Takamura Chromax 210mm Gyuto?

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Takamura Chromax 210mm Gyuto?

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I bug my blacksmiths all the time about knives I think we can sell with different combinations of shape and steel. The Takamura Chromax in a 210mm gyuto has been high on my poke list for some time. They told me they would do them but I had to order 500. Gulp!

What do you guys think? Take one for the team and buy them? I think 500 would take me 2 years to sell and I’m very confident that these guys will do a nice job. I doubt I would get a better return on the money doing something else with it.
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I think they would sell well.
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I'd be interested as I have very few semi stainless knives. What I do have is closer to D2 and that seems to be more like A2, interesting.

Damn it. I said I was never going to collect knives and used to only keep 5 around the house and now I have around a dozen...
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If they're similar to the R2 version (and my understanding is the Chromax knives are in the same ballpark, just a hair thicker) at a lower price they would be awesome budget knives. The R2 is already a remarkable knife with regard to price. How similar would the Chromax guy to be to the Kanehide TK? Would these be with bolsters or without? With the Takamura name I could see a Chromax gyuto taking a lot of thunder from similar knives. I have to imagine they would sell very well.
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Yeah they should compete on price with the Kanehides with higher hardness steel. It will also cannibalize the Migaki R-2 which is fine by me. I don't really care if we sell one or the other.

I think I'm going to do it. It's good to pick up nice merchandise where we will have an exclusive. Especially in the all important $100-$150 price range. That's the sweet spot for most customers that are not knife nuts.
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In that price range a 210 Gyuto would be very tempting to add to my kitchen or my son's kitchen.
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Kit Craft wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:55 am Damn it. I said I was never going to collect knives and used to only keep 5 around the house and now I have around a dozen...
Yes, damn it!

Mark, it would be filling the hole of a lower-priced hammered wa-gyuto, that is (semi)-stainless. It's a perfect gift option\entry way to Jknives.
500 in two years? Why not
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ChefKnivesToGo wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:46 pm Yeah they should compete on price with the Kanehides with higher hardness steel. It will also cannibalize the Migaki R-2 which is fine by me. I don't really care if we sell one or the other.

I think I'm going to do it. It's good to pick up nice merchandise where we will have an exclusive. Especially in the all important $100-$150 price range. That's the sweet spot for most customers that are not knife nuts.
I also think that it is easy to maintain and thus easy-to-gift, especially in this price range.
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Altadan wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:19 pm
Kit Craft wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:55 am Damn it. I said I was never going to collect knives and used to only keep 5 around the house and now I have around a dozen...
Yes, damn it!

Mark, it would be filling the hole of a lower-priced hammered wa-gyuto, that is (semi)-stainless. It's a perfect gift option\entry way to Jknives.
500 in two years? Why not
The chromax that I have seen are Yo.
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Kit Craft wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:48 pm
Altadan wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:19 pm
Kit Craft wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:55 am Damn it. I said I was never going to collect knives and used to only keep 5 around the house and now I have around a dozen...
Yes, damn it!

Mark, it would be filling the hole of a lower-priced hammered wa-gyuto, that is (semi)-stainless. It's a perfect gift option\entry way to Jknives.
500 in two years? Why not
The chromax that I have seen are Yo.
Right!
Yo notwithstanding, I'm pretty sure gyutos will fly off his shelves too.
Imagine those with wa, though... :geek:
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Altadan wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:43 pm
Kit Craft wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:48 pm
Altadan wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:19 pm

Yes, damn it!

Mark, it would be filling the hole of a lower-priced hammered wa-gyuto, that is (semi)-stainless. It's a perfect gift option\entry way to Jknives.
500 in two years? Why not
The chromax that I have seen are Yo.
Right!
Yo notwithstanding, I'm pretty sure gyutos will fly off his shelves too.
Imagine those with wa, though... :geek:
I agree on both. Something in a rosewood color with a black collar would be nice too. Or even the reverse.
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I find myself partial for a light-to-dark scheme in handle-to-ferrule.
The other direction just doesn't seem right to me...
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I find myself tempted to want one, just to convert to a wa.
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Altadan wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:31 pm I find myself partial for a light-to-dark scheme in handle-to-ferrule.
The other direction just doesn't seem right to me...
I like blond horn so I like dark to light. Like ebony with a nickle sliver spacer and blond horn. :)
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I have a feeling that will crush a whole bunch of other knives' sales. I can't help but be tempted to try as many reasonably priced knives as possible. Do the chromax's have the laser reputation of the Migaki?
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I always wondered when some gyutos would become available in the chromax
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Ok it's on! It could be trouble if nobody buys them. :)

Here is the page where it will go when we get them.

https://www.chefknivestogo.com/tachgy21.html
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ChefKnivesToGo wrote: Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:31 pm Ok it's on! It could be trouble if nobody buys them. :)

Here is the page where it will go when we get them.

https://www.chefknivestogo.com/tachgy21.html
At that price, I can not see them not selling. I am sure I can convince half a dozen people that they need to upgrade from a Tojiro or Fujiwara to the Chromax. I will want one too. I like the looks and only have two semi stainless knives.
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Hey Mark, any idea when these will arrive?
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I will be one to purchase the gyuto. I have the Santoku and love it so much.
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