Posts by duckfat33

I've got their 240mm WS gyuto.   Beautiful knife. Great F&F. Superb geometry. A joy to sharpen. Has become by far my favourite knife. Cannot recommend enough. Comes with a nice saya.

I wouldn't say you 'need' one, but have you considered a nakiri?   There's nothing you couldn't do with a santoku or gyuto, but damn they are good fun to chop vegetables with. I bought the JCK white steel Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan 165mm...

Ditto on japanesechefknives.com   I live in Oz and got my first batch of knives from this site. Great range, good price and only $7 flat rate shipping.   I just got into this obsession about a year ago. My advice -...

Can highly recommend the Masamoto KS.   Available on japanesechefknives.com   Carbon steel, wa handle, beautiful steel, fantastic fit & finish. My favourite knife.   Also consider: Konosuke...

OK...."need" is a fairly abstract term when it comes to a knife hobby.   But I am very interested in trying out some new knives. Just don't want to be duplicating. I already have 3 gyutos (Konosuke, Yoshikane, Sakai Yusuke), a...

Thanks for the advice, BDL - my sharpening has really been improving.   I've changed to a Bester 500 for initial bevel setting. I agree that the Naniwa SSs can be a little soft. They seem to gouge easy. I also might do a quick...

Another rookie sharpening question (because I think I've drifted the thread below far enough away from its original purpose).   My sharpening is really coming along in leaps and bounds since starting a few weeks ago - it...

Thanks for the advice, BDL.   I have to say that the whole sharpening community is really helpful, and free with advice.   The learning curve on sharpening is extraordinary! I mean, 2 weeks ago I was absolutely...

Thanks BDL,   The more guidance the better. I've read a tonne of resources, including Chad Ward's book, and watched a lot of videos on Youtube. But, as you say, everyone has a different system. And gives different advice...

I'm a sharpening rookie, just getting into J knives. Now I'm feeling insecure about my choice of set up!   I purchased Naniwa SS in 400, 1000 and 5000, and a DMT XC for flattening. Also a strop with chrom oxide...