This is my first knife with a customed handle and also my first sujihiki . [Red brass spacer with ebony wood]
Sakai Kikumori 270mm White #2
I tried very hard to find reviews on this knife online but there isn't much for me to source.
Anyone has experience on this brand or this knife itself?
My first customed.
Re: My first customed.
First one like that I've seen. Very handsome indeed. Is the shinogi true or cosmetic?
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Re: My first customed.
The knife (and handle) looks an awful like the old Konosuke Ginsan models of this type. I think you mentioned in the other thread that this was sharpened by Tanaka, and he's definitely done work for Konosuke as well. However, I remember most of those other blades being Yanagibas and K-tips, not sujis. Not entirely sure. I'll see if I can find an old post.
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Re: My first customed.
Found one:
https://www.chefknivestogoforum.com/kon ... t8684.html
Point being that if you search for Konosuke Fujiyama-type sujis made with Ginsan, you might find more reviews, and the performance and execution will likely be somewhat similar, although not identical.
https://www.chefknivestogoforum.com/kon ... t8684.html
Point being that if you search for Konosuke Fujiyama-type sujis made with Ginsan, you might find more reviews, and the performance and execution will likely be somewhat similar, although not identical.
~J
Comments: I'm short, a home cook, prefer lighter, thinner blades, and have tried dozens of brands over the years.
Comments: I'm short, a home cook, prefer lighter, thinner blades, and have tried dozens of brands over the years.
Re: My first customed.
There's only 1 japanese knife shop in my country and most knife they import are with the default wa-handle thats made of wood and buffalo ferule.salemj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:51 pm Found one:
https://www.chefknivestogoforum.com/kon ... t8684.html
Point being that if you search for Konosuke Fujiyama-type sujis made with Ginsan, you might find more reviews, and the performance and execution will likely be somewhat similar, although not identical.
But i guess it was the same handle style as the older kono series.
Thanks for the tip-off (:
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Re: My first customed.
They stoped using these about 3 years ago I think.
Konosuke made me a custom last year for a Genkai Takobiki.
I have always admired the design so wanted one for this special knife.
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It's a gorgeous handle that matches the aesthetic of the knife well, whether it's custom or semi-custom. Considering Konosuke contracts through the local woodworkers for handles and is in Sakai it wouldn't surprise me if this was an upgraded option offered by Kikumori commissioned through the same maker. I liked them when Konosuke was doing them and I think it was a well considered pairing.
Bernal carries Kukumori and if my recall serves has for a while. A coworker who has bought a handful of miscellaneous less commonly mentioned Sakai knives, foremost Jikko, and has something from them, I think a nakiri. I remember them all being beautiful executions of the Sakai style. Those guys are all so skilled or well trained and I think hold themselves and each other to very high standards.
Bernal carries Kukumori and if my recall serves has for a while. A coworker who has bought a handful of miscellaneous less commonly mentioned Sakai knives, foremost Jikko, and has something from them, I think a nakiri. I remember them all being beautiful executions of the Sakai style. Those guys are all so skilled or well trained and I think hold themselves and each other to very high standards.