I never owned one but was wondering what is the big deal about it?
People seem to like it a lot!
if mine would EVER GET HERE. smh
yes. idk if its just because of the recent weather in the united states or what. its actually getting quite annoying.
Yours still stuck at the same stage too? I have no updates since the 13th.
No updates since the 12th...
I ordered a stone about the same time,around the 13th from Japan,different company,but now I am thinking that it was on the same boat that sunk.
It is more than likely a USPS issue. I have order loads of things from Japan and more than a few from JCK specifically and have never had it take so long. Then again, I had a T-shirt take 7 weeks to get here from Austria.
It is more than likely a USPS issue. I have order loads of things from Japan and more than a few from JCK specifically and have never had it take so long. Then again, I had a T-shirt take 7 weeks to get here from Austria.
Mine arrived a few days ago and its fine... choil and profile shots are identical to the old one, f&f is great, edge, profile and finish is what I expected, kanji does have some depth and is very well defined (which I actually like!)
The only thing i´m doing as we speak is having a nice handle put on it.... but thats me being picky... I do that with most my wa´s anyway...
So, I´m happy!
I hear ya..
Im only fairly new but when I first started hanging around here people raved about the KS. It was the perfect knife but it was OOS. Mystery surrounded why it was OOS when it was so popular. Many column inches were devoted to how desirable this knife was with not a single dissenting opinion. Then a couple of months ago the word was, KS are coming back. People rejoiced. But then the dissenters arose. The handle is shite. The grind is average. Some are good, some are bad.
I dont have a KS. Dont desire one. Wont buy one. But it seems to me that sometimes desirability is inversely proportionate to obtainability.
Basically:
The KS has been around for a long time. Its a fairly standard White #2 mono, and was known for relatively poor edge retention (for a Japanese knife), average fit and finish, grind inconsistencies and its unique "French" profile and squared-off emoto/choil. Back in ye olden days, when the KS was perpetually in stock at JCK, Korin and various Rakuten sources amongst others, the unique features noted above weren't enough for most people to care*. Since they became unavailable/discontinued**/perceived as "rare", objective opinion has been cast asunder amongst a maelstrom of hype. Cue a load of positive reviews from relative neophytes blinded by cognitive bias.
* not withstanding a positive review from Salty, leading to a pre-hype train era resurgence in popularity.
** clearly BS
And yes, I have had a KS in my hands. 2009, iirc
So why everybody STILL wants em??
This thread has gone full Retard in record time.
Which vendor in Austria?
I bought it at a shop in Vienna and sent it to my mother via post. It was not through a vendor. We went there on holiday a few years back.
The standard or extra thick one?I'm not giving up my Yuki for one.:wink:
The standard or extra thick one?
Sorry, read Yusuke.
I've wanted the Sakai Yusuke extra thick w#2 240mm gyuto, seems like a knife that would be just right for me. Still looking for one...
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