With heavy use at work and consistent sharpening a 50mm knife becomes pretty short in no time. At 55mm I get to enjoy my favorite gyutos for years longer before they turn into sujis. Absolutely not a silly trend in my opinion
Really enjoy the dimensions on my gyuto. The finish feels rustic across the board but not overly so.
Less than a half hour on a coarse stone and almost all the low spots are ground out too.
What did surprise me a bit is how flexible the knife is. I really enjoy super stiff knives so this is the...
I want to alter the profile just slightly, as it came with that dead spot at the heel that jams everything up. But overall the profile feels like what a Y. Tanaka would be with extra heel height which is one of the reasons I was intrigued in the first place
Just received mine today in 240mm, was happy to see that it differs a bit from Tostadas' sample where this one is very nicely thin behind the edge. Thinner than any Maz I've had out of the box actually, and they have very similar thick spines at the heel with aggressive taper.
Came with an...
Hello everyone,
I want to cast a net hoping to snag a Togashi forged blue #1 gyuto. 240mm and beyond is preferred.
It feels like all of Hitohira's vendors are deplete I wanted to see what's out there....might have some cool stuff to trade also if anyone is interested