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[PeterL]

Was lucky timing that this became available while I was still in France too. Arrived yesterday. Evan Antzenberger Aogami 2 honyaki.

Length heel to tip: 235mm
Height at heel: 58mm
Weight: 285g

 

[daddy yo yo]

Got this monster from a mate today - old stock Hisaya 240 usuba by Tatsuo Ikeda
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My Usuba is on its way from Japan…

 

[A.Malcolm.ations]

Lucky me! I got a munetoshi butcher, AND my halcyon this morning before I need to go to work.
I’ve got another halcyon in bound as well…. So expect another post soon. I dry stripped this little guy (190x54) on my Natsuya and some leather and she is ready to go at work. So stoked to have not only one… but two knives from the smith who made me fall in love with wrought iron. Joe is a magician.

 

[pcs-abc]

Isasmedjan from Modern Cooking arrived today. Really loving this one.

 

[pcs-abc]

I’ve received a few more in the past month or two and I haven’t posted them - better late than never. Here’s a 290mm Raquin. Might be a bit too long for me, but I’m loving getting to know it for now.

 

[pcs-abc]

A 165mm Munetoshi petty with very useful height, that I think everyone should own. An excellent knife.

 

[pcs-abc]

And a 240mm Tritz gyuto which is just an outstanding knife.

 

[A.Malcolm.ations]

I’ve received a few more in the past month or two and I haven’t posted them - better late than never. Here’s a 290mm Raquin. Might be a bit too long for me, but I’m loving getting to know it for now.

I test drove a 210 Raquin and couldn’t help but think that one around this size would be perfect. SWEET knife

 

[KDSDeluxe]

some more impressions...

287g
Taper from 51mm to 0,7mm 1 cm bevor the top
65 HRC
steel 1.2063
handle hornbeam, ceramic spacer
convex grind
completely nailflexing
perfect fit and finish and nice balance

Xerxes 280 mm

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[jedy617]

First Togashi, First Morihiro, and First White 1 Honyaki

 

[Borealhiker]

Matsubara 270 Suji. And shortly after my Hardt Asphyx unexpectedly was delivere! Ha, a good day.

 

[Ggmerino]

The two year old loves them.

Must be a super cool kid.

 

[BillHanna]

Must be a super cool kid.

She’s alright.

 

[SWF]

Two beauties from old masters:

225mm White #2 Gyuto from Kenichi Shiraki and
180mm Aogami #2 Mukimono from Tatsuo Ikeda

 

[brule lentement]

A couple of fun new(ish) additions from Japan -

It's not quite jiving with me yet although the K tip is useful - I'm more accustomed to using a smaller petty. Functionally sharp out of the box, but not in a breathtaking Yoshikane-like way. Lord knows what it'll be like to sharpen, reputedly 68 RH.
I'm not one for fancy-pants handles usually, Yoshida call this one "Tottori Sand", which appealed as I've been fortunate enough to visit the huge dunes there a long time ago.

The pen, on the other hand, is a beaut, despite its sober appearance.

Replaced my old Opinel bread knife with this from Suncraft. Similar size at 220mm. Interesting pitch change in the serrations, which works well in practice.
Top Marks to Sharp Edge Shop (Oster Rob), who were a delight to deal with.

 

[jaeysehn]

Day 1 using new Xerxes 251x58mm, 225g Gyuto with User Friendly grind. Steel is 1.3505 (52100).

 

[Brian Weekley]

Very sweet pair!

 

[tylerleach]

Isasmedjan from Modern Cooking arrived today. Really loving this one.

This was aaaaaaalmost mine! Let me know if you decide not to keep. I’d love to try it.

 

[tylerleach]

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Day 1 using new Xerxes 251x58mm, 225g Gyuto with User Friendly grind. Steel is 1.3505 (52100).

Oh it came! Dude this looks great! That grind looks insane.

 

[tylerleach]

I’ve got a couple of very special goodies on the way, but I also just received these beauties….

Muteki 225mm gyuto, 253mm “slicer” (will use more as a gyuto) And 196mm Funayuki all Shirogami #1 clad in 410. All three with the most incredible western handles with g10 liners.

The two on the right just arrived. The one on the left I got about a month ago and LOVE it so so much I picked up 2 more made by Cory that I felt were similar in shape. These knives not only perform at the highest level but they are also crazy comfortable in hand…I am wildly in love with these handles. I honestly had no idea how much I was going to love that first one, but I think the fact that I immediately bought two more says a lot
Anyhow…hiiiighly recommend these guys.

 

[pjheff]

This was aaaaaaalmost mine! Let me know if you decide not to keep. I’d love to try it.

I hesitated and lost on that one as well (not to mention the Huber cleaver), so I grabbed this one from BST which the tracker tells me should arrive tomorrow.

 

[tylerleach]

I hesitated and lost on that one as well (not to mention the Huber cleaver), so I grabbed this one from BST which the tracker tells me should arrive tomorrow.
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I went back and forth with Mlan about this one too!! You guys are making me question my decisions…..
I do have 2 very special things on the way instead though. Will hopefully have pics for you tomorrow!

 

[Southpaw]

Forgot to post my Kitaeji Santoku

 

[esoo]

Forgot to post my Kitaeji Santoku
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Of all the places to take that picture - you should put a trigger warning on it.

 

[Southpaw]

Of all the places to take that picture - you should put a trigger warning on it.

Lol I posted with a burner account a ‘Kanji Help’ post on Reddit saying I found it at an estate sale for $75 and wanted to know what the kanji said.

Needless to say, hilarity ensued

 

[esoo]

Lol I posted with a burner account a ‘Kanji Help’ post on Reddit saying I found it at an estate sale for $75 and wanted to know what the kanji said.

Needless to say, hilarity ensued

Yeah, I can see the world burning now.

As a more serious question, how thick is it at the shinogi? I had a kurouchi one and it was so think at the shinogi as to unusable.

 

[chefwp]

Forgot to post my Kitaeji Santoku
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Are you trying to trigger us knife nerds by putting this on a dishwasher rack, not nice!!

 

[Southpaw]

Yeah, I can see the world burning now.

As a more serious question, how thick is it at the shinogi? I had a kurouchi one and it was so think at the shinogi as to unusable.

It’s a lot different than my KU Nakiri. The KU Nakiri is a workhorse, while the Santoku has a heavy midweight grind like my other shigs
Santoku

Nakiri

 

[tylerleach]

Forgot to post my Kitaeji Santoku
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This is fantastic

 

[esoo]

It’s a lot different than my KU Nakiri. The KU Nakiri is a workhorse, while the Santoku has a heavy midweight grind like my other shigs
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Nakiri
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Yeah, that's tons better than the kuro santoku I had was - it was as thick at the shinogi as it was at the spine.