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[Bico Doce]

On its way a 235 mm by 56 mm Gyuto in Blue #1 and soft iron twist and bog oak handle with ebonized walnut saya by The .9 nine. Awesomeness is coming! Thanks Rob!View attachment 200837View attachment 200838View attachment 200839View attachment 200840

Congrats on this! Such a great pickup and virtually impossible to find except directly from the man himself. That soft iron twist is a stunner

 

[jedy617]

Shout out to @javi_rome who is a great seller to deal with. Just grabbed his HF. Had a chip in it so I worked that out today and gave it a little uchigomori polish on the wrought, which is super easy since Joe finishes his bevels so easily. Love these things. Joining my larger one.

 

[javi_rome]

Shout out to @javi_rome who is a great seller to deal with. Just grabbed his HF. Had a chip in it so I worked that out today and gave it a little uchigomori polish on the wrought, which is super easy since Joe finishes his bevels so easily. Love these things. Joining my larger one.


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Thanks for the shout brother! Knife is definitely in good hands. Love to see it.

 

[dmonterisi]

just kind of shocked that these 2 knives kind of fell into my lap at the same time, arriving on the same day. I had wanted a B1 kagekiyo for a long time and grabbed it as soon as the recent restock at JKI hit my email. absolute stunner. The kono wide bevel is from the 2019 batch sharpened by Morihiro...blue 2 from cktg. i actually had snagged one off of that drop, loved it, but traded it for a Comet honyaki like a year later. I didn't regret the trade cause the Comet is amazing but i always wished i still had that knife. so when one from the same drop brand new hit BST the other day, had to grab it. The knives are obviously closely related, but there are subtle differences. both are fairly light, but the balance point on the kagekiyo is more forward despite being thicker out of the handle with more taper and it feels more authoritative. all the work on the kagekiyo is top notch. the kono feels like the more reserved of the two but that it will cut all day. i'm excited to get both to use this week!

 

[deardorff8x10]

Watanabe gyuto (somewhat new) and Gesshin Kagekiyo honyaki 240mm White #2 gyuto (just got from Jon at Japanese Knife Imports). The latter got patinated yesterday when I made gazpacho and cut a lot of onion and tomato.

 

[Bolt Thrower]

Tsunehisa Aogami Super Kurouchi Gyuto 240mm.

 

[knifedxb]

NKD

Nakiri Denka 165mm
Nakiri Denka 180mm

@knifedxb

 

[BillHanna]

 

[pomalo]

Little Nontron (France) parer. Hats off for the rounded heel.
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How has the Nontron been treating you?? Pleasure or hell ?

 

[McMan]

How has the Nontron been treating you?? Pleasure or hell ?

It's a nice little knife. The handle is round, though, which can be annoying to index.

 

[Jovidah]

It's a nice little knife. The handle is round, though, which can be annoying to index.

Ugh...same problem with perfectly square handles. There should be a law against vertically symmetrical knife handles!

 

[enrico]

Kato 240mm std

230mm x 52mm.
5 mm spine out the handle
213 g

 

[More_Gyutos]

Kato 240mm std

230mm x 52mm. 5 mm out the spine
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Looks great! Where did you get it?

 

[enrico]

Looks great! Where did you get it?

Messaging/annoying many people on this forum

 

[Whit3Nitro]

New to me Kippington 225 WP. She cuts

 

[jedy617]

The workhorse. Probably first and only Kato. Really nice size, the 210 is actually a 220x50

 

[knifedxb]

The workhorse. Probably first and only Kato. Really nice size, the 210 is actually a 220x50

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[jedy617]

I'm thinking of putting a kasumi on it. Yolo. Thoughts?

 

[superworrier]

I'm thinking of putting a kasumi on it. Yolo. Thoughts?

Just don’t cut it up into a nakiri

 

[jedy617]

Just don’t cut it up into a nakiri

No promises. Also this burn in JnS handle is impossible to get off. I'm going to drastic methods

 

[ethompson]

I'm thinking of putting a kasumi on it. Yolo. Thoughts?

I say go for it, I did. Just factor in a lot of careful time on coarse stones to remove the original grind marks.

 

[jedy617]

I say go for it, I did. Just factor in a lot of careful time on coarse stones to remove the original grind marks.

Ok sounds good. Shapton 320 is my lowest hopefully that is enough. Might start with some 120-240 sandpaper before the stones though

 

[drsmp]

Start with 240 finish at 800 - sand heel to tip - then go to fingerstones or King 800 mud on a felt pad for the Kasumi.
Can always leave the stock handle on if you’re sanding. I think the stock handles look pretty good if you scorch them with a hand torch ( wrap the ferrule in a couple layers of aluminum foil)

 

[jedy617]

Start with 240 finish at 800 - sand heel to tip - then go to fingerstones or King 800 mud on a felt pad for the Kasumi.
Can always leave the stock handle on if you’re sanding. I think the stock handles look pretty good if you scorch them with a hand torch ( wrap the ferrule in a couple layers of aluminum foil)
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Nice looks very good. I have a very nice uchigumori that leaves a nice dark kasumi. Might go up to 800 on paper and finish with that uchi, or use the mud from it. Stock handle is gone...I already have special plans in that department!

 

[demosthenes]

Gesshin Kagekiyo Blue #1 240mm gyuto (178 g)
Bought it knowing full well my friends will just call this my "glitter knife."

Every detail has such a stunning level of fit and finish. The OOTB edge is one of the sharpest I've encountered too; just ghosted through tomatoes with no resistance at all.

 

[itzjustchris1]

Gesshin Kagekiyo Blue #1 240mm gyuto (178 g)
Bought it knowing full well my friends will just call this my "glitter knife."

Every detail has such a stunning level of fit and finish. The OOTB edge is one of the sharpest I've encountered too; just ghosted through tomatoes with no resistance at all.

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The OOTB edge on the kagekiyo is awesome. When I first used mine dicing up onions, I had this stupid smile on my face while cutting away. Ever since then my Kagekiyo Blue 1 became part of my work daily knives. Enjoy the knife man.

 

[itzjustchris1]

New Knife Day! Sakai Kikumori Choyo 240mm Ginsan. Amazing fit and finish. My favorite part of this knife is the Mirror polish finish! I wasn’t going to share this yet until I was done taking out and replacing the Ho Handle but I said screw it! I’ll be doing a handle swap on this maybe next week. The new handle will definitely make this knife look better when it’s already nice as is.

 

[SWF]

Start with 240 finish at 800 - sand heel to tip - then go to fingerstones or King 800 mud on a felt pad for the Kasumi.
Can always leave the stock handle on if you’re sanding. I think the stock handles look pretty good if you scorch them with a hand torch ( wrap the ferrule in a couple layers of aluminum foil)
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I wonder what the guys from TakadaNoHamono would do with it. Suiboku Kato ... OMG ... but yours is looking great!

 

[jedy617]

I want @nutmeg to do mine, does he take on special jobs? Lol...taking inspiration from his thread. If I can get mine to look half as good I will be happy

 

[crocca86]

This what mine looked like after a full treatment