from JNS?I've got a little aiiwatani koppa on the way. Pretty excited to see what I can manage with a jnat!
from JNS?I've got a little aiiwatani koppa on the way. Pretty excited to see what I can manage with a jnat!
No, through KKF.from JNS?
Clean brother. Beautiful. That kurochi is gorgeous.
These tenjou suita are incredible stones for kasumi. I just got one thats so damn good its not fair to the other stones. Nice polish too.
Isn't tenjou suita the strata that contains uchigumori among others?These tenjou suita are incredible stones for kasumi. I just got one thats so damn good its not fair to the other stones. Nice polish too.
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Did you get it yet? I would love to see the results from playing with it.No, through KKF.
Yeah. I have to throw a knife away after messing it up with a belt sander. Wasn't pretty.Nothing wrong with being reckless though. IMO, the only way you can truly screw up a knife would be by using machines. Believe me, I tried my best, and it did not look great
Did you get it yet? I would love to see the results from playing with it.
Yeah. Its close to the uchi layer, but there's variation in the stones. Similar but different to uchisIsn't tenjou suita the strata that contains uchigumori among others?
That finish is beautiful btw runner_up
Missing that knife ,the wakui aogami 2 are fantastic275mm Wakui Blue 2 gyuto. Purchased off of BST from @ashy2classy for a great price who in turn had bought it from @preizzo . Both said they had never sharpened it, and the blade road still had the factory bead blasted finish. Steel sharpens well, edge is definitely wear resistant, and it does well through a variety of product. I like taking this knife to work with me.
After playing around it was clear the grind was really well executed. After deciding to put on a real kasumi I figured I would run it quickly on a tenjyou suita just to see where the high and low spots were. Ended up being no need to jump down to a coarse stone. Man even my KU shigs didn't have such a smooth and well finished blade road out of the box. One probably shouldn't expect every one of his blades to be this well ground, but wow, I'm really impressed.
275mm Wakui Blue 2 gyuto. Purchased off of BST from @ashy2classy for a great price who in turn had bought it from @preizzo . Both said they had never sharpened it, and the blade road still had the factory bead blasted finish. Steel sharpens well, edge is definitely wear resistant, and it does well through a variety of product. I like taking this knife to work with me.
After playing around it was clear the grind was really well executed. After deciding to put on a real kasumi I figured I would run it quickly on a tenjyou suita just to see where the high and low spots were. Ended up being no need to jump down to a coarse stone. Man even my KU shigs didn't have such a smooth and well finished blade road out of the box. One probably shouldn't expect every one of his blades to be this well ground, but wow, I'm really impressed.
Looks great! Wakui's work is SO SOLID! Consistent quality you don't find in blades twice the price. One of the more overlooked makers, IMO. Just great knives all around. Enjoy!275mm Wakui Blue 2 gyuto. Purchased off of BST from @ashy2classy for a great price who in turn had bought it from @preizzo . Both said they had never sharpened it, and the blade road still had the factory bead blasted finish. Steel sharpens well, edge is definitely wear resistant, and it does well through a variety of product. I like taking this knife to work with me.
After playing around it was clear the grind was really well executed. After deciding to put on a real kasumi I figured I would run it quickly on a tenjyou suita just to see where the high and low spots were. Ended up being no need to jump down to a coarse stone. Man even my KU shigs didn't have such a smooth and well finished blade road out of the box. One probably shouldn't expect every one of his blades to be this well ground, but wow, I'm really impressed.
I actually have an easier time with stainless cladding than iron on a lot of the stones I own believe it or not. Especially this harder unknown mine stone I have.not bad for stainless cladding? View attachment 107834
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Purchased here on BST basically new as a gift for my bro. I too have been practicing polishing stainless cladding. Very different from iron cladding for sure.
What was your progression? I am likely about to start learning myself and have a stainless clad Hinoura begging for a polish.
Thank you! Great result.Coarse Omura, Shapton pro 1.5k (I would like to get maybe a natsuya around 800 grit to do a full jnat progression), a very hard blue aoto to bring the core steel to mirror, soft iromono to smooth out the cladding, very fine shobudani tomae to refine and finish the core, and then finish on an ohira tenjyou suita for excellent contrast and nice smooth finish.
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Purchased here on BST basically new as a gift for my bro. I too have been practicing polishing stainless cladding. Very different from iron cladding for sure.
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