I have mixed feelings about this Sugimoto. I generally don’t use stainless cleaver. But I needed one at work. I picked up a Masahiro cleaver, modified it and really liked it. Even made a new handle after.
In the mean time I was curious about this particular Sugi’s performance and ended up with a purchase. I tried one time at work and couple times at home but ended up reaching more to my Masahiro.
Overall this CM4030 is great performer. Thin behind the edge, very nimble knife. I got rid of the sandblast finish so it may show some scratch marks. I sealed the gap on bolster with epoxy. There are some small overgrinds (at right side close the heel and left side close to tip) but they are not significant to effect performance. I sharpen it one time, right after I bought. Factory edge wasn’t really sharp. I used Naniwa Pro 800+3K and strop.
Probably better steel than Masahiro, but I have strong bonds with it. So this Sugimoto needs to find a new house.
(Apologies for my weird photos. I tried to catch everything in video.)
Specs:
Length: 190mm
Width: 92.5 / 95.4 / 93.3mm
Weight: 350g
Overall Length: 298mm
Thickness (on Heel): 2.2mm (at heel) / 1.7mm (at tip)
Asking for $180 shipped CONUS
Thanks
(I’m also selling a Turkish/Cretan stone here)
In the mean time I was curious about this particular Sugi’s performance and ended up with a purchase. I tried one time at work and couple times at home but ended up reaching more to my Masahiro.
Overall this CM4030 is great performer. Thin behind the edge, very nimble knife. I got rid of the sandblast finish so it may show some scratch marks. I sealed the gap on bolster with epoxy. There are some small overgrinds (at right side close the heel and left side close to tip) but they are not significant to effect performance. I sharpen it one time, right after I bought. Factory edge wasn’t really sharp. I used Naniwa Pro 800+3K and strop.
Probably better steel than Masahiro, but I have strong bonds with it. So this Sugimoto needs to find a new house.
(Apologies for my weird photos. I tried to catch everything in video.)
Specs:
Length: 190mm
Width: 92.5 / 95.4 / 93.3mm
Weight: 350g
Overall Length: 298mm
Thickness (on Heel): 2.2mm (at heel) / 1.7mm (at tip)
Asking for $180 shipped CONUS
Thanks
(I’m also selling a Turkish/Cretan stone here)