They are not anymore on stock.
I'm having a difficult time navigating that clear cut website, are ikeda 240mm gyutos in stock there?
Where did you pick up that ikeda wide bevel? Looks pretty sweet!
www.cleancut.se (they currently have only santoku, no gyutos)...And I will send you the link to the other website later on, have not much time at the moment...
Cleancut for those outside the EU has the best prices on the Ikeda's
Measurements of Shigehiro:
Weight - 192g
Height at heel - 48mm
Spine thickness above heel - 3.8mm
Spine thickness between handle and tip - 2.5mm
Spine thickness near tip - 1.5mm
I've handled some of the knives from Bernal Cutlery which is the same as the cleancut line (to my knowledge) and it definitely not that thick above the heel. I would guestimate weight is around 190-210grams but with a ebony handle so I think the blade would be probably 10-25 grams lighter. Though it has been noted that the Shigehiro handles are relatively heavy as well.
Bernal has a 240 in stock apparently, the pricepoint is roughly that os a shig or a kato or by beloved Devin ITK, is it worth that much??
Do you think epicurean edge carries the same knife as clear cut and bernal? I was ready to pull the trigger on a 240mm shigehiro from buttermilk but they just sold out like a week ago. Now I'm deciding between either a 270mm shigehiro or an ikeda from somewhere else.
Those yoshikanes at clear cut are pretty nice looking too.
Bernal has a 240 in stock apparently, the pricepoint is roughly that os a shig or a kato or by beloved Devin ITK, is it worth that much??
I would say they are probably worth their price, though the 210mm sumingashi B#1 without a handle can be had from cleancut $285.
If they were to have a 240 without handle I would get one and make the handle myself
They have a 210mm gyuto blue #1 without a handle in stock.
Epicurean Edge and Bernal Cutlery use the same wholesaler for many of their knives including Ikeda's =)
Its good to know that;-)!
Its good to know that;-)!
Also a note I heard from a Japanese knife dealer I work with also made a note that all of Ikeda-san's work is finished by Kasahara-san.
This is not typical of Sakai as most forgers work with many different shapers/sharpeners.
thats also not true... we use ikeda-san and have a different sharpener doing the sharpening
thats also not true... we use ikeda-san and have a different sharpener doing the sharpening
+1
In Sakai, you can basically mix & match with a lot of things. This applies to Ikeda-san as well.
Also a note I heard from a Japanese knife dealer I work with also made a note that all of Ikeda-san's work is finished by Kasahara-san.
This is not typical of Sakai as most forgers work with many different shapers/sharpeners.
how are the fit and finish of these? and thickness behind the edge?
I salivate over the choil shot on buttermilks website almost everyday. Check it out. To be honest my only concern is that the blade may have too much curvature like a konosuke or something similar.
thats also not true... we use ikeda-san and have a different sharpener doing the sharpening
for what its worth, profile is also greatly influenced by the sharpener. I think telling the blacksmith from profile would be rather difficult. Its much easier to tell from marks, sharpening, and tang shape/style than i find it to be by profile.
I salivate over the choil shot on buttermilks website almost everyday. Check it out. To be honest my only concern is that the blade may have too much curvature like a konosuke or something similar.
Hell yes.
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