The story so far...

[timebard]

Once you hit the point that your knives don't all fit in the drawer, I guess you have a collection.

Taking stock of what's in the lineup right now, it reflects a pretty solid core of great value Japanese makers (S. Tanaka, Munetoshi, Yoshikane, Ashi), a more rotating set of western makers (A.G. Klint, Prendergast, Dalman, Spare), and my absolute favorite, the Kippington workpony.

Top Row:
CCK1303 mystery carbon slicer: 210x90
Tojiro VG10 parer: 90mm
S. Tanaka ginsan petty: 150x35

Bottom Row:
Munetoshi white #2/iron clad tall petty/mini-gyuto: 175x39
A.G. Klint 14c28n small gyuto: 185x48
Dan Prendergast 52100 small gyuto: 185x44
Yoshikane SKD gyuto: 210x46
Masashi Kemuri SLD gyuto: 210x52
Dalman AEB-L gyuto: 215x49
Fredrik Spare 26c3 honyaki gyuto: 230x52
Dalman-Birgersson Blades silver steel warikomi gyuto: 237x58
Kippington workpony AEB-L gyuto: 245x53
Ashi Ginga white #2 mono sujihiki: 260x34

 

[timebard]

A few knives out (Dalman, Masashi), a few knives in (Takada no Hamono, Konosuke MM), and a few knives I forgot to include in the last shot (FKM and bonus Opinel).

 

[HansCaravan]

I'm digging the profiles of your Klint and Dalman-Birgersson

 

[timebard]

Too many gyutos. Acquisitions since the last update:

• Konosuke Fujiyama blue 2 cleaver 220x110
• Kagekiyo ginsan 230x50
• Kochi V2 240x52
• HVB 52100 250x59
• Hatsukokoro Komorebi blue 2 250x55
• Watanabe ironclad 270x58 (need to actually install that handle)

 

[timebard]

New-ish stuff:

• LaSeur 52100 western gyuto, 260x56
• Kippington 52100 WH, 255x57
• Markin banded 52100, 240x54
• Shihan AEB-L, 222x50
• Spåre 1.2419 bunka, 185x53
• Zakuri sabaki

Watanabe Pro 270 ironclad is out for a new handle, a couple other fun things are incoming...

 

[timebard]

Too many, too many...

New stuff:

• Goldeband 1.2519 dammy, 240x55
• Eddworks 52100, 225x53
• Okubo blue 2 nakiri, 190x71

 

[NotAddictedYet]

Is the wearing off of 1303's kurouchi purely from using? If yes, that's impressive.

 

[timebard]

Is the wearing off of 1303's kurouchi purely from using? If yes, that's impressive.

Nah, the previous owner thinned it. The remaining KU has been pretty stable.

 

[timebard]

Somehow the "trimming down to a core collection" concept hasn't been happening...

New from last time:

• Simon Herde 14c28n 230x51
• Skye Eilers AEB-L 225x55
• Migoto shinogi blue 1 230x52
• Radiona Breg ApexUltra/wrought 235x64
• Eddworks ApexUltra 247x57
• Tojiro bread knife