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hey, if you happen to think of anything else i'm missing or if you want to see something re-done in a better way, let me know. i just got some cool new lighting, a new mic, new tripod, and some other stuff....
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Originally Posted by Wagstaff
Jon's videos are fhe best on the web IMO. But ithere's not a "how to do the magic marker trick" video. Or a "How to flatten a stone" video, I don't think. So some extreme basics are...
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You smell BDL influence in what I said about sanmai? I specifically credited BDL with the thought! I hear you, though... I see some sanmai knives that look...
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Originally Posted by Phaedrus
Initially the two were the same knife, made in the same factories and branded differently. Over time the two lines diverged. Now they have substantial...
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Originally Posted by Scapino
The only ones I can see is person are Shuns and Miyabi's; I'm not necessarily opposed to them, but got the impression that they (Shuns especially) are kind of looked down upon by...
if you have a chance to see/hold the knives in person, its pretty easy to gauge thickness... but there's more to it than just geometry. You also want to pay attention to the kind of steel and the heat treatment it went through....
