Gang,
Someone suggested a new maker too me but I can't find too many reviews on them so to the Hivemind we go.
Yoshida Hamono. Looks like they do the complicated laminating and heat treat of ZDP 189 and HAP 40 at their factory.
https://sharpedgeshop.com/blogs/blacksmiths-japan/producer-yoshida-hamono
They dabble in some lower end lines but it looks like they put considerable emphasis on their HAP 40 and ZDP 189 lines. Their grinds look promising, almost Walkschliff-y. They have some very good looking tall gyutos but they don't come cheaply.
Thoughts? Experience?
Someone suggested a new maker too me but I can't find too many reviews on them so to the Hivemind we go.
Yoshida Hamono. Looks like they do the complicated laminating and heat treat of ZDP 189 and HAP 40 at their factory.
https://sharpedgeshop.com/blogs/blacksmiths-japan/producer-yoshida-hamono
They dabble in some lower end lines but it looks like they put considerable emphasis on their HAP 40 and ZDP 189 lines. Their grinds look promising, almost Walkschliff-y. They have some very good looking tall gyutos but they don't come cheaply.
Thoughts? Experience?
