[kuan]

Drool away...

http://www.japanesechefsknife.com/default.asp

[phatch]

I've always drooled over this set:

[DesertCook]

Those are nice!!!

[piracer]

i dunno... the blade in that set just looks dirty and i dont like the brown colour, looks kinda ugly to me.

that knife up at the top lookks ok, the hilt looks ugly tho.

[kuan]

Originally Posted by DesertCook

Those are nice!!!

They're so nice I wouldn't use them! Can you imagine how quickly they'll get "lost" in a working kitchen?

[shel]

[quote=piracer;154554]i dunno... the blade in that set just looks dirty and i dont like the brown colour, looks kinda ugly to me.[quote]

Those blades are Damascus steel - superb quality!

Shel

[phatch]

Originally Posted by piracer

i dunno... the blade in that set just looks dirty and i dont like the brown colour, looks kinda ugly to me.

Certainly taste enters into what's knife porn or not.

The blades are wave pattern damascus on a ZDP189 core. ZDP189 is one of the new super steels. In knife steels, there's a tradeoff between the hardness of the metal (how long it holds the edge) and toughness (resistance to chipping, bending, breaking). Most good kitchen knives (Wusthoff/Henkels) have a hardness of about 56. ZDP189 is generally hardened to 65 and still maintains good toughness.

The wood handles are cocobolo. They are secured with nickel silver pins.

Phil