Knife Reviews C-Dawg Style

here's a review on the kumadori that i apparently love so much as well my other work knives : P

Kumadori 7" Cryo Treated Sweedish Steel Santoku
Weight: unknown
Blade Length: 7"
Overall length: unknown
Website: http://www.japanwoodworker.com/produ...ept _id=13187
price: $82.95
Balance: at the bolster
Blade material/construction: Sweedish core with stainless laminate
Handle Material: unknown black wood
RC: 61

this knife is a monster in the form of a 7" santoku. it takes an incredibly incredible edge and it lasts a long long time. the edge lasted 4 production days (about 28-30 hours of cutting) and the overall sharpness was still at about 75% without any touchup or stoneing. the handle is a smaller one, but i like that because my hands aren't that big so i can use a fairly loose grip with the pinch grip the spine is kinda sharp. it also has a beautiful hamon line. it's a great knife and i'd easily buy this knife again.

fit: 4
finish: 4
performance: 4.75
value: 5
overall: 4.5

Hirotomo 6 1/4" White Steel Damascus Kakugata Nikiri
Weight: unknown
Blade Length: 6 1/4"
Overall length: 12"
Website: http://www.japanwoodworker.com/produ...ep t_id=13309
price: $49.45
balance: 1 1/2" in front of handle junct.
blade metal/construction: white steel laminated in iron and nickel damascus
handle material: burnt magnolia
rc: 61-62

in most pics, it looks black, but the finish is acctually dark green and it has gold streaks. very good workhorse. it takes on a pretty good edge but doesn't hold it for a very long time. this is a knife that needs touching up after about 2 production days (12-14 hours of cutting) if i put a very keen edge on it. it's generally used for general veg prep now. the way it's shaped and the little curved part at the tip makes it very very nice to cut with, even bigger jobs. potatoes and root vegs are cut easily due to the sharpness, but if extra force is required, it can be applied to the flat spine. the curved tip allows easy push chopping. very good knife.

fit: 3.5
finish: 4
performance: 3.5
value: 4
overall: 3.5

Tomotsugu 10 3/4" kuro uchi yanagi
weight: unknown
blade length: 10 3/4"
overall length: 18"
website: http://www.japanwoodworker.com/produ...ept _id=13188
price: $69.35
balance: 1 3/4" in front of handle junct.
blade material/construction: blue steel core with unknown "soft steel"
handle material: ho wood
rc: 60-62

i got this knife as well as the knives listed above as "bring to work knives". just as the kumadori suprised me with its performance, this one did too. i am amazed at the way this knife handles and works. it takes on an amazing edge and holds it for a work day, about 6 hrs of use. FISH AND MEAT BEWARE!! tenderloins and ahi melt before this knife.

fit: 4
finish: 3
performance: 4
value: 4.5
overall: 4

that's it for now, more to come : )