no doubt mark and Phaedrus are very close, but mark is a stand up guy and stands behind all his products, i bet if you asked him to borrow a Ultimatum for a review he would have no problem with it for a small deposit maybe
duckfat, i am sure you are one of those guys that see's a nice knife in action and says to your self, "i can do that with a 10 dollar kiwi or some other piece of junk,mark is making some great knives and i have bought a few of his plus...
i also learned most everything i know about j knives from reading BDL's post but still bought a 270 mm takeda and it is still one of my favorites and i have a lot of nice knives.
i was out of town for a long while and away from my compter so i did not see the responends thank you all, i think my expectations were a bit to high, for the shuns and the other lower end knifes i have. the konosuke, the devin thomus...
a lot of times it is just politics, were i work i am in charge of the whole kitchen with the help of two sous chefs and of staff of 14. they call me the chef de cuisine, call me what ever you want but just pay me.the so called ex.chef...
i have bought many nice knives, but i just cant seem to get them as sharp as when i bought them, help! i own a edge pro but i dont think it it is getting the results that i want
