Posts by saxien

Mine bought directly from Japan have no English printed on the other side--F-806-F-809-F503, probably domestic issue  

Well guy's, I just bought 3 Tojiro's direct from Japan, a 170mm DP Santuko, a 240mm DP Gyuto, and a 270mm DP Sujihiki, these knives are sharp as and very well finished, except for the very end of the handles which for some reason they...

"The profile of the blade from the edge to the spine seems to be somewhat convex as well and it's difficult to set the blade flat on the platform without very slight rocking (defeating the purpose of such a well designed sharpening...

Hi Mark,   I noticed that a few Aussies have now found your excellent website and video's (I'm a big fan, as a newbie in this field) but are being put off by the high single knife postage costs, understandable of course from...

Jeez , I love the look of those Hattori  HD damascus series knives, but Koki advised me--   You are currently interested in Hattori FH Series.   We can recomend Hattori's high level of quality, fine making...

Hi, yep, of course there is no chance that these previously small workshops with their family figureheads could ever supply a world market, this is clear and as the Japanese knives which previously were regarded as exclusive rarities...

Just a question of BDL, It seems that maybe the Hattori name, and quite a few others are now being exploited by mass blade producers , and many of these old craftsmen are now only figureheads maybe only inspecting the others...

Thank you for your reply, I have always wanted at least one good kitchen knife, just for me, one which my wife wont wreck, I have drawers full of cheap trash she keeps buying, every one without exception is blunt as, which is probably...

Hi All, First post, As a new member who has just found these very interesting forums, I have a question for someone who may be able to help, I am considering my first Japanese knive's, but as a left hander I was wondering about the...