I've been living the past year in France, but I'm back to visit for the first time since I left and I'm doing a bit of a clear out of some knives I left back stateside in storage with some family. With an uncertain future in terms of both location and work, I'm letting some stuff go to bolster finances. Let me know if I've forgotten some information or anything, it's been a while since I've done any BST posts. I'll do my best to answer messages as they come in, but preference will be given to those who want to buy multiple knives. Prefer CONUS sales, but international can be discussed.
Marius Smide Gyuto- $830
I got this in 2020. I'm not really sure if Marius is still making many knives anymore, his instagram and website are very quiet. Anyway, this thing is a killer knife. It's a nimble giant, light enough at 250gms to be used all day long without any wrist fatigue, thin enough to whisper through carrots and with good enough food separation to leave cubed potatoes resting in place. Lightly used, light patina, never sharpened. I also had Marius make the saya to match the handle. Please note while it was in storage this past year, it somehow got tipped and has small chip on the edge right at the tip (presumably it got knocked from the box being moved in my absence but I don't know for certain). As my appropriate stones for the task are all on another continent, I'm not well placed to fix it, but it should be easy to sharpen out.
Specs:
280mm x 64mm
250 gm
1.2562 with 15N20 and 15LM Damascus cladding
Masur birch and buffalo horn handle
Masur Birch saya w/pin
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1013dEa-A07loEOCOq6BBW74-WNEJZfUP?usp=sharing
Catcheside Cleaver/Nakiri- $1000
I own two cleavers in this steel from Will, with slightly different geometry and specs, but are overall really similar to one another. I'm letting this one go, though it was a tough decision. Used a handful of times, it's been sharpened once to test out the steel and has a light patina, which obscures the damascus in the photos a little. The steel, heat treatment, and forging on this one are top class. I've owned 7+ knives from Will since 2015 or so and this steel and his more recent forgings are amongst my favorites. I also like the blueing that he has begun doing. The grind is distinctly reminiscent of old Takeda, but with the addition of a heavier, tapered spine it just falls through food, it's easily among the most effortless cutters I've ever used.
240x73mm
337g
C105 with wrought+C105 damascus cladding
Taper 8mm-1mm
Birch handle (that came with what looks like a small drill hole on the end)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MV0xrtuIKpqOwI1kWgM3E1izsJV0oDU0?usp=sharing
Kippington Workpony- $620- SOLD
It's rare for me, but this one is leaving my possession as brand new and unused. I got lucky enough to grab one of these from Kip earlier this year. I had it shipped to my US address and have only now had the chance to look at it while back visiting. Though I favor heavier knives, I opted to risk a workpony after hearing such good things. I now understand the hype, but I also know that it's too light and thin for me. It's no slight on Kipp or the knife, I just know what my preferences are by now and this one won't get the use it should. It reminds me of a Xerxes laser I once owned, with all the fit and finish and half of the cost.
260x55mm
190g
52100
Tapering from 3.7mm out of handle to whisper thin
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-29BDzna6QmTUNRvEmuBvS9Ae7ah2_zZ?usp=sharing(Note that 2 of the photos are from Kipp himself. I wasn't really doing the knife justice with my own, so I added his, but I also want to be transparent about it.)
Toyama 210 Nakiri Ironclad- $425- SOLD
A knife and maker that need no introduction. Used sparingly, sharpened probably two-ish times if memory serves me. It has some patina. Toyama is my favorite japanese smith, but I have cleavers from Catcheside and Yanick that serve the role this knife would fill and unlike it's 270 gyuto brother, I don't know if I want to haul this across an ocean if push comes to shove. I couldn't find much information on what price these are going for these days, so I extrapolated from the stainless variant on BST and JNS. Feel free to make a case with me if you want, especially if you want to buy another knife in this sale.
210x64mm
285g
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O7TZVIUau3erTGunEa0Yw5O3t-9ob7jh?usp=sharing
Marius Smide Gyuto- $830
I got this in 2020. I'm not really sure if Marius is still making many knives anymore, his instagram and website are very quiet. Anyway, this thing is a killer knife. It's a nimble giant, light enough at 250gms to be used all day long without any wrist fatigue, thin enough to whisper through carrots and with good enough food separation to leave cubed potatoes resting in place. Lightly used, light patina, never sharpened. I also had Marius make the saya to match the handle. Please note while it was in storage this past year, it somehow got tipped and has small chip on the edge right at the tip (presumably it got knocked from the box being moved in my absence but I don't know for certain). As my appropriate stones for the task are all on another continent, I'm not well placed to fix it, but it should be easy to sharpen out.
Specs:
280mm x 64mm
250 gm
1.2562 with 15N20 and 15LM Damascus cladding
Masur birch and buffalo horn handle
Masur Birch saya w/pin
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1013dEa-A07loEOCOq6BBW74-WNEJZfUP?usp=sharing
Catcheside Cleaver/Nakiri- $1000
I own two cleavers in this steel from Will, with slightly different geometry and specs, but are overall really similar to one another. I'm letting this one go, though it was a tough decision. Used a handful of times, it's been sharpened once to test out the steel and has a light patina, which obscures the damascus in the photos a little. The steel, heat treatment, and forging on this one are top class. I've owned 7+ knives from Will since 2015 or so and this steel and his more recent forgings are amongst my favorites. I also like the blueing that he has begun doing. The grind is distinctly reminiscent of old Takeda, but with the addition of a heavier, tapered spine it just falls through food, it's easily among the most effortless cutters I've ever used.
240x73mm
337g
C105 with wrought+C105 damascus cladding
Taper 8mm-1mm
Birch handle (that came with what looks like a small drill hole on the end)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MV0xrtuIKpqOwI1kWgM3E1izsJV0oDU0?usp=sharing
Kippington Workpony- $620- SOLD
It's rare for me, but this one is leaving my possession as brand new and unused. I got lucky enough to grab one of these from Kip earlier this year. I had it shipped to my US address and have only now had the chance to look at it while back visiting. Though I favor heavier knives, I opted to risk a workpony after hearing such good things. I now understand the hype, but I also know that it's too light and thin for me. It's no slight on Kipp or the knife, I just know what my preferences are by now and this one won't get the use it should. It reminds me of a Xerxes laser I once owned, with all the fit and finish and half of the cost.
260x55mm
190g
52100
Tapering from 3.7mm out of handle to whisper thin
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-29BDzna6QmTUNRvEmuBvS9Ae7ah2_zZ?usp=sharing(Note that 2 of the photos are from Kipp himself. I wasn't really doing the knife justice with my own, so I added his, but I also want to be transparent about it.)
Toyama 210 Nakiri Ironclad- $425- SOLD
A knife and maker that need no introduction. Used sparingly, sharpened probably two-ish times if memory serves me. It has some patina. Toyama is my favorite japanese smith, but I have cleavers from Catcheside and Yanick that serve the role this knife would fill and unlike it's 270 gyuto brother, I don't know if I want to haul this across an ocean if push comes to shove. I couldn't find much information on what price these are going for these days, so I extrapolated from the stainless variant on BST and JNS. Feel free to make a case with me if you want, especially if you want to buy another knife in this sale.
210x64mm
285g
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O7TZVIUau3erTGunEa0Yw5O3t-9ob7jh?usp=sharing
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