SOLD Tsubaya Kikuchiyo Yohei Ginsan 240mm Gyuto *Price Drop*

[iandustries]

Due to an error on Tsubaya’s part, they sent me a Kikuchiyo Yohei Kasumi instead of a Takada Ginsan Suiboku.

This is a Nakagawa forged, Takada sharpened blade.

It’s a beautiful knife, but I already have a Kikuchiyo Yohei blue 2 Kasumi which is the exact same knife, although the ginsan grind looks just a tad better to my naked eye.

This ginsan kasumi is still stunning, and no patina means it stays beautiful forever.

My heart wants to keep it, but my wallet says no.

Taking a hit on the price, asking $490 $415 shipped CONUS

Handle: Rosewood
Heel Height: 46mm
Spine Thickness at heel: 3mm
Spine thickness 1cm from tip: 0.9mm
Edge Length: 224mm

See imgur link for a video too:

 

[friz]

what is the height?

 

[iandustries]

what is the height?

46mm at heel, rosewood handle. Original post updated

 

[iandustries]

Bump- price drop from $490 to $470

 

[iandustries]

$450!

 

[iandustries]

Bump and price drop to $435

 

[mrmoves92]

Is the grind on this right-hand biased, or is it ground evenly on both sides?

 

[iandustries]

Is the grind on this right-hand biased, or is it ground evenly on both sides?

Sorry I missed this message! Looks/ feels pretty even to me? I think maybe @ModRQC or @RockyBasel might know better ?

 

[ModRQC]

It isn't oriented anywhere in any obvious way. Light reflecting on the right side of the choil sorts of mess the shot, and little J-knives are so perfectly symmetrical, but this one isn't out the ballpark.

 

[ModRQC]

To OP: shoot against the light source completely. Preferably, shoot against a media that takes the lightflood while taming the light source - no fuzziness from limited cell phones aperture, and no glint of light at the apex or aggressing the eye in the background. The basic idea, the choil looks like a shadow. With professional settings, you can see the core in a clad construction, requiring light against it, and still get a perfect outline.

Lastly, handles are rarely a good indication of if you're hitting the choil dead center. Nary a one knife is dead center to the handle.

 

[iandustries]

Final Price drop, $415

 

[superworrier]

Do you have edge length/weight/spine width?

 

[iandustries]

Do you have edge length/weight/spine width?

Handle: Rosewood
Heel Height: 46mm
Spine Thickness at heel: 3mm
Spine thickness 1cm from tip: 0.9mm
Edge Length: 224mm

 

[ModRQC]

Handle: Rosewood
Heel Height: 46mm
Spine Thickness at heel: 30mm
Spine thickness 1cm from tip: 9mm
Edge Length: 224mm

Probably more: 3/0.9mm thick or my eyes are playing tricks on those pictures.

 

[iandustries]

Probably more: 3/0.9mm thick or my eyes are playing tricks on those pictures.

oops! thank you. adjusted. not enough sleep these few days