dafox
Senior Member
So far my favorites have been AUS8 and aogami super with a Shapton pro 1k (800) grit edge.
@daveb someone stole your heiji!!???? the carbon is known, it's iwasaki steel. i miss having a thicker heavy suji. my honyaki one is freaking badass, but it's just so damn light and thin. my ideal suji would be a mid sized, lol. like a shig kasumi, but those are rare as funk.
I remember that now about the steel, Iwasaki. Liked it a lot. I left my bag in my office one night and some phuckstick took the suji. They left a Tillman Leder gyuto in the next pocket over - guess it didn't look fancy enough. Had a Shig kasumi suji for awhile - did like it - about the only Shig I can say that about.
@Chopper88 Nothing comes immediately to mind. You might try contacting Heiji directly and see how bad they would hurt you for a carbon. Or reach a little deeper for the Wat. Or hang by the BST forum and see what comes up. One of the things about a suji is that good ones are not cheap but even the best don't hold their value as well as they should and some good deals can be found on the secondary market.
Some people don't like Mazaki (only cause they're unlucky ), but if you can kind a good one that's straight with no overgrinds, it's a nice stiff suji and over 200g.
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