Complete preliminary review is up. It's still missing a lot of use data I've accumulated so far, but I need time to get through all the notes and systematize data, plus few more tests to conduct. However, the important stuff about the knife, its parameters and such is there.
Sunday, August 30, 2009 22:07:43
Dave Martell, that'd be the guy behind Japanese Knife Sharpening, the real sharpening guru and oracle, has a blog for his place now. If you are into sharpening, knives and all that then it's for you.
Thursday, August 27, 2009 21:42:47
Just talked to Phil Wilson :) Both M2 Nimravi are going for re-hardening to him. I got nothign short of an excellent from the previous rehardening of BM 710 HSSR blades and this one will be a match. In the blade like that M2 does deserve 64HRC or higher. Most likely one of the Nimravi will get blade regrind from Phil too. Talk about super cutters there.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 21:30:24
Updated outdated pix, regenerated icons, added copyright, some new stuff, etc.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 21:24:53
2 more knivese sent for rehandling
Just packed up Watanabe Miroshi Deba and Aritsugu Kamagata Usuba and sending to Dave Martell tomorrow morning first thing. New handles are of course form Stefan Keller. Really nice handles those very good blades deserve.
Monday, August 24, 2009 23:20:42
Tojiro Hammer Finish line
Tojiro knives just introduced hammer finish line. Looks pretty much like Kumagoro hammer Finish gyuto on this pic attached here. I was hoping it was Aogami steel, at high hardness,s alas I was wrong. it's one of their budget lines.
Saturday, August 22, 2009 22:32:01
Review is up. To summarize, it's a very nice medium grit stone. It was more necessary then the Naniwa Chosera stone I've also added to my sharpening stone collection. Anyway, after Bester 700 grit stone this one is a must before going to higher grits. Produces a lot smoother bevels, and saves a lot of followup stone and time :)
Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:49:02
Go figure. Ikea just came out with the new chefs knife. Laminated blade, VG-10 steel, Pakkawood handle. The description doesn't exactly say VG-10, but it's stamped on the blade, that's the word from those who saw it. At that price, it's a pretty attractive buy. Made in China, but I donno neither RC, now the overall quality. What I do know, is that that chefs knife is the only VG-10 knife in Slitbar line.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 14:51:52
Well, the photos are up and you can see the knife in person, in all its beauty. It's pretty much the longest blade I have in my kitchen knife collection and truly one of the most beautiful.
Monday, August 17, 2009 19:49:44
Super nice superstone :) Synthetic whetstone, works exceptionally well. Minimal water consumption, cuts fast, produces very nice, bright finish. Perfect before Kitayama 12k or higher grits. Love it.
Sunday, August 16, 2009 12:21:32