JohnR -- I just watched the first of those. I love your use of the large model edges, and the camera angles when you move to the pad or the table top as stone. Very well done, very clear. More than the drawing pads...
an hour and 15 minutes on a new stone... that certainly doesn't make drywall screen sound very appealing as a flattener. I wonder if others have found that much work necessary?
I was feeling silly for having overspent...
What was your minor reservation, Phaedrus? Too much belly?
That's the whole decision point I'm talking about. (Speciality handles I understand, too....)
Ha! But did I clarify what I was trying to say about choosing between the Konosuke profiles?
Or was that just what (on other forums) is called a FRAT? [i.e., "F--- Reading All That!"].
The Hattori HD is a clad knife, no? (I'm not sure of this).
I haven't ever used one. They look pretty damn great. BDL talks about clad knives having a "damped" feeling on the board. Or kc (on...
I'm sure the different profile makes a difference. But yes, I'm not sure exactly how and how much having not used them (so that's part of what I meant, yeah). But I also have suspicions that the difference is "worse" for...
The new one is is the "Funayuki" one, yes? That's (clearly, no?) an attempt at giving us the Murray Carter profile. Which if I'm not mistaken is flatter-still than the Masa KS.
There does seem to be a vocal sub-group...
