WTS Spring Cleanout 2.0 - Sicard, Masashi (x3), Doi, Y. Tanaka, Nakagawa, Hinokuni, and more.

[pitted_soul]

Gang,

I am here to make some deals. Prices are made to move. $25 off for each multiple purchase. I put the Masashi's on there since I couldn't choose just one and I have a stainless K. Karys k-tip that competes with it for attention. I usually sell a knife if it can't make it through a big sweet potato but these were all going to be keepers, so they all cut pretty dang well and aren't wedgers (except the sicard, it's a laser, laser). I feel I have too many to appreciate them individually and want to dwindle it down to 2 dozen so maybe I can use them more than once every 2 months. If I have the original box, It'll come with it. CONUS and PP G&S. INT'L? $15 USD towards it.

Maker	Type	Trade Value	Blade Material	H	L	Weight	Handle	Pics	Blacksmith	Notes
Hado Junpako	Gyuto	$300 Sold!	Shirogami 1 - Stainless Clad	240	50	182	Magnolia and Water Buffalo Horn		Yoshikazu Tanaka	I am the 2nd owner but it wasn't overly used. Sharpened once by the owner and touched up by me. Could probably use a sharpening. I was going to rehandle this one, but not, since I am selling. The best cutter I've gotten from Y. Tanaka. This is the mid-weight version (i've seen a 135g one!!!)
Hatsukokoro Shirahama	Gyuto	$150 SOLD!	Shirogami 2 - carbon clad	210	48.8	176	Wenge and Buffalo Horn	https://www.epicedge.com/shopexd.asp?id=107594 Pics:	Satoshi Nakagawa	Nakagawa/Morihiro made White 2 210 gyuto wide bevel. What's there to say? Got a good handle for the money. 1st owner, only test cuts, no edgework. I've sanded the handle, spine, and choil and it is SUPER comfortable now.
Hinokuni	Jumbo Santoku	$115>$100	Shirogami 1 - Carbon Clad	240	56	268	Oak and Plastic	https://www.districtcutlery.com/hinokuni-jumbo-santoku-240mm/	Yukihiro Sakai	These can be hit and miss, but this is one of their hits. Everything was well executed and it cuts WELL. Won't get wedged in a big sweet potato but is a really hefty blade. Great price on W#1 that's well done. 1st owner, never sharpened, test cuts only.
Ikenami Hamono	Gyuto	$245 SOLD!	Aogami 2 - carbon clad	240	52	220	Red Sandalwood and horn	https://knifejapan.com/ikenami-hamono-wa-gyuto-240mm/ Pics https://imgur.com/a/4IcnWjb	Tabata Ikenami	This is a KnifeJapan purchase. I wanted to try a wide bevel from Ikenami. It's a good cutter and good food release. Super clean work. 1st owner, only test cuts. Got it sharpened at Tokushu.
Kumagoro/Yoshikane	Gyuto	$185	Takefu V2 - carbon clad	241	48.3	215	Ho wood and horn	https://www.epicedge.com/shopexd.asp?id=84321 https://imgur.com/a/vvrMkWw	Yoshikane Hamono	This guy really punches above its price point. I'll probably regret this one, a little refinement and this would be a world beater. 1st owner, test cuts only.
Sakai Takayuki Homura Premium	Kengata (Bunka) Gyuto	$500>$475	Aogami 2 - Carbon Clad	195	48.3	230	Ebony, Silver, and Buffalo Horn	https://nwcutlery.com/product/sakai-takayuki-homura-premium-aogami-2-steel-kengata-gyuto-195mm/	Itsu Doi	This is a fantastic do-it-all mid-sized kengato gyuto from Itsu Doi in his very well done Blue 2. Another chiseled k-tip. 1st owner, test cuts only.
Matt Sicard	Santoku	$450>$425	W2 Honyaki	195	57.6	130	Teak Burl and African Blackwood	https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/msicardcutlery-x-jla-honyaki-santoku-w2-steel-195mm-65hrc-hand-polish-custom-handle.68621/	Matt Sicard	This is the first collab between M. Sicard/KasumiJLA. Sicard's HT of W2 is so freaking good. Keeps a stupid edge forever and very reactive. I don't reach for lasers much and this puppy is too sweet to sit on the sidelines. 1st owner
Masashi	Bunka	$175 Sold!!	SLD - stainless clad	165	49.8	135	Red Ebony Water Buffalo Horn Collar	https://knifewear.com/products/masashi-kokuen-bunka-165mm	Masashi Yamamoto	This knife is what made me fall in love with knives. I got an all horn handle for it with the balance at the pinch. Sharpened once, only owner.
Masashi	Gyuto	$275>$250	VS1 - Stainless clad	240	54	243	Chestnut and horn	https://knifewear.com/products/masashi-vs1-kaijin-gyuto-240mm Pics: https://imgur.com/a/yq9QtOZ	Masashi Yamamoto	Masashi's grinds are really well done. You can see the Yoshikane DNA in there but definitely has more style matching that performance. This one is a prep monster that is blade forward but can still do some detail work. This one was tipped but repaired. Original owner only touched edge up .
Masashi	Gyuto	$350>$325	SLD - stainless clad	240	52.7	251	Red Ebony and Water Buffalo Horn	https://knifewear.com/products/masashi-kokuen-kiritsuke-gyuto-240mm https://imgur.com/a/jebIw2g	Masashi Yamamoto	These are the freaking bomb. This is one that I waited for and it lived up to the expectations. Tall, nimble, thin with excellent fit and finish. There is some rubbing of the kurouchi finish from the previous owner. Looks like it was around the blade guard judging by the impression.
Akifusa	Gyuto	$150 Sold!	SRS-15 - stainless clad	245	47	216	Pakka	https://zknives.com/knives/kitchen/ktknv/akifusa/akifusag240.shtml https://imgur.com/a/e5rm6Le		Fantastic J-knife laser. The blade has an great distal taper and hold's an edge forever. SRS-15 is awesome. I am the original owner, sharpened 4-5 times but not aggressively.

Pics forthcoming for the other knives:

Sold - Hado Junpako - Y. Tanaka - White 1 - https://imgur.com/a/tp9d11K

Hinokuni - White 1 - https://imgur.com/a/B6p32rv

Sold - Shirahama - Nakagawa & Morihiro - https://imgur.com/a/CTFJzlK

Sold - Ikenami - https://imgur.com/a/4IcnWjb

Kumagoro/Yoshikane - Takefu V2 - https://imgur.com/a/vvrMkWw

Sakai Takayuki/ Itsu Doi - Aogami 2 - https://imgur.com/a/cl4yUh0

Sicard/KasumiJLA - W2 Honyaki 195 - https://imgur.com/a/8eb7KNd

Masashi Kokeun Gyuto 240 SLD - https://imgur.com/a/jebIw2g

Masashi Kaijin Gyuto 240 SLD - https://imgur.com/a/yq9QtOZ

Sold - Akifusa SRS-15 240 - https://imgur.com/a/e5rm6Le

 

[pitted_soul]

Masashi Kokuen Bunka 165 SLD with custom all horn handle

 

[pitted_soul]

Masashi Kokuen 240 SLD Gyuto

 

[pitted_soul]

Masashi Kaijin 240 Gyuto SLD

 

[pitted_soul]

Ikenami Hamono Carbon clad Aogami 2

 

[enrico]

how much have you used the honyaki?

 

[pitted_soul]

how much have you used the honyaki?

Not a ton, it is very reactive. I've used it for odds and ends may 5 times, but only done 1 meal with it. I've had 2 polished W2 steel knives and they are both insanely reactive. Still has the original edge with no touch ups that I can recall and still very keenly edged.

 

[pitted_soul]

Akifusa sold.

 

[picus]

Those Masashi are so good, and the prices are . I know his stuff doesn't get a ton of attention here but if I didn't already have both kokuens I'd be all over them. Glws

 

[pitted_soul]

Those Masashi are so good, and the prices are . I know his stuff doesn't get a ton of attention here but if I didn't already have both kokuens I'd be all over them. Glws

Yeah, he's slept on here and that's a shame because those Kokuen's are absolutely . It took a knife twice as expensive to displace it. He's a solid recommend and they're damned handsome to boot. I just posted on reddit where he's gotten more popular thanks to those who are constantly evangelizing him (me! For 1).

 

[Gshep91]

Good deal on that OEM Yoshikane too. Almost swooped

 

[Johnsmyname]

PM sent on the bunka.

 

[gentiscid]

That Akifusa saved me some $ on a knife I don't need lol. Nice grab! Great user knife!

 

[Gshep91]

That Akifusa saved me some $ on a knife I don't need lol. Nice grab! Great user knife!

Might try a rehandle on it, could be a fun project

 

[gentiscid]

Might try a rehandle on it, could be a fun project

Lmao, lemme know when u resell it lol

 

[pitted_soul]

Masashi bunka sold.

 

[pitted_soul]

Might try a rehandle on it, could be a fun project

That would be a good candidate for such a thing. Good practice knife but still a good knife.

 

[pitted_soul]

Good deal on that OEM Yoshikane too. Almost swooped

I am hoping that one doesn't sell. I can talk myself back into any one of these knives but those are just cool and fly under the radar. It cuts JUST like a Yoshi too. I'll definitely rehandle it if it kept. I will say, the one on there it isn't a fancy handle but it is well executed, smooth transition between materials and the blade insertion is clean. Just an excellent value all around, I am surprised they're not more popular.

 

[pitted_soul]

Shirahama sold!!

 

[pitted_soul]

I updated the price on the Kaijin. Not sure what happened, but it is now $275 from $325.

 

[pitted_soul]

A bittersweet day, the Junpaku is sold.

 

[Some Jabroni]

Those Masashi are so good, and the prices are . I know his stuff doesn't get a ton of attention here but if I didn't already have both kokuens I'd be all over them. Glws

He's way too underrated. I have his 240mm kuroshu. It's kinda crazy how thin the SLD can be ground. Easy to sharpen as well. I know it's semi stainless, but it's basically stainless. I cut citrus and other acidic ingredients with it all the time and it doesn't have a spec of patina.

Also, his gyuto profile is one of my favorites.

 

[pitted_soul]

He's way too underrated. I have his 240mm kuroshu. It's kinda crazy how thin the SLD can be ground. Easy to sharpen as well. I know it's semi stainless, but it's basically stainless. I cut citrus and other acidic ingredients with it all the time and it doesn't have a spec of patina.

Also, his gyuto profile is one of my favorites.

I have his standard gyuto and k-tip (per the listing). He uses VS1 for the Kaijin line and it is a beefier gyuto. The Kokuen k-tipped gyuto is thin like that but with some convexity, almost like a Walkschliff grind where the thickest part of the blade isn't the spine. It is damn impressive for a guy who is a one man shop too. I was talking to Knifewear about him and he is booked out until 2026 with projects and orders. He is slept on in the KKF community. Me and a buddy have been evangelizing him on Reddit and I think it's helped. Tons of Masashi NKDs.

 

[pitted_soul]

The Ikenami is sold now. I have dropped the prices on the rest. Make me an offer, worst I can do is say no. Right now, I am not looking for a trade as I really need to reduce my numbers.

 

[pitted_soul]

Ok, Masashi Kaijin and Kumagoro sold!