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raleighcook15 wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 5:54 pm
dmonterisi wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:00 pm doing some reorganizing today so I took a group shot with a couple missing...this is probably the peak of my collection, will be weaning down a bit from here. allegedly.

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What's that blue handled knife? Bottom left?
It is a konosuke wide bevel ginsan (non-fujiyama).
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dmonterisi wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:00 pm doing some reorganizing today so I took a group shot with a couple missing...this is probably the peak of my collection, will be weaning down a bit from here. allegedly.

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Oh. My. Shit. Dope.
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dmonterisi wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:00 pm doing some reorganizing today so I took a group shot with a couple missing...this is probably the peak of my collection, will be weaning down a bit from here. allegedly.

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Oh baby. That is a truly great selection!
If you get a chance would you list them for us please.
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A very very classy roll you have there Kevin!
Love it.
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mauichef wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:59 pm
dmonterisi wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:00 pm doing some reorganizing today so I took a group shot with a couple missing...this is probably the peak of my collection, will be weaning down a bit from here. allegedly.

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Oh baby. That is a truly great selection!
If you get a chance would you list them for us please.
Thank you! Sure...going down the columns starting from the left:
Left: Masakage stainless damascus 150 petty, saji ginsan nakiri, sakai white2 (cktg house brand) usuba, tansu 210 w2 honyaki, konosuke 2019 blue 2 shinogi fujiyama, halcyon forge 240 damascus, toyama 210 kasumi, carter hopkins 210 suji, ikeda blue1 honyaki, kitaoka blue 2 kiritsuke, konosuke ginsan (non fuji), misono ux10 240mm

Center: yoshimi kato 180 gyuto, halcyon forge 175 bunka, gesshin ittetsu 180mm single bevel petty, shig 180mm gyuto with sort of mirror polish, takeda small sasanoha, raquin 210 WH, jikko white 2 ktip, Kato 210 WH, Kato 240 std blue, Kato 240 WH, sukeanari zdp189 270

right: birds beak paring, tojiro paring, mutsumi hinoura tsuchime nakiri, anryu white2 honesuki, kono fuji white1 210mm, takayuki ginsan damascus 240, takamura 210mm (has been sold), fujiyama blue 2 240, toyama 240 ss clad (has been sold), KS 240mm, toyama kasumi 270mm, mizuno blue 2 270 suji.

whew. also a few other new additions not pictured: dalman 240 honyaki, blazen ryusen 240, misono dragon garasuki, comet 240 52100, gesshin hide 240mm yanagi. so much for weaning down lol
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That is a serious collection there! Love the variety and focus. My kind of knives for sure.
The Tansu and HF dammy are really fine! As are they all.
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the last 2 pages were pureeeeee eye candy!

ok just realize i didn't post this one here but here is my TF family.
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240 Denka Gyuto, 240 Maboroshi Suji, 240 Maboroshi yanagi, 200 denka cleaver, 180 maboroshi (hisamoto) gyuto, 165 denka cleaver, 165 ku (hisamoto) nakiri, 155 nashiji petty

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Nice.
Liking those Denka cleavers!
The 165 is begging for a wa conversion...
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Oh my god
I've never seen pics of such collections before guys
I'm speechless
Thanks for sharing
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dmonterisi wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 12:59 pm
right: birds beak paring, tojiro paring, mutsumi hinoura tsuchime nakiri, anryu white2 honesuki, kono fuji white1 210mm, takayuki ginsan damascus 240, takamura 210mm (has been sold), fujiyama blue 2 240, toyama 240 ss clad (has been sold), KS 240mm, toyama kasumi 270mm, mizuno blue 2 270 suji.
That Hinoura nakiri looks amazing. Do you know where I could buy one?
It's either that one or the Masakage for me. https://www.chefknivestogo.com/makona16.html
Just getting started...please PM if this is too off-topic.
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Since Tiny Pics went the way Photobucket I guess I need to repost mine sometime.
If God wanted me to be a vegetarian he wouldn't have made animals taste so good.
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dmonterisi wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 12:59 pm
mauichef wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:59 pm
dmonterisi wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:00 pm doing some reorganizing today so I took a group shot with a couple missing...this is probably the peak of my collection, will be weaning down a bit from here. allegedly.

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Oh baby. That is a truly great selection!
If you get a chance would you list them for us please.
Thank you! Sure...going down the columns starting from the left:
Left: Masakage stainless damascus 150 petty, saji ginsan nakiri, sakai white2 (cktg house brand) usuba, tansu 210 w2 honyaki, konosuke 2019 blue 2 shinogi fujiyama, halcyon forge 240 damascus, toyama 210 kasumi, carter hopkins 210 suji, ikeda blue1 honyaki, kitaoka blue 2 kiritsuke, konosuke ginsan (non fuji), misono ux10 240mm

Center: yoshimi kato 180 gyuto, halcyon forge 175 bunka, gesshin ittetsu 180mm single bevel petty, shig 180mm gyuto with sort of mirror polish, takeda small sasanoha, raquin 210 WH, jikko white 2 ktip, Kato 210 WH, Kato 240 std blue, Kato 240 WH, sukeanari zdp189 270

right: birds beak paring, tojiro paring, mutsumi hinoura tsuchime nakiri, anryu white2 honesuki, kono fuji white1 210mm, takayuki ginsan damascus 240, takamura 210mm (has been sold), fujiyama blue 2 240, toyama 240 ss clad (has been sold), KS 240mm, toyama kasumi 270mm, mizuno blue 2 270 suji.

whew. also a few other new additions not pictured: dalman 240 honyaki, blazen ryusen 240, misono dragon garasuki, comet 240 52100, gesshin hide 240mm yanagi. so much for weaning down lol
Just wow
All of them are gorgeous but that tansu stands out
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john mc c wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:04 am
dmonterisi wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 12:59 pm
mauichef wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:59 pm

Oh baby. That is a truly great selection!
If you get a chance would you list them for us please.
Thank you! Sure...going down the columns starting from the left:
Left: Masakage stainless damascus 150 petty, saji ginsan nakiri, sakai white2 (cktg house brand) usuba, tansu 210 w2 honyaki, konosuke 2019 blue 2 shinogi fujiyama, halcyon forge 240 damascus, toyama 210 kasumi, carter hopkins 210 suji, ikeda blue1 honyaki, kitaoka blue 2 kiritsuke, konosuke ginsan (non fuji), misono ux10 240mm

Center: yoshimi kato 180 gyuto, halcyon forge 175 bunka, gesshin ittetsu 180mm single bevel petty, shig 180mm gyuto with sort of mirror polish, takeda small sasanoha, raquin 210 WH, jikko white 2 ktip, Kato 210 WH, Kato 240 std blue, Kato 240 WH, sukeanari zdp189 270

right: birds beak paring, tojiro paring, mutsumi hinoura tsuchime nakiri, anryu white2 honesuki, kono fuji white1 210mm, takayuki ginsan damascus 240, takamura 210mm (has been sold), fujiyama blue 2 240, toyama 240 ss clad (has been sold), KS 240mm, toyama kasumi 270mm, mizuno blue 2 270 suji.

whew. also a few other new additions not pictured: dalman 240 honyaki, blazen ryusen 240, misono dragon garasuki, comet 240 52100, gesshin hide 240mm yanagi. so much for weaning down lol
Just wow
All of them are gorgeous but that tansu stands out
Holy wow. They're all gorgeous but man, that blue handle pops real nice
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inzite wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:47 pm the last 2 pages were pureeeeee eye candy!

ok just realize i didn't post this one here but here is my TF family.
left--> right

240 Denka Gyuto, 240 Maboroshi Suji, 240 Maboroshi yanagi, 200 denka cleaver, 180 maboroshi (hisamoto) gyuto, 165 denka cleaver, 165 ku (hisamoto) nakiri, 155 nashiji petty

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Who worked on the handleless suji?
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Corradobrit wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:39 pm
inzite wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:47 pm the last 2 pages were pureeeeee eye candy!

ok just realize i didn't post this one here but here is my TF family.
left--> right

240 Denka Gyuto, 240 Maboroshi Suji, 240 Maboroshi yanagi, 200 denka cleaver, 180 maboroshi (hisamoto) gyuto, 165 denka cleaver, 165 ku (hisamoto) nakiri, 155 nashiji petty

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Who worked on the handleless suji?
That's a mab yanagi polished by kev. :)
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New knife holder, and really loving these knives
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Modest collection. Sakai Takayuki 250mm sujihiki and 130mm petty, Tanaka 240mm B2 gyuto and 150mm petty, a Miyabi 210mm gyuto, a Takamura R2 180mm laser, a Wusthof Ikon 90mm petty, a Global 80mm paring, a CCK cleaver (?!). Respect to all you collectors but I have too many other expensive hobbies—they were selected to be used daily by me and my wife so there's not a lot of overlap or excess.

Plan to get a longer 270mm slicer when I visit Japan in the spring—would have loved to meet Anryu-San but I hear he has mostly retired. Probably add a deba at some point too but the rack is pretty full. That’s pretty much my wish list.
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mauichef wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:24 pm
Mahalo guys!
Hi Arthur. Thank you so much.
Yes it has been a lot of fun...hunting.....digging under rocks.....listening for whispers...and then scoring :D
And you are correct...the journey is far from over!

My biggest unicorn is a Fujiyama Honyaki by Ashi. But there are several others too :twisted:
Ray! Good to see that Kono collection is as healthy as ever! If you're still hunting that unicorn, keep an eye on the classifieds in the new year
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ChipB wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:15 pm
mauichef wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:24 pm
Mahalo guys!
Hi Arthur. Thank you so much.
Yes it has been a lot of fun...hunting.....digging under rocks.....listening for whispers...and then scoring :D
And you are correct...the journey is far from over!

My biggest unicorn is a Fujiyama Honyaki by Ashi. But there are several others too :twisted:
Ray! Good to see that Kono collection is as healthy as ever! If you're still hunting that unicorn, keep an eye on the classifieds in the new year
Hi buddy.
How the hell are you?
Classifieds?
Come on man just sell it to me ;)
Merry Christmas bro'!
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I'm a home cook who accumulated enough knives lately that it's fair to say I have a collection. I thought I would share it here and update now and then as it evolves. A few years ago, I bought a Masamoto VG as my first Japanese knife, which I found impressive at the time and still use for rougher tasks. Eventually, I learned of even better knives, so i bought a Kurosaki AS and Masakage Koishi, which were far more impressive for both their performance and craftsmanship. Since then, I have been fascinated by trying different styles and makers, especially those with long traditions or interesting stories, but only recently did I really go all in on exploring. Now, I have a small collection, which I hope to expand and then focus over time.
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From left to right:
Kurosaki R2 Hammered 150 mm petty
Ishikawa W#2 165 mm nakiri
Yoshimune W#1 165 mm nakiri
Kurosaki AS 210 mm gyuto
Konosuke Fujiyama FM B#1 240 mm gyuto
Munetoshi W#2 240 mm gyuto
Masakage Koishi AS 240 mm gyuto
Konosuke HD2 240 mm gyuto
Toyama Noborikoi B#2 240 mm gyuto
Takeda NAS Medium gyuto
CCK 1303 cleaver
Moritaka AS 130 mm petty

Not shown: Masamoto VG 210 mm gyuto, Dexter 7" heavy-duty cleaver, and Victorinox bread, slicing, and paring knives

I also have a Teruyasu Fujiwara Maboroshi 180 mm gyuto on the way.
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