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It looks like both either have very thin core steel sections or the grinds aren't super thin? Usually the cladding line is a good bit above the edge itself! Here you go taz - the little brown 5" one is full tang and about 1mm thick - erm the black 6" one is about 1.1mm - 1.2mm - I am just...

Aw bless you for the most informative reply taz575 - I haven`t got a clue about powder steels and I only know about trad Japanese yellow white and blue carbons. My faves are aogami blue # 2`s and shirogami white #1`s - I can`t be bothered with SG2`s and I adore the kuroushi finish - I have a lot of ...

Thanks for finding the post and fishing it out for me taz575 - much appreciated - I`ll try to consolidate posts now and get things neater - all the best. To be honest taz575 I didn`t know the full story of the knife and heat treat until much later - after I had had it for well over a year. I did the...

Yes thank you aporigine it`s a unique knife made as a personal favour to me - bought for a song - now it`s worth much more because it is a total PITA to get a big medium weight cleaver flat in RWL-34 and it took many many attempts.They are rarer than hen`s teeth and a personal triumph for the blades...

Ah bless you for the reply TheLegalRazor - I`m so used to making do with budget knives as a poor student in the eighties and now I only need a £10 carbon caidao to help feed 500+ homeless at weekend in the city. My friend thinks it`s obscene that I have one bespoke knife that`s worth 3 times as much...

Well done Ronnie - you did a brilliant job there - it looks very neat and professional. It reminded me of fixing the end of a handmade 7" Eden kanso santoku in blue #2 carbon at HRC 64. My girlfriend dropped it on my kitchen floor which is cushion floor over concrete and over a quarter of an in...

https://i.postimg.cc/s2b2Lp7b/COMMERCIAL_CHEESE_KNIFE.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/gjMKqB05/DICK_KEBAB_-_SABATIER_CARBON_2.jpg For scale the bottom English Granton slicer with the white handle has a 10" blade. Because I try and feed a lot of homeless people and full cheeses are donated to the char...

https://i.postimg.cc/kXFvWbC1/4_INCH_MINI_CLEAVER.jpg This little guy is a 4" cleaver haha - a lady friend thought it was cute and I got her one from aliexpress and I went round to her house and tried it - absolutely fine - budget steel but I`m fine with that - so I got one too. The deep patte...

I have two more budget ones that are already in the UK after four days ; I liked the look of this one for less than $20 all inc. I am not going to criticise it for the paltry outlay. https://i.postimg.cc/vmMrGzVG/JUMCSONG-5-INCH-UTILITY-ROSE-DAMASCUS.jpg quoted specs are : JUMCSONG 5-inch Utility Kn...

Thanks for the reply TheLegalRazor the majority of the above are Chinese made - the Opinel is a genuine French type 12.The two bottom ones are Chinese budget damascus knives and I`ll let you know how they hold up when they land in a week or two. I am not going to complain for such a modest outlay. T...

Thanks so much for the reply and informative knife links Radar53 - I lived in Wales in the early seventies on a farm and my mum`s bf was always using his pocket knife - don`t ask me what it was - I was only six ! Wales is like New Zealand - more sheep than people haha ! Just seen the links Radar - I...

https://i.postimg.cc/dVN42XGG/CHEAP_SANTOKU_AND_KIRITSUKE_KNIVES.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/cJKTXmc2/CHEAP_CHINESE_SCISSORS.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/fTKHLkL2/JUMCSONG_5.5_Inch_Utility.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/DyFjn124/67-ply_Forged_Damascus.jpg I have miles too many bloomin knives and I am doing my b...

Logpog wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:52 pm Finally figured out how the attachments feature works here! Not new, but I figured it kick off my introduction to this forum with my current favorite. 240mm wrought clad Yamada gyuto

Gorgeous knife Logpog - nice one !
I love the black carbon kurouchi blacksmith finish !

I quite agree Kekoa - of course I haven`t got ideal storage conditions and have to do the best I can in the circumstances. What is the difference putting knives in a block or box or in a utensil pot ? None for all intents and purposes. Having knives on magnetic racks on the wall is just as fraught w...

I am sorry if I offended you or any other forum members mauichef it certainly was not my intention. I was laughing with Jeff B and lamenting my lack of space. Perhaps the British sense of humour does not always travel well to the other side of the pond. My friends and family have always been unharme...

Roaduck, I hate to be harsh, but your “collection” pictures are stunning…not in a good way though. Sorry, but it looks like a bit of chaos. Haha stevem627 I totally agree - I am a very chaotic guy with a very chaotic body, family all over the World and 3 careers and `cos my kitchen is tiny all the ...

https://i.imgur.com/5e8S5HZ.jpeg They are gorgeous knives komorov and stunning end-grain chopping board - most of my knives are cheap ugly things from aliexpress haha! I love your carbons and the ones with the kurouchi blacksmith black carbon finish on the blades. Welcome to the forum komorov.

Haha Jeff B - you`re so right mate - I have no space in my tiny kitch - the drawer is deadly and so is the wall rack ! I`ll give you a prize if you can spot the 6 knives and 4 pairs of scissors on the wall rack - it`s chocka - haha ! The corner of my kitchen is not for children - or rodents lol ! Wh...

First of all may I congratulate you all for sharing your wisdom, knowledge and gorgeous pictures of mainly rare handmade Japanese artisan knives and outside knives in exotic steels - they are all truly amazing - well done to you all ! To me, until fairly recently a knife was just a tool and I collec...

"shear excess" - haha - brilliant - nice one ! Thank you Radar53 and aporigine. The reason we have so many is because my other half does alterations/tailoring and upholstery for the needy & homeless and I do my best cooking and feeding them in town.Now in winter it`s very busy indeed !...