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  1. NickMinton

    Stone Findings

    Hashimoto is up…$2800 https://thecooksedge.com/products/shoichi-hashimoto-white-1-honyaki-gyuto-240mm?_pos=1&_sid=75602e586&_ss=r
  2. NickMinton

    That d*mn courier thread.

    General update is that the website refunded my original purchase and gave me a new purchase with the correct shipping address, taking the financial hit on their end, which is greatly appreciated. Double and triple check your shipping addresses folks!
  3. NickMinton

    That d*mn courier thread.

    Alright gang, looking for any good ideas here….i messed up I ordered some sharpening stones ($250) and paid through PayPal. I almost immediately realized the shipping address defaulted to an address I had in Texas (now in Philadelphia) I emailed the website and asked if I could update my...
  4. NickMinton

    Knife findings

    No it’s not. The knife will be for sale at noon tomorrow and the first person to buy it gets it Just for some cool facts, Hashimoto is considered a metal artist / Damascus metal pattern artist who just happens to make beautiful knives. This knife will probably be about $2500-3500 and is...
  5. NickMinton

    Knife findings

    Speaking of $2-3k knives, Hashimoto Honyaki going up tomorrow
  6. NickMinton

    Knife findings

    Clarifying a few points you made 1. The knives sold on these websites are usually (98% of the time) very very high quality. Ben Kamon of Kamon knives makes what many consider the highest quality kitchen knives. 2. Based on a number of factors, kitchen knives are much more expensive than they...
  7. NickMinton

    Knife findings

    Could be interesting. Not sure if it’s Wakui standard grind or infamous workhorse grind
  8. NickMinton

    Has the thought of going vegetarian ever crossed your mind?

    My wife is vegan / vegetarian. I’ll add some chicken and eggs because I run and it’s hard to recover without animal based protein (for me)
  9. NickMinton

    Stones that never load up

    I’ll bookmark this as I have the JNS 200 & 400 stones coming later this week. I enjoy the JNS 1000 a lot but it does load up like most stones
  10. NickMinton

    Has the thought of going vegetarian ever crossed your mind?

    Our house is 80-90% vegetarian. We prefer it and keeps us at healthy weights. YMMV
  11. NickMinton

    Paper Towel Challenge

    Wasn’t there an Atoma 140 or 400 paper towel / sharpening challenge a while back too?
  12. NickMinton

    J-Nat Club

    Hey! friendly reminder to show us some results of that PA stone!
  13. NickMinton

    Diving deeper down the rabbit hole

    depends on what you want, they're very different profiles Mazaki is known for a workhorse style grind / profile while hado makes much much thinner / laser knives. Both are great but have a very different feel
  14. NickMinton

    Paper Towel Challenge

    I do it on my leg standing up…
  15. NickMinton

    Knife findings

    They’re a lot of fun
  16. NickMinton

    First thoughts from new member

    Welcome. Feel free to make a second post with photos of the utensils you’re looking to restore
  17. NickMinton

    Show your work! Uchigumori and co...

    Wanted to do a test run with diamond microfilm before my Togashi Honyaki gets back to me in the next few weeks. This stuff is awesome and way faster than regular sandpaper. This is a rush job on a Wakui 240 workhorse
  18. NickMinton

    Stone Findings

    JNS restocked its new big 220 and 400 grit stones I have the 800 and it’s been awesome Decided to also get a 220 and 400 https://www.japanesenaturalstones.com/synthetic-stones/
  19. NickMinton

    Knife findings

    Toyama Bloomery iron at JNS
  20. NickMinton

    WTB 240 Damascus Gyuto ($150-175)

    Open to either but considering it will be in a professional kitchen, I’m guessing stainless
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