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I bought Xerxes #77 a few months past. And when he said it was a laser, it is a very thin knife indeed. You can see it from the gallery.
https://www.xerxes-knives-shop.com/77-24er-laser-mit-einer-schneide-12562.htmlNormally the knives sold do not move to the gallery right away. It takes a few days before it shows up there, so eventually you can see it.
This time I bought #88. It's one of the cheaper knives in this batch but still over €1000 exVAT with worldwide shipping. Not a laser but one of his classic user-friendly geometry. At first when I looked at the small picture of the knife in the sales page, it looked like just one of the many other rustic style from other good knifemakers. Then when I saw the video, I found the subtle 350 layer damascus fascinating. It looked similar to but at the same time different from a Kemadi mono bulat. Along with a vivid ironwood handle it was such a beautifully made knife.


I was thinking of trying to buy a similarly priced Shig 270 from JNS but only sighted the out of stock page. The Xerxes looks so much better and is unique. I can eventually get a Shig 270 Kasumi off BST if I really want one in the future but the Xerxes will be hard to sight again.

As a bonus, the number 88 is also a very lucky number as it phonetically sounds similar to the Cantonese words "Rich, Surely Rich". Read about it on Wikipedia under the cultural significance section of the following URL.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_(n...ortune and,supermarkets often contain many 8s.
 
tchan001 said:
I bought Xerxes #77 a few months past. And when he said it was a laser, it is a very thin knife indeed. You can see it from the gallery.
https://www.xerxes-knives-shop.com/77-24er-laser-mit-einer-schneide-12562.htmlNormally the knives sold do not move to the gallery right away. It takes a few days before it shows up there, so eventually you can see it.
This time I bought #88. It's one of the cheaper knives in this batch but still over €1000 exVAT with worldwide shipping. Not a laser but one of his classic user-friendly geometry. At first when I looked at the small picture of the knife in the sales page, it looked like just one of the many other rustic style from other good knifemakers. Then when I saw the video, I found the subtle 350 layer damascus fascinating. It looked similar to but at the same time different from a Kemadi mono bulat. Along with a vivid ironwood handle it was such a beautifully made knife.


I was thinking of trying to buy a similarly priced Shig 270 from JNS but only sighted the out of stock page. The Xerxes looks so much better and is unique. I can eventually get a Shig 270 Kasumi off BST if I really want one in the future but the Xerxes will be hard to sight again.

As a bonus, the number 88 is also a very lucky number as it phonetically sounds similar to the Cantonese words "Rich, Surely Rich". Read about it on Wikipedia under the cultural significance section of the following URL.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_(n...ortune and,supermarkets often contain many 8s.
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Also, number 88 is associated with the nazis in some circles.
 
AFKitchenknivesguy said:
Michael Rader
Bob Kramer
David Lisch
Billy Bob Sowell
Michael Vagnino

These are just a few I own multiple styles of. I have never wrote anyone is the best at anything on here because I don't have the resources or time or credibility to. If I asked a professional driver what the best motor was, at least they have credibility. I agree Xerxes has a cool name and appears to have nice knives. Plus, being from Germany he gets extra points as I lived there for three years. 🇩🇪
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Mind you: my point was and is that he is the most versatile maker, and at a very high level.

“the” best is almost impossible to crown unless you define criteria that can be measured by independent judges imho.

One aspect is that he is using a large variety of steels and excels at working with them. Most makers focus on a handful of steels (some work with only one or two) and try to optimize heat treat etc for those few steels. I think you can make the claim that Jannis excels at using a lot of different steels and also making some himself. I personally also think that he’s more creative than most other makers. With almost every new batch you see knives or elements of knives that just ... I dunno....surprise?

Lastly, one of the reasons he’s up there as a CUSTOM maker is his ability to master even the most unusual customer requests (he made a knife for a handicapped person and some rather unique looking ones for a German knife aficionado with a taste that’s a little outside of the norm, let’s put it that way.)

i know or have experienced plenty of custom makers who do not venture outside their comfort zone. And while I appreciate their honesty in wanting to stick what they know they can deliver at a high level, I value the willingness to try new things more... and Jannis will still tell you if he thinks your idea is stupid (experienced it myself haha).

and just for the record: while I own Xerxes knives, they’re not my favorites. I’m not a “fanboy”. I have sold knives of his (more than one in fact). I’ve Never sold a Dalman or Smide 🤭😜
 
RJJ getting silver is still the worst decision of all time
 
Holy ****, didn't realize this is 86"
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