Wakui Gyuto Question

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If the Kochi comes back in stock and sell out when I'm on vacation in August and have limited internet access I would be so sad
 
i dont have any shipping notification from the craftsman yet, so its hard to say for sure when things will be back in
 
@JBroida is the 180mm gyuto still part of the Kochi line? Or just whatever you have listed on the website now? I'm gonna try to get a 240mm Kurouchi gyuto with machi if that ever comes back in stock
 
we never made a 180 gyuto in that series. There is a 180 k-tip santoku though. I dont generally like the 180mm size for a gyuto... it kind of defeats the purpose of what a gyuto should be able to do.
 
JBroida said:
we never made a 180 gyuto in that series. There is a 180 k-tip santoku though. I dont generally like the 180mm size for a gyuto... it kind of defeats the purpose of what a gyuto should be able to do.
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You're right, I was thinking of the 180mm Gengetsu petty. I'm guessing that's no longer part of the line though.
 
yeah... a while back we had to change the way we went about having them made, and part of that limited what kinds of shapes and sizes we could do sadly
 
JBroida said:
yeah... a while back we had to change the way we went about having them made, and part of that limited what kinds of shapes and sizes we could do sadly
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Ah I never got to see the various configurations gengetsu and kochi came in. I am waiting eagerly for the v2 240 to come back
 
ared715 said:
Wow! You may have just changed my mind! With the unpredictable waiting period for a V2 this makes those nashiji very very tempting..... what’s the grind like on your gyutos?? Tip performance? They look to be nice and sturdy, just like I like! If you don’t mind me asking, what’s the weight estimate on your particular 240?
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Sorry I missed this. I may be selling my 240. If you're interested send me a PM. I can't send you a PM for some reason.
 
ashy2classy said:
I like them both for different reasons. Both perform really well, but the migaki is lighter and thinner. A bit less food release, but it just flies through everything. I didn't want to choose, that's why I have both. If I had to, it would probably be the nashiji because I prefer thicker and heavier blades. Again, that's a personal preference.

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Ashy, that’s a beautiful knife. Simple, no nonsense design. Glad I bought it, it’s found a happy home!
 
JBroida said:
sadly, that is not something we do. Restock notification is the best option we have.
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I noticed the original listed dimension is 55mm at heel. Have they normalized to be shorter nowadays? All the recent bst listings measured around 50mm.
 
dsk said:
I noticed the original listed dimension is 55mm at heel. Have they normalized to be shorter nowadays? All the recent bst listings measured around 50mm.
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Curious to hear this as well. Interesting that this may have changed.
 
MarkC said:
Curious to hear this as well. Interesting that this may have changed.
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yeah the biggest appeal of the kochi (among many) was a tall heel height.
 
dsk said:
yeah the biggest appeal of the kochi (among many) was a tall heel height.
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There seem to be several threads from different makers that all seem to be changing their profiles often reducing the height of the heels of the knives. I wonder what is driving the changes.
 
I'm curious about the Kochi height as well. Really hoping the next batch would churn out monster ~53mm gyutos.
 
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CiderBear said:
I'm curious about the Kochi height as well. Really hoping the next batch would churn out monster ~53mm gyutos.
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Any thoughts on why makers might be shifting to lower heel hight, less flat designs, etc. Seems to be in a lot of threads where forum members are looking to find earlier / older versions of knives with taller and flatter profiles.
 
MarkC said:
Any thoughts on why makers might be shifting to lower heel hight, less flat designs, etc. Seems to be in a lot of threads where forum members are looking to find earlier / older versions of knives with taller and flatter profiles.
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I'd have to guess it's a combination of material cost and popularity. Also just maybe it's a smidge easier to make.
 
CiderBear said:
I'm curious about the Kochi height as well. Really hoping the next batch would churn out monster ~53mm gyutos.
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Mine (Migaki) is 54.3mm.
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CiderBear said:
@MrHiggins still nice and tall though. Do you find the cladding reactive compared to the core steel? Thanks again!
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Hard to tell. It's as reactive as any iron clad knife. It gives me no special problems. It's a great knife. I went on something of a knife selling purge lately and I never considered putting this one on up.
 
I own both a 225 Kochi V2 KU and a Wakui 210 Shirogami #2 stainless clad with the red ebony handle. I also own a Kochi KU 150mm Petty. All of them are fantastic knives, the 2 gyuto's are quite different from each other for obvious reasons though, especially aesthetically and food release-wise. These are 2 knives I will probably never sell, you can't go wrong with either.
 
Japan messer is restocked on v2. Been staring, I want one, but I know I'll just flip it cause I'm just not about the KU life. I'll just go gamble on a tf nashiji 195mm.
 
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