Knife block overflowing, & more coming in, so one of the two knives must go! But I don’t have the heart to choose, I love em both.
$295 CANUS Shipped either one, your pick.
Thread re-born celebration Reduced to $275
The AS Fujin is a 180mm Gyuto, about 184/185mm actual edge length IIRC. Still my prettiest knife ever, but havent seen any action lately after I made my own Shig Kasumi 180. Knife has only lite use on small items like scallion, herbs & meat etc., sharpened twice, 15 degree angle. Stainless clad, only edge is carbon.
The Damascus DIY Is 222mm edge length, the one I recently made here: Toyama Dammy DIY
Performance is on par with my Toyama iron-clad, & the handle came out real nice IMHO. Would love to hear buyer feedback on this one. Its blue 2 steel with Damascus iron-clad, very reactive, but the meat cutting patina is starting to form & very pretty. It has seen very lite use.
Each knife has some small flaws: Fujin has a small piece of wood broke off right below ferrule, as I accidentally stabbed it with another knife. I filled it in with dark filings but you can still see it on one of of the photos.
The Damascus DIY has some discoloration below the spine in one are on both sides, can be seen in one of the photos too, because I clamped it (plastic clamp) right after etching for sharpening, it rubbed off part of the etching. Should have waited a bit longer after etching. I think it’ll be gone once the knife is fully formed with patina.
$295 CANUS Shipped either one, your pick.
Thread re-born celebration Reduced to $275
The AS Fujin is a 180mm Gyuto, about 184/185mm actual edge length IIRC. Still my prettiest knife ever, but havent seen any action lately after I made my own Shig Kasumi 180. Knife has only lite use on small items like scallion, herbs & meat etc., sharpened twice, 15 degree angle. Stainless clad, only edge is carbon.
The Damascus DIY Is 222mm edge length, the one I recently made here: Toyama Dammy DIY
Performance is on par with my Toyama iron-clad, & the handle came out real nice IMHO. Would love to hear buyer feedback on this one. Its blue 2 steel with Damascus iron-clad, very reactive, but the meat cutting patina is starting to form & very pretty. It has seen very lite use.
Each knife has some small flaws: Fujin has a small piece of wood broke off right below ferrule, as I accidentally stabbed it with another knife. I filled it in with dark filings but you can still see it on one of of the photos.
The Damascus DIY has some discoloration below the spine in one are on both sides, can be seen in one of the photos too, because I clamped it (plastic clamp) right after etching for sharpening, it rubbed off part of the etching. Should have waited a bit longer after etching. I think it’ll be gone once the knife is fully formed with patina.
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