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I mean, I'm not gonna say no to the opportunity for a $250 Maillet ...

Edit: that said, I suppose I'll wait my turn before formally putting my name in the mix
 
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Dave said:
I have at least two people who have expressed interest as of now, so in the interest of fairness, I'll hold off until the knife gets to Bico and then organize a random draw between everyone interested.

@kpham12 - have you received the knife yet? Please keep us updated.
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Delivered 11/7 according to UPS
 
Dave said:
I have at least two people who have expressed interest as of now, so in the interest of fairness, I'll hold off until the knife gets to Bico and then organize a random draw between everyone interested.

@kpham12 - have you received the knife yet? Please keep us updated.
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Received on Thursday, will post my thoughts after some more use!
 
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Received and in good condition. First impression are wow this thing is light (especially compared to the Blank Blades M2 workhorse gyuto that arrived at the same time haha). The aesthetics are so interesting too, never seen kurouchi like this before. Looking forward to using it this week!

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Initial impressions from the wife (I haven't been able to use it yet): very nimble, ghosts through onions and other soft produce. A little wedgy with carrots. I cannot corroborate but hopefully will use it a bit more later this week and over the weekend before sending it off early next week
 
TheDza said:
Initial impressions from the wife (I haven't been able to use it yet): very nimble, ghosts through onions and other soft produce. A little wedgy with carrots. I cannot corroborate but hopefully will use it a bit more later this week and over the weekend before sending it off early next week
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Interesting. I didn’t find it wedgy in carrots when I had it. But I try to use the forward half of the blade to start my cuts on denser stuff. I’m interested to hear your take once you’ve used it!
 
This passaround is really interesting, thank you for doing this :)

I am curious how your experience has been so far with the low bevel of Maillet in dense vegetables such as carrots or sweet potatoes? Would be awesome if you guys can share your thoughts.
 
Sorry for the late write-up. Thanks so much to @Dave for organizing this passaround. Maillet has been on my list to try for a while but I always miss the drops or am too slow on BST. Aesthetically, this is a really nice knife. I thought the blotchy KU/nashiji finish looked a little weird in pictures, but in person, it looks really cool and has good texture. Geometry wise, the knife has low bevels but the shinogi is pretty soft and the thickness of the knife where the shinogi is seems on the thinner side. To me, it is similar to something like a regular grind Raquin. Kind of a light middleweight with above average food release, good profile without too much belly. The knife was a bit dull when it got to me, I touched it up on natural stones, took just a couple light pressure passes to get a clean paper towel slicing edge, less than a minute of actual sharpening. The core steel feels nice and abrades easily but is still very crisp with nice bite. I tried the knife on onions, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, cabbage and sweet potatoes. It's not really bad at anything, my only complaint would be that it could use a little more weight behind it, but I know Maillet makes more workhorse grinds. One other note I would make is that the bevels are a touch flatter than I would like, but they seem very well ground. I think that it would take less than an hour on something like a Shapton glass 500 to knock off the microbevel and add some convexity and it would make the knife just a bit more precise when cutting.
Overall, this knife seems to me like very good value for the money. Very well constructed, good geometry and balance, stone ready bevels, easy to sharpen and looks cool on top of everything else. Comparable work to what a lot of other western smiths are doing with a lower price tag and Maillet's knives still seem pretty attainable if you want one.
 
Ok finally my (and my wife's) impressions!

Light light light. While I have gravitated recently towards more mid-weight and workhorse grinds I still really enjoy a lighter knife. Very nimble, tip work was great. Great with onions and other soft produce, proteins etc. It did ok with sweet potatoes, carrots, etc but obviously it's not specialized for these denser vegetables. Very comfortable knife to use. I did not do any sharpening or touch ups but expect it would sharpen quickly and easily.

Overall a good knife and I enjoyed using it. Especially as my first every passaround. Thank you @Dave for facilitating
 
Arrival pictures:

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Knife arrived very sharp and in good condition. I didn't have a lot of prep to do since I had mostly prepped for the holidays before it arrived. I did use it to cut florets from broccoli and while a gyuto might not be my first choice for the job, the tip of the knife is quite agile and the keen edge made quick work of the task. I used it to slice some pepperoni for pizza and it absolutely excelled at this task.

As far as the overall look and finish, the knife is quite rustic to look at, but the fit and finish of the blade and the handle are very well done. The handle has some beautiful chatoyance. I have a Maillet with a very different profile (it has a much higher tip) and I can see how some might prefer this profile as it is a bit more traditional. Overall a fine knife.

I plan to ship this off to @Carbonara today.

Thank you very much for including me in the PA!
 
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