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Toyama Noborikoi Gyuto 240

This is patina on a Tanaka vg10. Weird. I thought it was stainless?

This is probably my most used knife, I reground it a few months ago and just let the patina build naturally, this is 80crv2 steel.

^^^That open dishwasher is ominous. Hahahahaha.

salemj wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:15 am ^^^That open dishwasher is ominous. Hahahahaha.

That picture gives the impression that the knife has been misbehaving and is getting ready to be punished.

Lol you guys are killing me, i didn't even think about the dishwasher in when I took this picture. Rest assured, the only knives that go in there are the dollar store butter knives.

Testing tinypic with a iPhone snap of a Doi that's picking up my favorite patina to date.

Ikeda AS Gyuto purchased 2/2/17
Ikeda AS Nakiri Brand New

Thought you guys would like to see the patina difference. Also, both have CKTG's Blue Maplewood Handles. You can see the wear/fading profile on these.

Here's some nice light patina on my Konosuke fuji w1

And my ikeda AS 250mm

Super nice bluing.

Inhuman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:24 pm

Love the patina around the kanji!!!!

timos wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:28 am Iv'e just recently been messing around with this stuff

What did you use to force the patina on this one?

Picked up a yahiko yesterday and made some chicken...





Just some iPhone snaps. First photo the white balance is a little blue (the floor is too cool, unlike the second), but the colors are unedited.

MisoSatisfried wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:52 pm Picked up a yahiko yesterday and made some chicken...





Just some iPhone snaps. First photo the white balance is a little blue (the floor is too cool, unlike the second), but the colors are unedited.

Wow. I think that's my favorite patina yet.

Chefspence wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:58 pm
Wow. I think that's my favorite patina yet.

Same man! I'm tempted to strip it and try again to see if I can get even more of the deep blue.

MisoSatisfried wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:37 pm

Chefspence wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:58 pm
Wow. I think that's my favorite patina yet.

Same man! I'm tempted to strip it and try again to see if I can get even more of the deep blue.

Ya that would look killer! Just from cooked chicken?

Chefspence wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:40 pm

MisoSatisfried wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:37 pm

Chefspence wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:58 pm
Wow. I think that's my favorite patina yet.

Same man! I'm tempted to strip it and try again to see if I can get even more of the deep blue.

Ya that would look killer! Just from cooked chicken?

Yup! Just a chicken breast fresh out of a 149 degree water bath. Sliced it in half right away and left the blade in it for 5-10 minutes. Chicken was a little dry then as I didn't let it rest, but I wanted to see what would happen patina wise, ha. Success!

That Yahiko is incredible. The patina looks painted on.

Lepus wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:14 pm That Yahiko is incredible. The patina looks painted on.

I'm afraid to use it again as I doubt it's even remotely stable and I'll lose it.