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@XooMG german forists appear to think much of Juergen Schanz (famous custom maker, but also having a lot of series knives in the price range of 150-300).
Oh I have to disagree... there are quite a few knifemakers in Europe (UK, Germany, Austria, France, Sweden...) making japanese Style/insprired Knives like Gyutos, Santokus, Pettys... with pretty good grinds and good profiles. Problems are only that
a) They're pretty under represented in international forums (few UK-makers, Dalman, Raquin etc. aside)
b) It's only knifemakers, not mainstream manufacturers like Misono for example
I wish more european companys would lean towards the custom makers and finally start to make good Gyutos etc. with good steels and good grinds etc.
That misses outside Japan I think...
@XooMG german forists appear to think much of Juergen Schanz (famous custom maker, but also having a lot of series knives in the price range of 150-300).
Others include Dan Prendergast, Blenheim, and Catcheside, if the UK counts as "Europe", which is a question I don't want to get involved in.
boring looking? I think for european style, his colored and sometimes phosphorescent trimmings are already considered gaudy
@XooMG german forists appear to think much of Juergen Schanz (famous custom maker, but also having a lot of series knives in the price range of 150-300).
+1 for Juergen Schanz...count me in for the german knife nuts thinking highly about his work
Only looking at his online shop, models are identified with Japanese names (petty, santoku, gyuto). Perhaps the custom offerings are more diverse.What makes his chef/petty knives japanese in your eyes? If it is about blade shapes that are more gyuto/japanese petty inspired: these have themselves been derived from old-school sabatier.
Only looking at his online shop, models are identified with Japanese names (petty, santoku, gyuto). Perhaps the custom offerings are more diverse.
Cheers! There seems to be an interesting variety there, though still mostly Japanese style.Actually most people I know who have a Schanz knife bought it from here:
http://messerkontor.de/produkt-kategorie/kochmesser/messerkontor-exclusiv/juergen-schanz-lucidus/
Jürgen SChanz makes a smallbatch series for this shop called Lucidus.
Well.. I hate that the asymmetric grind knowing that i am left-handed. And they are more or less all asymmetric... I hate the price.
But I am crazy in love with all the rest :bliss:
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