Just spoke to Tom Krein, he's the one doing regrinds on the top two rehardened blades shown on the attached photo and discussed in the article linked in the title. Unfortunately, the whole regrind project took a lot longer than anticipated, even with my anticipation of the delays :) Well, the good news is he's said they'd be done today ans sent to me, so in theory I should get them next week. Both were thinned down considerably and given how well Phil Wilson's regrind worked I have very high expectations for both of those.
Friday, November 6, 2009 12:07:34
Watanabe Kuro-Uchi Sakekiri deba knife review published
I got it a while back, used couple times by now. Hey, that's an achievement for the guy with 50is kitchen knives ok ;) Anyway, very nice, medium knife. On its own it's pretty tough, but as a deba it's a delicate one :) Designed for Salmon specifically. As you can guess Sake is Salmon and kiri is a cutter in Japanese. Check out the review for the details.
Thursday, November 5, 2009 22:09:32
This time it's a better and larger photo of the Katsuo Hocho and new photo for the Meuchi. Special thanks to KF's Bishamon for both and for Kanji.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 22:09:46
I guess I should do that for all the knives I have large amounts of photos for. Well, have to start somewhere. So, Watanabe it is.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 18:46:00
Last night had to cut salad. A lot of it as usual. First I've picked up 270mm Aritsugu A-Type Gyuto, but then rehandled Tadatsuna gyuto caught my attention. It's been soooo long since I have used it, in 04/09 its handle became a bit loose and I was both, disappointed and frustrated with that. So, it was banished from the kitchen, until the final decision was made. The decision was made to replace the handle which was completed in 10/09. The knife clearly needed sharpening, even if it could shave hair in either direction, the level wasn't satisfactory. I still decided to use it. It's the thinnest gyuto I have, and it's been a long time. New handle is much better than the old one, and gives the knife whole new feeling. Overall, it's a very good performer as far as cutting goes, but lacking a bit in the edge holding department, compared to Arigsutu or Watanabes...I'll update review soon.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 10:17:12
Yep, those are the two knives I've mentioned in last Friday's post. CPM 3V and 154CM Nimravus. Both worked superbly for cardboard cutting, and 154CM blade even if it was 62HRC had absolutely no problems with wood whittling. Later I did manage to chip it on RCA cable when I was trying to determine what it'd take to cause the chipping. So, that was it. Details later.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 22:01:57
I've skipped vista and it was a good thing to do :) SO far Win 7 seems to be a good one. Except reinstalling all the software is more than a day's work...
Sunday, November 1, 2009 10:00:41
Sharpened newly received reground Nimravus, that was a full scale work. Started with 500 grit Beston whetstone, moved to 700 grit Bester, followed up with 1200 grit King whetstone, then my new 3000-5000 grit synthetic Aoto, followed by 5000 grit Naniwa and finished with 10000 grit Naniwa finishing synthetic whetstone. Touch-ups on the Watanabe Kuro-Uchi Sakekiri, Shigefusa Kitaeji Moroshi Deba, Watanabe Pro Miroshi Deba, Watanabe Kuro-Uchi Nakiri and Sanetsu ZDP-189 Gyuto. Now for the leather strops, 0.5 mic, 0.25mic and plain leather. Busy day...
Friday, October 30, 2009 18:46:41
Actually they arrived yesterday, but I was working long hours and then forgot to check the box. Saw them this morning. Man! Talk about high performance package. Numero uno - the custom CPM 3V steel utility knife which is 62HRC, 1.25mm thick and cuts probably better than a razor. Second is the Benchmade Nimravus, 154CM steel rehardened by Phil to 62HRC and he also did the regrind job, flat grind. I have not used either one yet, but it is clear both will be superb light cutters, if the 154CM steel can hold up at 62HRC.
Friday, October 30, 2009 11:38:57
Added several new types, fixed descriptions and kanji for the existing ones. Working on the new photos and new types. That is sent emails to couple Japanese makers, waiting for their response.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 17:51:42