Almost every knife I've owned/used over the years

[ordo]

A stupendous colection.
Thanks for showing it.

[Octaveman]

Suisin INOX Honyaki Yanagiba 270mm

[Octaveman]

but wait, ootb is just starter edge. yikes, you had to sharpen all those?

just curious, how many knives you own now? are they all on a rack at the ready? instead of pictures on wall you have magnets and knives?

bravo on your carter creation. yes, i understand that's your go to knife.

Ha, no way. Actually, the knives were distributed around to the people directly involved with the project for evaluation who in turn did their own assessment of performance and sharpening.


Yes, all the knives I have now are either on the wall or in the block and used all the time. I currently own:

Watanabe Gyuto
My gyuto
Hattori FH gyuto
Suisin Yanagiba
Nenox sujihiki
Hattori FH deba
Korin deba
Sakai Usuba
MAC bread knife*
Carter petty*
Tosagata ajikiri
CCK cleaver
Masahiro Honkatsu's


*need to photograph still

[Octaveman]

Oh, forgot to mention that I was initially hoping for a darker colored handle than what was put on the knife I made. I really had no complaints though just a personal preference. But low and behold this same handle has turned into a very dark and rich looking brown that has turned out to be exactly the color I was hoping for. The color of the wood changed through use and it never occured to me that this would happen. I should post a picture of the way it looks now to show comparison. I vaguely remember people wanting to see the patina on the dragon blade so I'll take some current shots of that too.

[VHo]

The color of the wood changed through use and it never occured to me that this would happen.

interesting.

great line up.

hope you don't mind my saying - if you could just please, UPGRADE YOUR CLEAVER.

[Octaveman]

No way. This cleaver is highly coveted for a reason.

[VHo]

ok, I take it back. I had one, don't know if the same model. I loved it. but did find the metal to be pretty soft.

[surffreak]

Bob, is your Watanabe dragon his standard geometry or special order? What is the finish on it? I'm probably going to order one of his gyutos soon.

[Octaveman]

I believe it's his standard geometry. I didn't ask for anything special other than the engraving. The finish is what to be expected from his Master Grade line of professional knives. Impeccably finished and beautiful.

[Octaveman]

Forgot to post pics of the new petty. Carter SFGZ-RH "funayuki" 5 sun (150mm) purchased from Arizona Custom Knives. I was looking for a stiff petty and this one fits the bill very nicely. Could have a lower profile to be ideal for me but it's no biggie the way it is.