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My first j-knives was 4. My brother bought me a santoku, deba, nakiri and petty in Japan. The first knives I really bought myself was a Hattori fh tjugo and petty and a Hiromoto AS guyoto.
 
First 3(first was this summer)

1. Sakai Yusuke swedish stainless 240 gyuto, in use now and then, my only laser I own.
2. Tanaka ginsan nashiji 150 petty, not much use recently, the lenght is in between..I like my Yu Kurosaki 120 r2 petty in hand use more and Mazaki 180 petty more versatile.
3. Tanaka ginsan nashiji 240 gyuto, I still have it but my cutting style has become more towards pushcutting since I've moved from germany style chef knives and it hasn't get much use.

Latest 3

1. Wakui V2 KU iron clad 240 gyuto. I just got it and used it for one meal prep. A little light for my taste and maybe I have a light touch or something and it feels that it won't cut as efortless as I would like, but that is just first feelings.

2. Catcheside forged geometry 260*52 gyuto. On the way...

3. Dalman western honyaki 240 gyuto with charred oak handle. My first western handle gyuto. I couldnt resist when I had a change of getting Robins gyuto. On the way...
 
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IsoJ said:
First 3

1. Sakai Yusuke swedish stainless 240 gyuto, in use now and then, my only laser I own.
2. Tanaka ginsan nashiji 150 petty, not much use recently, the lenght is in between..I like my Yu Kurosaki 120 r2 petty in hand use more and Mazaki 180 petty more versatile.
3. Tanaka ginsan nashiji 240 gyuto, I still have it but my cutting style has become more towards pushcutting since I've moved from germany style chef knives and it hasn't get much use.

Latest 3

1. Wakui V2 KU iron clad 240 gyuto. I just got it and used it for one meal prep. A little light for my taste and maybe I have a light touch or something and it feels that it won't cut as efortless as I would like, but that is just first feelings.

2. Catcheside forged geometry 260*52 gyuto. On the way...

3. Dalman western honyaki 240 gyuto with charred oak handle. My first western handle gyuto. I couldnt resist when I had a change of getting Robins gyuto. On the way...
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Just discovered Catchside myself. I don’t know what took me so long. Great stuff.
 
That is great to hear. What knife do you have from Catcheside?

I did put an order from the website earlier but got this one from the Instagram release. Funny thing, I joined Instagram soon after KKF :).
 
First

Masakage Yuki 210
Gesshin Ginga 210
Fujiwara FKH 180

Latest

Konosuke HD2 240
Masamoto KS 240
Tanaka VG-10 Nashiji Yo 210

Don't know how I missed this thread before but glad for the bump, I enjoy reading this sort of thing.
 
IsoJ said:
That is great to hear. What knife do you have from Catcheside?

I did put an order from the website earlier but got this one from the Instagram release. Funny thing, I joined Instagram soon after KKF :).
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I have a 240-250mm from his current batch on order. Right now I’m just testing a gyuto that’s on loan. Love the grind, tip shape and food release.
 
First two back in 2004:
1) Mac Pro petty 150 mm or so
2) Global GF-33 210
Then it took a long time before I bought anything else, so number three is much more recent:
3) Masamoto Gyuto 270

Latest ones:
1) Munetoshi 210 Gyuto
2) Misono Swedish Steel Gyuto 270
3) Mazaki ’bullnose’ Gyuto 250
 
First 3:
Japanese chef knives AS gyuto and petty, both with Damascus cladding and rosewood octagonal wa
JKI Hide yani 270

last 3:
Shihan 210 gyuto 52100
NiHei 210 gyuto
Morhei misiomoto 210 gyuto
 
First.
1. Masakage Yuki Bunka
2. kikuichi Warikomi Damascus 240mm Gyuto
3. Sukenari zdp-189 240mm gyuto

Last. (all 240mm Gyutos)
1. Kagekiyo white 1
2. Kagekiyo VG10
3. Syusin Sakura Ginsan
4. ................ Looking to get something from hitohira .......
 
This started 11-12 years ago now
1. Tanaka 240mm vg10 from ebay
2. Take a 165mm nakiri
3. Konosuke fujiyama white #2

My last 3 japanese knives have been
1. Shibata kotetsu AS 210mm
2. 255m Watanabe
3. Fujiwara maboroshi 240mm

My last 3 knives haven't been japanese though
190mm k tip in W2 from @knife science
240mm TC Blade - O1
270mm Greg cimms suji - NitroV
 
It started with Tanganryu dama VG10 knives which I got as a gift
1. Tanganryu Hocho Santoku
2. Tanganryu Hocho Petty
3. After that I added some germen F.Dick knives ("gokujo", Chinese cleaver) but 3rd ***. was Takeda cleaver at 2018

Last 3 were actually 5 in order :)
All toyamas Usuba, Yanagiba, Hankotsu, Mikumono and damie gyuto 240 (they not home yet :) )
 
First three: traditional japanese style handled Tosa Japan made 7" blue #2 nakiri, traditional handle japanese made aogami super steel 6" petty, and then a cheat because I bought a shun 5 piece knife block with modern japanese handle materials (all exclusive VGMax steel blade cores!!) with a Classic 8" chef's knife, 6" utility/petty, and 3.5" paring knife. I'm only keeping the paring knife and hone that came with it.

And then my last three were somewhat western? style handled Enso HD (vg10 core) 8" chef's, a traditional japanese handled Kurosaki (aogami super) Fujin ' 8.3" gyuoto, and a modern japanese style micarta handled Miyabi (sg2 core) 5.25" prep knife.

And I have to say this: all the full tang with endcap knives (enzo, shun and miyabi) have better feel and balance due to the handles and weight imo. Not speaking at all to the knives' blades, just the handles.
 
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First 3 late dec/early jan:
- Mac pro santoku
- Gesshin Uraku 240 gyuto
- Ryusen bontenunryu 150 petty

Most recent:
- Mazaki JNS high tip profile 240mm gyuto
- Martell 240mm gyuto (half counts)
- Munetoshi 165mm petty
- Tanaka Blue #2 nashiji 240mm
 
I just realised that if Dalman and Catcheside dont count as "traditional j-knives" then:

Yu Kurosaki Raijin 240 gyuto
Mazaki 240 ku gyuto
 
Just prior to discovering KKF and CKTG forums purchased a shun classic but returned it before using it, seemed too expensive and fancy.

First 3 in 2017:
Tojiro 210 gyuto
Fujiwara Kanefusa FKH 210 gyuto
Konosuke HD2 240 gyuto

Last 3, 2 on the way:
Suisin Inox Honyaki
270 suji and 240 gyuto
Gengetsu semistainless 240 gyuto
 
dafox said:
Just prior to discovering KKF and CKTG forums purchased a shun classic but returned it before using it, seemed too expensive and fancy.

First 3 in 2017:
Tojiro 210 gyuto
Fujiwara Kanefusa FKH 210 gyuto
Konosuke HD2 240 gyuto

Last 3, 2 on the way:
Suisin Inox Honyaki
270 suji and 240 gyuto
Gengetsu semistainless 240 gyuto
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whats your fave so far?
 
labor of love said:
whats your fave so far?
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That's a hard one to answer :)

My most used knives are a set of FKM'S, good performance, no need to baby them.

My fave use to be a Wakui 210 migaki stainless clad W#2 but I think it's being dethroned by a Gengetsu 210 stainless clad semistainless.

I dont use it that much, but another favorite if mine is a Kikuichi TKC 210 gyuto that @stringer thinned, kind of a Goldilocks knife for me-just right.

For stir frys, cant beat a CCK 1303.

Favorite laser, SIH.

How about you? I think you've used just about every knife in the universe!
 
Are all y’all being truthful about your first knives? Here are mine.

First 3, back in 2007 or so:

1) Shun
2) Shun
3) Shun

Last 3 knives that I’ve bought and actually kept:

1) Mizuno KS 240ish gyuto
2) Catcheside Nakiri
3) Mazaki 180 petty

(Last 3 knives I’ve bought: Mizuno KS, Marko 240 S-grind, Akebono 240. First 3 real J-knives I bought: Uraku 150 petty, Gesshin Ginga 210, Kochi KU 240)
 
I’ve used 8-10 really really nice gyuto’s since I purchased my shigehiro 270mm and nothing can dethrone it. It’s so perfect for me.
Tad is probably my fave laser. I dunno. Wakui hairline is right there too though. SIH gives me about the same nice cuts wakui hairline does.
We don’t talk about CCK as much as we used to. Great knife.
Anyway, sorry to derail the topic.
 
The very first one I bought (a little over a year ago) was a Kan Core 8" gyuto on a Kickstarter campaign. That one doesn't really count though because I returned it unused. (The damascus on the knife didn't look anything like what was shown in the promotional video.)

The first "real" three knives were:
  • Kanetsune KC-401 270 mm yanagiba, white #2
  • Shun Hiro 8” gyuto, SG2
  • Miyabi Birchwood 3.5” paring knife, SG2
These are still getting regular use.

The three I bought most recently are:
  • Takeshi Saji 165 mm nakiri, Aogami #2, rainbow damascus
  • Chan Chee Kee KF1303 cleaver 210 mm
  • Takeshi Saji 180 mm Bunka, Aogami #2, rainbow damascus
 
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First 3
Ginga 270 suji
Kikuichi elite carbon 210 gyuto
Shiro Kamo 150 petty

Last 3
TF Denka petty 150
KU Kato 240 gyuto
TF Denka 240 gyuto
 
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