WTS Tanaka r2 gyuto

[Ivang]

Hi, looking to sell my shigeki tanaka 240 gyuto. Walnut paka handle.
Great knife, used sparingly for the last few years, sharpened 4 or 5 times. This is a banger.
243 heel to point
53mm tall at heel
202 gr

Looking for 270 shipped conus, and paypaled.

Cheers

 

[Ivang]

Bump, 230 now

 

[Dave]

This one’s a sleeper pick… absolute steal at $230.

 

[pitted_soul]

Agreed, the sizzle matches the steak on these and dress up nicely. Tanaka's R2 is hard too. I got mine from @Dave and put a nice handle on it. I thought it would be "good enough", but it ended up being a great one.

 

[Tomas Randa]

I’ve always been curious about these. How’s the rounding on the spine/choil on his blades maybe I need another 240mm

 

[pitted_soul]

It is softened a little, but not rounded or crowned. That's an easy fix though. One of the easier things to do.

 

[Dave]

That’s accurate. It’s not uncomfortable by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s not what I would call refined.

At this price, if you ever wanted to try S. Tanaka’s R2, you should go for it.

 

[Digiadaamore]

Just to echo the above comments. They are spot on, however they do vary depending on the example! The funny thing is the three of us have shared the same Tanaka! The one that was mine, and Dave’s and then went to pittted_soul is a very clean example. Mine that I own now is more rough, and I’ve had worse examples as well…