the fact that this price was a steal.I also jumped in the Miura Itadaki Tanaka pool! This is a 240mm in white #2.
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Pretty insane value, and duty cost less than expected. Very excited to put an edge on this one and try it out!
Psyched to hear your thoughts since I lead 3 people down this rabbit hole based solely on my 150 petty from this series & the fact that this price was a steal.
I had a chance to try Jay‘s knife recently and it was drop-dead gorgeous! So was his BB/Dalman collab…Ever since I got my BB/Dalman Collab Gen 1 I was interested in one from Birgersson.
Warikomi Western with black Micarta scales
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It feels great in hand and well balanced. As you can see it's concave towards the edge and rather thin but still sturdy enough. Great cutting feeling with nice food release. Only flaw is like 4,5cm in front of heel where it hits the board a tiny bit harder than needed.
Ever since I got my BB/Dalman Collab Gen 1 I was interested in one from Birgersson.
Warikomi Western with black Micarta scales
246x58mm
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It feels great in hand and well balanced. As you can see it's concave towards the edge and rather thin but still sturdy enough. Great cutting feeling with nice food release. Only flaw is like 4,5cm in front of heel where it hits the board a tiny bit harder than needed.
Please sell the burnt chestnut handle to me. ThanksI was fast enough to grab one of these. Missed out on the Blue 1 dama drop from tosho, but I don't have any white 1 currently and I did love it on my Muteki I used to have. Probably going to be replacing the burnt chestnut on it. Anyone else quick enough to grab one?
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Sure, send me a PMPlease sell the burnt chestnut handle to me. Thanks
Since everyone's posting pictures of their crazy deal Tanaka from Miura I figured I should add mine...
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The Yoshikazu appreciation society.
Y. Tanaka from Sakai Kikumori, 210 mm blue #1 damascus. Goes through carrots like it's nothing. A true laser.
Ha. Checking the photos again from today‘s impromptu shoot, it appears that our inquisitive cat also wanted to join the Yoshikazu appreciation society.
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It gave a hearty miaow of approval. All paws up for Tanaka
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I got my 210 vanilla Itadaki with DHL in less than a week with no taxes to Belgium.
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