i started the hype, and then moved on from it because i have bougie taste in knives.
Maybe some fell for the suggestion that Mazaki was a budget Kato, then the reality set in.
Curious why anyone would study under a master bladesmith and not take anything on board except knife needs to be made from steel and have a handle. Why not just watch the plentiful YT vids on knife making at that point.Other than Mazaki training with kato there’s almost no comparison. Some how that made it into the context and is still a misleading statement to people on the whole. It’s a completely different knife. In virtually ever way except that it’s steel and has a handle.
None of the three I had in hand ever really reminded me of Kato at all. But some of the extra thick ones that came in from jns's last batch would be interesting to try.Maybe some fell for the suggestion that Mazaki was a budget Kato, then the reality set in.
The one Mazaki I tried cut better than the 3 Katos I once owned.
There, I said it.
For all the crazy buying and supposed hype, I still strongly feel Mazaki isn’t all hype even with his market cooling. His knives are still in my regular rotation along side some very serious contenders (who I don’t need to mention to you guys).
And as someone stated earlier, despite the differences in profiles, they were all great cutters and I’d even argue punch well above their weight class by several hundred dollars.
Apples to oranges to bananas comparison. Very different knives, so a very difficult question to answer.Any reason to get a Maz over a Toyama or Fujiyama aside from price?
Apples to oranges to bananas comparison. Very different knives, so a very difficult question to answer.
To change your question a bit: any reason NOT to get a Mazaki? No, none at all.
Any reason to get a Maz over a Toyama or Fujiyama aside from price?
Apples to oranges to bananas comparison. Very different knives, so a very difficult question to answer.
Any reason to get a Maz over a Toyama or Fujiyama aside from price?
Definitely quite different knives. The newer ku and I suspect some newer versions of Mazakis might hang really well with Toyama in dense veggies, perhaps even better at times. Toyamas seem waaay more consistent. The newer ones I tried are quite good through dense product. One reason you may prefer a newer Maz over a toyama could be the possibility aof thinner tip on the Maz, although that might depend on the version you get. The new Fuji fm are way different than both. Feel more laserish in use and are phenomenal cutter imo, but you have better chances of more food release, a reason perhaps to prefer a maz, with a Maz. Also a mazaki is generally more stuff/ stout than a new to, but I found the fms to be plenty stiff, actually surprisingly stiff, very sturdy.
Curious why anyone would study under a master bladesmith and not take anything on board except knife needs to be made from steel and have a handle. Why not just watch the plentiful YT vids on knife making at that point.
Any reason to get a Maz over a Toyama or Fujiyama aside from price?
Got my Maz from CC because it had a better finish and handle than JNS. It was the first knife in a long time to really surprise me. I had used so many knives over so many years very few really "wowed" me anymore. When I got the Maz I was expecting a good knife but nothing special if for no other reason than the price. A big grin emerged on my face from the first cut. It performed way above it's price point and quickly became the knife I reach for most often. Ordered another the next week to have a couple different sizes and neither are going anywhere anytime soon.
Curious why anyone would study under a master bladesmith and not take anything on board except knife needs to be made from steel and have a handle. Why not just watch the plentiful YT vids on knife making at that point.
“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
+1I agree with MrHiggins in this one. Apples and oranges. I have all three, but for pretty different reasons I guess when I think about it. But Maz at the price is undeniably good.
Curious why anyone would study under a master bladesmith and not take anything on board except knife needs to be made from steel and have a handle. Why not just watch the plentiful YT vids on knife making at that point.
fujiyama are for cktg noobsAny reason to get a Maz over a Toyama or Fujiyama aside from price?
I imagine there are a million under-the-hood type things that he could have learned from Kato. I don’t know much about knife-making, but one can definitely learn a ton from a teacher and then output a very different product. E.g. the teacher shows you how to grind a knife, and then once you master the technique, you decide to branch out with a different profile.
Humans and gorillas have 98% similar DNA, or whatever, right?
i started the hype, and then moved on from it because i have bougie taste in knives.
Just curious, have you asked Mazaki after the fact if you can get some sort of commission for all the business you’ve unintentionally brought him?
Also, if you need an agent, I’m available.
Don’t listen to panda. He’s just the first to put up a post. Mazaki was already smashing sales before he blew his whistle.
I'd totally buy a Mazaki Panda KKF Special Edition, please tell me its a chestnut handle KU Dammy in b#2Just curious, have you asked Mazaki after the fact if you can get some sort of commission for all the business you’ve unintentionally brought him?
Also, if you need an agent, I’m available.
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