Bought Sukenari YXR7 or HAP40

[GorillaGrunt]

Now I think I’m a decent enough sharpener to try these steels again. Whaddaya got? I’m looking for a gyuto I think but I’ll check out sujihiki too.

 

[GorillaGrunt]

Got em both

 

[Barmoley]

Got em both

Looking forward to your thoughts on these. Have a yxr7 and thinking if I should get a hap 40.

 

[GorillaGrunt]

So far both are doing pretty well now that I can get a sharp edge to start with; I’m gonna beat the hell out of them in the next couple days with 200 turkeys worth of stuffing and report back.

 

[GorillaGrunt]

Definitely better results than the last time I had these. Especially the YXR.

 

[TSF415]

Definitely better results than the last time I had these. Especially the YXR.

So if you had to choose, yxr7 or hap40? I'm contemplating picking one up.

 

[GorillaGrunt]

You know, now I'm reserving judgment under the premise that the main variable so far was me and not the steel. But if I had to pick one I'd say YXR since they're so rarely available whereas HAP comes out a few times a year and from other makers too. I also really like the grind, tip, and profile on the YXR 210mm gyuto; not sure if they're the same across all steels by Sukenari.

eta: just sharpened both. Yxr sharpens much more easily but hap was not troublesom. Yxr edge does remind me a lot of sld, the same kind of toothiness at high grits, whereas hap is more razor like. Both are sharp as an SOB now so back into the fray tomorrow.

 

[captaincaed]

I will say if you ever have a chance to try ryusen HAP40, I found it pretty quick to sharpen and pretty easy to deburr.