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post #1 of 9
8/24/09 at 1:28pm
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Hi, I know many have posted similar questions and i'm sorry if this is aswell.

I currently use a forschner fibrox chefs knife and I find it ok. I like the feel of the handle and the overall weight but i find it, due to its balance to be "slow" and I find it doesn't hold an edge very long. I am looking for something a little nicer, most likely a Japanese knife in the sub 150 range. So far these have interested me:

KANETSUGU Pro M
Togiharu Molybdenum
Misono Molybdenum
MAC Professional

Which, out of these would you recommend, or are there alternatives you might suggest?
Thanks
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post #2 of 9
8/24/09 at 2:47pm
I use, and like, the MACs
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post #3 of 9
8/24/09 at 10:16pm
Togiharu and MAC are often said to be the best "bargain" Japanese knives around. I have not used either one, so I can only pass on what I've read -- but I will say that the guys I hear from are lunatics who try every knife and know a lot about them.

In carbon steel, the Togiharu almost certainly wins, but if you want stainless it's rather less clear-cut (as it were).
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post #4 of 9
8/30/09 at 7:37am
Chris, this is where most of us can really use your help. You have access to numerous knives and products as a matter of course. In the states we can only patronize importers who "pre-select" the items they wish to sell.

For example, if a client wants an 'upscale knife,' he might buy an Hattori. If he was watching his pennies he might select a Tojiro. That might be all we know.

The reason is rather clear cut. Even the most established importers might not carry a full line of items, but only the items that appeal to most of the American market.

I think this is changing as we seek out better knives. But certainly several times per week I come across a knife or a manufacturer (cutler) I have have never seen before.

Keep slugging. We all like to see new stuff!
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post #5 of 9
8/31/09 at 1:27pm
Thread Starter 
thanks for the input, I actually ended up going with the Fujiwara FKM
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post #6 of 9
8/31/09 at 11:17pm
I think Chris left Kyoto last month...IIRC he's currently stateside.
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post #7 of 9
8/31/09 at 11:59pm
...and I hope he brought me a whole steamer trunk full of new toys...:lol:
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post #8 of 9
9/1/09 at 5:56am
Well, yes. At least, I await them -- coming in a couple weeks. About a thousand bucks worth of knives, and a couple hundred of stones. All of which would be marked up by 50%-125% if bought in the states, of course.
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post #9 of 9
9/1/09 at 8:27am
All I ask is that you remember your friends...
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