Spyderco KX06SE, KAI Shun Elite 8" Chef's Knife, Forschner Fibrox 10" Chef's Knife
Tojiro DP Sweden Steel wooden handle nakiri and paring knife
KAI Shun Elite paring knife
Thom's Gyo to knives
Spyderco KX06SE, KAI Shun Elite 8" Chef's Knife, Forschner Fibrox 10" Chef's Knife
Tojiro DP Sweden Steel wooden handle nakiri and paring knife
KAI Shun Elite paring knife
Last edited by thombrogan; 11-20-2009 at 07:59 AM. Reason: changing picture host
-Thom Brogan
"I knew you before you knew you had hands!" ~Tracey Brogan
Serenity Prayer - Calvin's Edition: For the strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to know the difference. ~Bill Watterson
Hey Thom,
Got a question... Where'd you get the Spyderco KX06SE bread knife?
Your collection looks great. I loved my Tojiro Nakikri before it was "stolen".
How do you like the Shun Elite versus Tojiro Paring?
-Nick
hehe, i worked with a guy from like atlanta with one of those spyderco's. it's a serrated utility knife. it seemed to be a good tool to have cuz you never know when it might be useful.
C-Dawg
"The falling leaf does not hate the wind."
Fleetparadox,
The KX06SE and the plain-edge version (which has olivewood scales) are now available at most Spyderco-carrying retailers. The new ones have VG-10 blade steel instead of MBS-26, though. Mine's a gift from my pal, Cliff.
My Shun Elite Paring Knife has completely spoiled me so far as small knives go. Don't know if my Tojiro is a fluke, but its factory edge is thick as nails whereas I've resharpened the Shun Elite several times and it's still very thin (if you use a plate as a cutting board, you can resharpen lots of times, too!).
Sorry to read your nakiri was "stolen."Sounds like you need to get a damascus one to replace it.
C-Dawg,
It was my first high-quality kitchen knife and it's great at push-cutting as well as the slicing you'd expect from a serrated blade. Uncle Sal designed it and Masahiro made it - that's a winning combination in my book.
Based on your comments, a Takeda will be heading towards my house (though I'm having buyer's remorse as I wait and keep thinking a 240mm Yoshikane or Ryusen Blazen should be on hand 'just in case.')
-Thom Brogan
"I knew you before you knew you had hands!" ~Tracey Brogan
Serenity Prayer - Calvin's Edition: For the strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to know the difference. ~Bill Watterson
i saw a new takeda about a week ago. the main difference i've noticed was the outer kurouchi cladding, and that was about it. my co-worker has a new takeda knife and it performs about the same, though i noticed that it's a tiny bit more flexible than mine.
it'll be ok. just make sure to post a bunch of pictures.
C-Dawg
"The falling leaf does not hate the wind."
Will do. Thanks for the reassurance.
Now just wanting to bolster its presence with some more Takeda stuff and maybe some Carter stuff.
-Thom Brogan
"I knew you before you knew you had hands!" ~Tracey Brogan
Serenity Prayer - Calvin's Edition: For the strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to know the difference. ~Bill Watterson
not a bad start
Brandon
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Here are my modified 254mm Yo-Debas from Busse:
The muddy brown one now has slightly more steel exposed. It's edge was a little too fine for cutting steel bedframes. Knew that was a problem with gyutos, but not modified yo-debas.
Last edited by thombrogan; 11-20-2009 at 07:59 AM. Reason: changing picture host
-Thom Brogan
"I knew you before you knew you had hands!" ~Tracey Brogan
Serenity Prayer - Calvin's Edition: For the strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to know the difference. ~Bill Watterson
Doesn't fit in my cutting block
Last edited by thombrogan; 11-20-2009 at 08:00 AM. Reason: changing picture host
-Thom Brogan
"I knew you before you knew you had hands!" ~Tracey Brogan
Serenity Prayer - Calvin's Edition: For the strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to know the difference. ~Bill Watterson
thas one baddass knife there!!!
what is the size of that thing? is it a 240mm?
will
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