SOLD Tanaka/Kyuzo B1 (200mm)

[MrHiggins]

Up for sale is my blue #1 Hirohito Tanaka Kyuzo. Its measurements are:
Edge length: 200
Heel height: 44.5
Weight: 135gr

I've had this for a few years. I've sharpened it many times. Its taken a (very) small chip to the heel and lost a (very) small amount of its tip, which I smoothed out.

Does it cut? Like a friggin light saber! I honestly think that Kyuzo is in the very top tier of working sharpeners.

Selling for $235 shipped US.

 

[Alder26]

that's a lot of friggin knife for the money!

 

[Ikonaka]

What a beaut! Thank heavens it's outside my preferred specs

 

[tostadas]

Stupid price for Tanaka B1. So nice!

 

[MrHiggins]

I want to clarify what I mean by "sharpened many times." This is a wide-bevel knife, and I've sharpened it accordingly and tried my best to maintain the geometry and excellent grind. I guess you could call this "thinning" the knife and it has pushed the shinogi line up a tad. I've owned and used it for 4 years. I've tried to reflect its used condition in my price. It's an excellent knife.

 

[chiffonodd]

I will buy this PM inbound.

PS i once sold a kono ysm 210 because it was too light for me and this tanaka is even lighter but I'm such a sucker for these 180-210 gyutos

 

[MrHiggins]

EDIT -- I posted here instead of in a PM.