There are reasons to intentionally ease only the rh side of the spine, so it may not be a mistake that that's what was done to that knife.
Ah, interesting. I wonder what reasons for this there might be?There are reasons to intentionally ease only the rh side of the spine, so it may not be a mistake that that's what was done to that knife.
Lucky enough to snag a pair of these last week
Without a doubt the most impressive knife I ever had. Yanick yanagiba 330 mm full kasumi polished o kissaki sakimaru, with a really beautiful handle. Not easy to capture the beauty of this piece on pictures. A really tasteful piece of work.
Lefty here. Might be able to take it off your hands. Let’s PMGot this new Manaka blue 1 240 today. The specs are super generous. The finish is nice. Distal taper is obvious and the grind is good. It’s very thin behind the edge and the wide bevels are nearly flat with subtle convexity on both sides, which is kinda rare as most wide bevels nowadays are concave. The only problem is it’s a lefty. Probably the most lefty gyuto I’ve ever handled. Maybe I’ll put it directly on BST for this reason. Feels a little sad.
Measurements:
244 mm*56 mm.
225 gram. Balanced at 1.5 inch ahead of the heel.
Spine is 4.8 mm at handle, 3.6 mm above the heel, 1.9 mm in the middle and 0.9 mm at 1 cm from the tip.
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Then maybe a Mazaki (2021 profile) or Fredrik by Spåre MCX next time. Profiles are quite close but with a different cross section/grind so you can experiment different cutting feels.
Spare MXC Apex Ultra
Length heel to tip: 230mm
Height at heel: 53mm
Weight: 202g
That’s a beauty! Been hoping to land a nine. Do you mind my asking if it was a custom order from Rob?Got this from the Nine today.
242 x 50
219 grams
Blue 2/soft iron
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Gesshin Heiji Semi-stainless 220 mm.
It's jumping up to be my favorite stainless J-knife ever. The toughness is amazing for such a keen edge, feels like I'm cutting with a razor. Though it does pick up a quick patina.
It does crack carrots and such but it does not wedge as I thought. And its amazing when cutting onions.
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Got this from the Nine today.
242 x 50
219 grams
Blue 2/soft iron
It's no Kagekiyo but I really like the mirror polished choil, spine and core steel, saves me so much headache.What’s your take on the Gesshin finishing?
Did it live up to your expectations?
It's no Kagekiyo but I really like the mirror polished choil, spine and core steel, saves me so much headache.
I love the spine being installed straight with the handle too, a misaligned spine is a deal breaker for me.
The wonky shinogi though is an unfortunate consequence of flattening the bevels. I disliked the uneven shinogi at first but it gives it personality to me.
The edge retention and performance of the knife also make me love it a lot more.
That’s a beauty! Been hoping to land a nine. Do you mind my asking if it was a custom order from Rob?
That is one beautiful specimen of Robs work.Got this from the Nine today.
242 x 50
219 grams
Blue 2/soft iron
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@pcs-abc exactly thisI can only assume it was posted on his website and my man @Bico Doce snagged it 4 seconds after it went live because he’s is the king of drops.
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