Hey All,
New member here. I love cooking and a quality knife. Like many others, I bought the the shun and miyabis with little to no soul. Good blades for an average person. Then I got a few from custom japanese knife makers, Tsunehisa in ginsan, a absolute laser Kobayashi in r2, which I loved. But recently I was buying vintage blades on ebay, old japanese carbons, with patinas, and some light chipping, to hone in my stone skills. I swear, I can get these blades razor sharp, and they are an absolute pleasure to use and cook with. I find myself grabbing these old retros from old sekai more often that my higher end knives. Maybe in fear I might ship a newer one, and can be hard with these old ones. Just recently scored a Keijiro doi, single sided, in white. I just love the old blades, almost feel the love that was put into making them, the time I spent thinning and reprofiling some of the old carbon, and hard use they took over the years and still perform great. Its probably all in my head, but I swear, they function unlike the newer soulless blades that I have. I look forward to spending time on the forums and reading and learning. Have a great day.
New member here. I love cooking and a quality knife. Like many others, I bought the the shun and miyabis with little to no soul. Good blades for an average person. Then I got a few from custom japanese knife makers, Tsunehisa in ginsan, a absolute laser Kobayashi in r2, which I loved. But recently I was buying vintage blades on ebay, old japanese carbons, with patinas, and some light chipping, to hone in my stone skills. I swear, I can get these blades razor sharp, and they are an absolute pleasure to use and cook with. I find myself grabbing these old retros from old sekai more often that my higher end knives. Maybe in fear I might ship a newer one, and can be hard with these old ones. Just recently scored a Keijiro doi, single sided, in white. I just love the old blades, almost feel the love that was put into making them, the time I spent thinning and reprofiling some of the old carbon, and hard use they took over the years and still perform great. Its probably all in my head, but I swear, they function unlike the newer soulless blades that I have. I look forward to spending time on the forums and reading and learning. Have a great day.
