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breaking in my new knife tonight
buzd504
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An early birthday present from some good friends. A Fujiwari Mobarishi.
NOLA
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That thing is as sweet as a Hattori Hanzo Katana.______________________________________________I love lamp..
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very nice!____________________Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. •Niccolo Machiavelli
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I like it. My Japanese knives have wa handles. Currently working with a knife maker on a custom saya for my sujihiki.
Nice friends.Plymouth, MN -
They must be very good friends. Wonderful gift. If your experience is anything like mine with my higher end steel, you will get a thrill - even years from now - every time you use it.I have 3-4 Japanese knives that I’m not using in the rotation, so you’ve inspired me to contemplate selling them to fund a new one.
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This is one I’m lusting after. I have another Takeda and have never handled another knife like it.
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GrateEggspectations said:This is one I’m lusting after. I have another Takeda and have never handled another knife like it.
I'm surprised to see they actually have one in stock. Just about every knife vendor I've seen that carries the Takeda cleavers never seems to have any on the shelf.
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
If the price tag wasn’t quite so eye watering, I’d pull the trigger. I just can’t justify the expense, especially given we already have a very similar blade.HeavyG said:GrateEggspectations said:This is one I’m lusting after. I have another Takeda and have never handled another knife like it.
I'm surprised to see they actually have one in stock. Just about every knife vendor I've seen that carries the Takeda cleavers never seems to have any on the shelf. -
Beautiful knife, and wonderful friends. I hope you enjoy using it a very long time. The first time is so amazing.I am at the entry level for knives, My Beautiful Wife bought me a set of Shun knives, and the difference to what I had been using is night and day. She also bought me a 3 stage sharpening tool that keeps them razor sharp.
Just using it to slice tomatoes, so very thin, was almost life changing for me. ( I am old, it does not take much these days.)"Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
Louisville, Kentucky -
Can you share what the sharpening tool is? Thanks.YukonRon said:Beautiful knife, and wonderful friends. I hope you enjoy using it a very long time. The first time is so amazing.I am at the entry level for knives, My Beautiful Wife bought me a set of Shun knives, and the difference to what I had been using is night and day. She also bought me a 3 stage sharpening tool that keeps them razor sharp.
Just using it to slice tomatoes, so very thin, was almost life changing for me. ( I am old, it does not take much these days.)Winnipeg, Canada -
@YukonRon
Getting a nice knife really is a revelation. For me, just one chef’s knife replaces pretty much all others (except for the dud that I keep for the guests 🙃). No need for a bread knife. A nice, sharp knife slices bread with just one straight push down on the loaf. No sawing required. -
Nice gyuto, What size and how does it feel? Now I have some government money to blow maybe I'll replace my cheap Wokshop cleaver with something nicer.
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A good bread knife is a game changer tooGrateEggspectations said:@YukonRon
Getting a nice knife really is a revelation. For me, just one chef’s knife replaces pretty much all others (except for the dud that I keep for the guests 🙃). No need for a bread knife. A nice, sharp knife slices bread with just one straight push down on the loaf. No sawing required.____________________Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. •Niccolo Machiavelli -
RyanStl said:Nice gyuto, What size and how does it feel? Now I have some government money to blow maybe I'll replace my cheap Wokshop cleaver with something nicer.
It's a 210 and it seems like it just operates itself while I watch.
NOLA -
Wow, just Wow lol... Knifewear site makes Shun to appear be low end. SWMBO complained about prices at Kohls lol... I need new friends. Will start out with a chef knife and build accordingly. Nice knife, no more chopping with that.York County, PA
Large BGE 2014 - CGS adj rig, spider, and stones..
Mini Max 2018 -
Amazing looking knife. Some day.....Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX. 2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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I believe you must have a PhD in knifing to fully appreciate that.
Your friend zone is quite impressive to come thru like that. Congratulations.
The back story for how that became a gift must be quite interesting...Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint. -
Teruyasu Fujiwara forges some of the best steel for kitchen knives that there is, his Maboroshi line has a core steel of shiragomi #1 white hardened up to 65, thats an incredible knife, makes Shuns look like tinker toys enjoy!
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Rockwell Hardness to four significant digits....GrateEggspectations said:This is one I’m lusting after. I have another Takeda and have never handled another knife like it.
"Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten" - Jon Kung
Ogden, UT, USA
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Hard to beat the aogami pieces. They can go years without sharpening.Botch said:
Rockwell Hardness to four significant digits....GrateEggspectations said:This is one I’m lusting after. I have another Takeda and have never handled another knife like it. -
Tell me more about the application.paqman said:
A good bread knife is a game changer tooGrateEggspectations said:@YukonRon
Getting a nice knife really is a revelation. For me, just one chef’s knife replaces pretty much all others (except for the dud that I keep for the guests 🙃). No need for a bread knife. A nice, sharp knife slices bread with just one straight push down on the loaf. No sawing required. -
I think 63:64 meant 63-64, as a range.Botch said:
Rockwell Hardness to four significant digits....GrateEggspectations said:This is one I’m lusting after. I have another Takeda and have never handled another knife like it. Plymouth, MN -
That, makes more sense.dmourati said:
I think 63:64 meant 63-64, as a range.Botch said:
Rockwell Hardness to four significant digits....GrateEggspectations said:This is one I’m lusting after. I have another Takeda and have never handled another knife like it.
Punctuation is important. "Eats, shoots, and leaves"."Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten" - Jon Kung
Ogden, UT, USA
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Let's eat grandma!______________________________________________I love lamp..
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That's the one I couldn't recall.nolaegghead said:Let's eat grandma!
"Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten" - Jon Kung
Ogden, UT, USA
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Made by KAI Housewares, 3stage process: whet stone, diamond and ceramic. My Beautiful Wife taped all the instructional information to the tool, because she knows I have started losing the battle.
kthacher said:
Can you share what the sharpening tool is? Thanks.YukonRon said:Beautiful knife, and wonderful friends. I hope you enjoy using it a very long time. The first time is so amazing.I am at the entry level for knives, My Beautiful Wife bought me a set of Shun knives, and the difference to what I had been using is night and day. She also bought me a 3 stage sharpening tool that keeps them razor sharp.
Just using it to slice tomatoes, so very thin, was almost life changing for me. ( I am old, it does not take much these days.)
the starter knife set also came with a separate diamond sharpening tool.
hope this helps, it has kept an edge on all our knives and cutting tools."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
Louisville, Kentucky
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