CiderBear
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That's what I was gonna say, ivang. That looks a lot heftier than some choil shots I've seen
What kind of deal should I expect for Black Friday?
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dafox
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Perfect, thanks, exactly what I wanted to see. The one that I got from Bernal is quite a bit thinner, the edge on mine is crazy thin. The profile on this one from EE appears to have a pretty good sized flat spot, mine from Bernal has no flat spot but a gentle curve throughout. Not that one is better than the other, just different.
Yeah I would agree. I just took another one that clearly shows it’s thicker.
I put what “ashy2classy” posted (left) and mine together in one pic and I think they look similar. Considering you received a similar one as well, the EE migaki line appears being consistently ground in this way.
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dafox
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Here is a 210 gyuto from Bernal.
dafox
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It looks great!
What is this line called? It seems like it has an oval handle with dark wooden bolster right? The EE Migaki line has an octagonal handle with buffalo horn bolster. I really hoped they have a wooden bolster...
dafox
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Rosewood "d", black pakka wood ferule.
CiderBear
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Same handle but with KU finish from CC https://www.cleancut.eu/butik/knifetype/gyuto/kockkniv-14-2202-detail
Really nice. I don’t think it is available anywhere though. The KnS one is hammered and the cleancut one is Kurouchi-like.
I like darker handle in general and this wakui is actually my only knife that has a light color handle. I have an anryu that has a similar oval dark handle and I really like it. Maybe I need to replace the handle.
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I was aware...I didn’t consider this one because Kurouchi is not my thing...I was choosing between the EE one and KnS one (what Bernal currently sells appears to be same to EE’s). Now I feel like I’ll grab one like dafox’s once it’s available...
All the wakuis I've handled were really thin behind the edge (five of them), the nakiri i used to have is the thinnest knife behind the edge ive ever had, it was impossibly thin for about a cm, and really thin for the most part.
It also had one of the best distal tapers ive seen, up there with the best of the sanjo exponents.
It also had one of the best distal tapers ive seen, up there with the best of the sanjo exponents.
Do you have experience with the Nashiji line from Aframe if I might ask?
https://www.aframestokyo.com/tesshu-wa-gyuto-240mm-white-ii-steel--forged-by-mr-wa240.html
My Wakui is a hammered KnS one. Not that thin behind the edge but it has excellent food release. Pretty good fit and finish too.
CiderBear
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Wondering if we should dig up the Wakui thread, move this discussion over there, and leave this thread for historical Black Friday deals
Yeah, good fit and finish are a constant amongst all the wakuis ive seen, especially choil and spine very nicely rounded.
Elliot
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Only Black Friday I’ll care about is James and whatever unicorns he brings out to play.
CiderBear
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Does Jon usually do BF/CM stuff?
Just to be clear, in case I’m misunderstanding, this rosewood/pakka wood Wakui came from Bernal? Or was the handle put on later? Looking for a Wakui myself...
dafox
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It came from Bernal, no longer available.
dafox
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Let's keep Cider Bear happy, back to Black Friday deals...
I'm planning on getting a Suisin Inox Honyaki from Korin.
I'm planning on getting a Suisin Inox Honyaki from Korin.
Which one? I'm liking the Ktip 270 a lot. Always liked the gyuto and 180mm petty. And I know where you can get a 270 suji (with the pin!) at 100 off retail!
dafox
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I have a 180 petty and a 210 gyuto, planning on adding a 240 gyuto.
What do you use the 270 k tip for? What does it excel at?
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I've been tempted by the 270 suji, but not yet...
What do you use the 270 k tip for? What does it excel at?
(Poor grammar : ))
I've been tempted by the 270 suji, but not yet...
The ktip is used for all manner of prep. I like 270 lasers cause they've got a little extra heft and are long enough for anything on the table. Like traditional Ktips it's a got a low profile but is tall enough for my xxl mitts.
dafox
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Great, thanks.
I also have a 240 yanagiba, but I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it.
KnS just opened a US site and I hope they will do 11.11 sales this year.
