The First Order

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The First Order

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I always used the same email address when I order through CKTG. Since I created an account I can see my order history going back to the beginning.

My first order was on 03/26/2010 and was a Tojiro DP 210 gyuto. The knife has since moved on, but I remember it fondly.

What/When was your first?
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Masakage Yuki 210 Gyuto. I'll need to research the date.
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February 3, 2016, Three piece Tojiro DP set. Still have them but mostly use the paring knife, have others now I prefer to use over the Tojiro. This was my first foray into Japanese knives and I was so amazed that I bought a set of these the following week to send to a friend of mine.
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December 14th 2012. Shun Classic 2pc starter set (gyuto and paring) plus an Idahoan rod.
Still got them. Still love them!
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April 21, 2017! Zakuri Blue #1 Nakiri 165mm
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idk the date but the knife was a 240mm FKH gyuto by the receipt but Mark switched it out for an FKM because I had ordered the wrong one.
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June 5th 2014
Idahone Fine Ceramic
20X Loupe
Shapton 2pc Starter Set 1K & 4K
Rock Hard Deburring Felt Felt Block

Next day June 6th
Edge Pro Essential Set Edge Pro Essential Set
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SteveG wrote: Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:35 pm Masakage Yuki 210 Gyuto. I'll need to research the date.
Mine was the same. I don't know the exact date either. Dec 2015 or Jan 2016.
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02/02/2013
Ken's 0.050 Micron Polycrystalline Diamond Spray
Item Code: Ken's Poly .050

Nano Cloth 3X8"
Item Code: Nano Cloth 3X8"

Veho Deluxe USB Microscope
Item Code: VMS004DELUXE

This makes sense, as it was back when I was into honing razors...
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December 2012:

Takeda Honesuki 150mm
Konosuke Fujiyama White #1 240mm Gyuto Ebony

Still have and love them

First Sharpening Gear....12/12

Beston 500x Water Stone
Imanishi 10,000 Finishing
MAC Black Ceramic Honing

Still have and use the MAC & Imanishi......not sure what happened to the Beston....don't even remember it.
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04/02/2014 goko damascus 240 $119 - never really ended up using it much. Ended up selling it for probably a little less than i should. I got a 210 artifex soon after and worked that sucker good. The goko was a good knive bit that asymetric edge at the time i wasn't getting great retention, because the way i sharpened it i think.
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July 29, 2010, for a Devin Thomas ITK 240mm in AEB-L. Wish I still had it.
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First Japanese knife I bought was while overseas, and was not from Mark for that reason (!!). It was after about 2 years of research, and it was my Masamoto VG, in fall of 2011.

I believe my first order from Mark was a Tojiro garisuke and a flattening stone in spring 2012...followed a few months later by a Konosuke HD 240mm Funayuki-Gyuto with Ebony handle that I treasure more and more each day even though it sees less action than it used to.

I'll never forget that Mark tried to get me to buy a Kono stainless western from him the first time around...I still regret that I didn't take his advice and bought the masamoto instead!
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My first order was today! I'm super excited. I got a Richmond Ultimatum and 2 Safety Knives : )
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noobknife wrote: Sun Aug 13, 2017 11:09 pm My first order was today! I'm super excited. I got a Richmond Ultimatum and 2 Safety Knives : )
Congrats! Did you get the M390??? I am actually kinda sad I didn't even see that one pop up. Pretty unique blade, for those that remember.
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I think they only have seconds available sometimes of the Ultimatum and that too of only the AEB-L version. If they had a second of the M390 I'd def get that! I'm still pretty excited about it though : )
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My first Japanese knife was a Nenox 230 mm sujihiki with a snakewood handle, but this preceded CKTG by several years. I was mesmerized by Iron Chef Sakai's use of this knife. Still have it. I'm guessing ~ 20 years ago. I'm guessing some Tojiro DPs were my first purchases here at CKTG.

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I found the email confirmation for my first order, a little over three years ago. May 9, 2014.

Konosuke HD2 240.

The email receipt included the comment I made when placing the order... "This will be a wonderful first knife from CKTG. Certainly not the last..."

OMG that turned out to be an understatement.
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noobknife wrote: Sun Aug 13, 2017 11:09 pm My first order was today! I'm super excited. I got a Richmond Ultimatum and 2 Safety Knives : )
HAHAHAHAHA Awesome. Thanks for your first order. :)


PS if you guys register it will show your entire order history by your email and date so it should be pretty easy to see your first order.
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Re: The First Order

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My first order 11/2014 was for Shapton Glass stones and the Atoma 140 plate - I just noticed the registration and now I can follow my order history!
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