Top 3 sites and or shops.
RealSharpKnife
Burrfection Store
Sugi
Bonus question if you want,
What's your go to for Unicorns?
RealSharpKnife
Burrfection Store
Sugi
Bonus question if you want,
What's your go to for Unicorns?
Where do you shop for knives?
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Dude, you have the Portland Knife House at your finger tips! That's one of @Deadboxhero's (aka TripleBHandmade) haunts.
https://knifehouse.com/
I actually frequent Seisuke. If your in Ptown, it's on NE 17th & Alberta.
I'm a state north but I keep telling myself I'm going to get to both those shops one of these days.
It's not just riki tiki tavi. I would do the same with any charlatan. Please don't let that ever come off your keyboard again.
The very definition of moderation
Sort of kidding. Not moderating.
Then go ahead and scrap this thread if you like, went over to another anyways.
Whatever shop has the knife I want in stock is where I shop. Unless it’s Burrfection…
the guys are nice at Seisuke but Portland knife house is minutes away with 20 times the amount of knives and substantially better pricing.
I order thru Japanny, their sister company and have then send it to Seisuke free of charge. And I can use the 20OFF200 code.
What's wrong with Burrfection? I'm probably missing some context, I'm not from the US.
I'm pretty new around here, but from what I understand, folks have mixed feelings about Ryky's business practices re: scalping etc.
Nah, they're not very mixed. Pretty monochromatic.
In the past he's had the habit of recommending stuff he was sent from companies to review, like Dalstrong's for example. "Scratch my back, scratch your back" type deals. Which isn't necessarily bad... unless everything the company sent you suddenly becomes "must buys" or "the best".
Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong here...but from what I understand, he'll often buy up a bunch of stock of a popular knife, stamp his name on it, call it a collab, and charge $200 more.
That's his more recent angle.
He definitely gets a lot of hate for the wrong reasons, too...people resent his popularity, for example. He was a bit of a first-to-market in the YT knife channel space and he gained a lot of followers quite quickly on what many folks consider to be little merit.
But as pointed out, there are good reasons to be wary of him. Frankly, I don't think he comes off as very honest, so I'm surprised you think that. But maybe I'm biased because I've already heard some of the stories.
But as pointed out, there are good reasons to be wary of him. Frankly, I don't think he comes off as very honest, so I'm surprised you think that. But maybe I'm biased because I've already heard some of the stories.
He's not necessarily wrong or shady all the time. Take him with many grains of salt.
Also a broken clock is right twice a day.
Also a broken clock is right twice a day.
The amount of salt grains you talking about:
You know, I only know him from his sharpening yt videos, and he shared good tips and detailed instructions on how to do it right, so I felt thankful for that. Maybe I didn't pay enough attention, or maybe I'm too trusting, dunno. Nevertheless thank you guys for advice and your opinions.
He just has this "oh, silly me" vibe that comes off as a bit fake, to me. But I don't dislike him. I think he got famous/successful too fast and he let it change him, and it has made him a bit of a polarizing icon. I have gotten useful information from his channel as well--credit where it's due.
The amount of salt grains you talking about:
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You know, I only know him from his sharpening yt videos, and he shared good tips and detailed instructions on how to do it right, so I felt thankful for that. Maybe I didn't pay enough attention, or maybe I'm too trusting, dunno. Nevertheless thank you guys for advice and your opinions.
Don't knock yourself, tons of people feel the same way when they encounter his videos. And he does have some legitimate advice so it lends to his credibility. But, once you've been doing this for a while you realize that the legit things he says are pretty fundamental. Then you start picking up on things like how he doesn't think you need to flatten your stones and such.
I long ago clicked on the "Don't Recommend Channel" feature for that guy.
Look to Japanese Knife Imports, Big Brown Bear, Peter Nowlan, and many others for sharpening info and demo's.
What do you not like about Burrfection?
