What reason used when let go good knives?

[J.C]

Guys, I wonder if anybody has put IN ADVANCE a limit for the number of knives to own? Like "Well...I need 6-7: a petty, 2 gyutos, a deba, a suji, a cleaver, a-something.Done"

Well...... i start with 2 gyuto 1 petty 1 suji 1 yanagi 2nakiri and 1 deba
And now... I can’t mention it here, im afraid my wife might put a spy on me i can pm you if you really want to know

 

[Bensbites]

I am doing my third COVID-19 moral boosting Instagram giveaway. How is that for a reason?

 

[valdim]

Well...... i start with 2 gyuto 1 petty 1 suji 1 yanagi 2nakiri and 1 deba
And now... I can’t mention it here, im afraid my wife might put a spy on me i can pm you if you really want to know

Do it.

 

[DitmasPork]

Interested in hearing your thought process when letting go.

I’ve let go some really good knives, i have to come up with a reason or excuses some times nothing wrong with the knife:

> Kato WH 210 - too much funds tied up.
> Shigefusa Kasumi 210 - lost cutting test to Toyama
> Shigefusa 165mm KU - pig with lipsticks
> Mazaki 210 - lost cutting test to Toyama
> Toyama 210 stainless-clad - No patina
> Toyama 210 Damascus - Similar but 2x price than Tanaka Sekiso B2 Damascus
> Marko 220 WH 52100 - overly reactive
> Marko 210 AEB-L KS - low heel height
> Anryo 210 KU hammered - L heel height
> Kippington w2 210 - used too much, & profile
> Zen damasks 210 - 1st custom handle I made had flaws
> Youshi 180 white 1 - low heel height
> Kurosaki 180 AS KU - boring w/o Fujin

Main reason to 'let go good knives?' Money. Every knife has it's price.

'Good' meaning those I covet, still use, regard highly, or in excellent condition that I've not used much.

 

[Corradobrit1]

When I first got into this, told myself I would never go carbon. Now it's nothing but carbon..

Thats exactly what I said after trying K-Sabatiers. The ugliest grey patina imaginable and stinky. Then I discovered JKnives and never looked back.

 

[ma_sha1]

Similar here, resisted carbon for the longest time, tested waters with stainless clad carbon core, but in the end, I end up loving the full carbons.

 

[DitmasPork]

Thats exactly what I said after trying K-Sabatiers. The ugliest grey patina imaginable and stinky. Then I discovered JKnives and never looked back.

I've held on to my three Sabs, a bit of nostalgia with them because they were my first carbons. Although, I'd sell them in a minute if someone wanted them for money.

 

[gcsquared]

I gotta say, as much as I love carbon steel, good stainless still has a special place in my heart. Something about the clean, pristine look of stainless I just love.