T-F knives

[JoBone]

Depends on the type of Ebony, how its finished and the knife its on due to its density.

I love ebony, but it has to be good ebony, not what some retailers put on theirs.

Three are all sorts of ebony, some are not even true ebonies. Wood shopping today I picked Gabon ebony, royal ebony, African Blackwood (some people claim as the original ebony), Indian ebony, Gombeira (Brazilian ebony, not a true ebony) and even 1 seriously rare piece of curly gabon ebony.

Ebony is a beautiful wood and if treated right it will last. However, it is a dense and oily wood which is admired for its beauty, but does not provide the grip that some cooks desire. I’m with you, I love a nice high quality piece of ebony.

For timing, I got a high end knife in the mail today with an ebony handle.... It sure looks like African Blackwood to me.

 

[demirtasem]

Guys I’m preparing to order a Denka from TF and still reading the tips on previous threads. But a question popped in my head after reading this thread. I’m not really a wa handle user and I’m gonna order 210mm Denka with wa handle this time. But I don’t know much about woods.

I’m planning to change the regular handle (just aesthetics matters). My question is what kind of handle do you suggest? For example can we say ebony is the best? Would you suggest ebony handle from TF (I think Panda and Lemeneid against it) or buy it somewhere else. If so are there any website specifically focuses on handles? Or Etsy is the best place to order? (I saw KNS is sold out and didn’t see at JKI, I saw rehandling service though.)

 

[Corradobrit1]

Just go for the freebie plastic ferrule handle. tbh both the Ho wood handles are pretty cheap and nasty. Or get the blade without handle. Then send it to get rehandled. If you want fancy there are several options, just search. I'd recommend Shihan. If you want practical but also decent aesthetically you can't go too wrong with these burnt oak
https://www.etsy.com/listing/781088...allery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&frs=1&cns=1
This JoBone is cool
https://www.etsy.com/listing/809500...knife-handle-burnt?ref=shop_home_feat_3&frs=1

 

[Chicagohawkie]

 

[demirtasem]

Just go for the freebie plastic ferrule handle. tbh both the Ho wood handles are pretty cheap and nasty. Or get the blade without handle. Then send it to get rehandled. If you want fancy there are several options, just search. I'd recommend Shihan. If you want practical but also decent aesthetically you can't go too wrong with these burnt oak
https://www.etsy.com/listing/781088...allery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&frs=1&cns=1
This JoBone is cool
https://www.etsy.com/listing/809500...knife-handle-burnt?ref=shop_home_feat_3&frs=1

Thanks!

 

[nyc]

Hoping to get some clarification on the steel TF uses. Chigusa-kou was the term that was used on his website to describe AS. It has since been changed to just AS not too long ago. Chigusa-kou is still used on KW and another site in the same way.
From what I can glean off the little research I did, Chigusa-kou is from Hitachi but there is an older reference to it being Aogami 1, and another more interestingly saying it’s a TF proprietary AS. Looking forward to any insight on this.