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I'm so glad you got to test it and your findings have certainly justified my own thoughts on the stone. I enjoyed it from the get-go but it's good to get the opinion of someone with far more...

The Hishiboshi Karasu #9000 turned up today. It's hard for me to judge given this is the highest grit stone I've ever used but I'll try. I actually used it on 3 of my knives which are all different...

Cheers for that Neil. I thought it sounded a little odd considering it's aluminum.

Glad to hear you're grabbing a Karasu as well. That will give everyone a better idea of exactly how good it is...

So the Kit is 99% complete.

300 King
1500 XXL Naniwa Lobster
3000 Naniwa (cheap stone)
5000 Suehiro Rika
9000 Hishiboshi Karasu (will arrive in the next day or so)

Atoma #400

Suehiro Rika is on it's way! I was going to grab a Jyunpaku as well, but the guy at the place I was going to grab it from talked me into a different stone see here

What sort of soaking time am I...

Will do. The kit is almost finished. Knife wise, I'm only missing a Watanabe Gyuto and possibly in the future a Deba.

Almost got the sharpening kit finished as well. As it stands:

1 x King #300...

Arrived today and you were bang on actually. Very sharp out of the box, I'd say sharper than the Tadafusa and the Kurouchi finish is indeed a little hit and miss. Looks wise, I think I prefer the...

Cheers guys. Stumbled across that ebay page whilst looking for the cheapest price on a Suehiro "Rika"....lesson learned, Stu was the cheapest. :roll:

Glad I came across it though. Didn't want to...

Cheers for that Neil. I've given it a couple of soaks so far. Got a very odd look from the lady when I asked where the pharmaceutical paraffin was :U

Overall, very happy with the knife and I was...

http://www.chefknivestogo.com/toitkshpe120.html

Got one of these guys coming from an ebay seller for $38 shipped.

I'd agree with all of that. Have you found it to be very reactive? I didn't know what to expect when I sliced some onions, but an extremely mild pateena has formed.

I had a chuckle at the piece...

Just a quick dunk then wipe off the excess?

Very nice of them indeed. Cheers

Ah, ok. Not used to JP handles. I'm actually not 100% certain it's got something on the handle. It was very smooth out of the box and certainly seemed to have some sort of finish, but the grain is...

The handle itself isn't bare (although I have no idea what they've used) for some reason the end of the handle is bare wood though...

Well, I was a day out. Arrived today....and I'm too scared to use it!!! :U

Kidding, I'll have it flying through some veges soon. It is only a tool after all, I just need to ensure I keep it dry....

Thanks for that. I actually shot Stu an email (through his site) asking about the Rika and an Atoma #400 for flattening. What you've suggested is pretty much in line with what I had planned so I'm...

Out of interest, what's your sharpening kit for your knives? Or are they mostly naturals?

The pending arrival of my Tadafusa Santoku got me thinking about this thread again. I haven't gotten...

It's tough to find good service online that's for sure.

Mine was dispatched this morning as well according to Paypal. I'll be interested to see how long it takes to get here. I imagine I'll have...

These guys have already got the thumbs up from me. I reviewed my order this morning and discovered that I'd clicked the Nakiri instead of the Santoku! Contacted them by email and got a very prompt...

Decided to order a Santoku. I'll be interested to see how long it takes to get to me. Cheers for the tip.

So you grabbed one?

I'm thinking this might be my future Santoku. It's at the perfect price point for me right now and ticks all of the boxes. The Nashiji finish looks interesting.

I'll send...

I've been looking at this one from him for a while....

That's very tempting. I was really hoping he made a Deba as well, which is specialist but I'd really love to try one. Essentially, I want to build my kit, 1 by 1. I'm satisfied with my current Gyuto...

Forgot to thank you for this earlier. It's ordered and in transit.

Excellent post and thank you very much.

That first video is great, so fast!! It's funny how much water he uses as well. I've watched a few videos on the subject and they all seem to be different,...

I imagine there was no real comparison?

I'm not questioning the value of the knife at all, I believe this is the type of knife that would stay with me for years. I guess I'm just questioning my...

Cheers for the reply. I actually do all of the above with my stainless knives already, although I do tend to chop a lot. I work in hospitality (family cafe) so you learn to keep everything clean very...

Cheers for the info guys. I'm not getting cold feet, but I'm begining to wonder if a knife that will cost roughly $260 to get (conversion + shipping) should be my first step into carbon blades....
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Ok so I sent an email off to Shinichi and he replied very promptly. I'll definitely be buying a knife off him, most likely the Santoku. I won't be able to make the purchase for a few weeks though, it...

Hahaha, love it. I'd basically already decided on dealing with Watanabe, but when that popped up I thought I'd ask the question. Watanabe it is. The question now is for home or work? If it's for...

http://www.chefsarmoury.com/kitchen-knives-by-brand/kuro-kuma/kuro-kuma-nashiji/kuro-kuma-nashiji-170mm-santoku/prod_1463.html

These knives just popped up on my Facebook newsfeed. I like the look...

Yeah thanks, I'm definitely leaning more towards a santoku at this stage. That Gyotu is damn fine though :U

This is what I currently own with the Tojiro Flash and they're solid performers. Just looking to venture into carbon steels because, as you say, the performance is higher.




I keep coming back...

On the topic of knives, I'm interested in purchasing more. I currently own 2 Tojiro Flash knives a Gyuto and Utility which were purchased as a christmas present. I notice a lot of Carbon Steel knives...

Included in the set that Sheets recommended. Basically for free I believe. :2tsup:

Talk about throwing a cat amongst the pigeons :U. Currently trying to decide whether I prefer hard or soft stones now.

Cheers for that.

Ok so I've had a little poke around that site and suffice to say I'm impressed with the line up. Up until this point I was looking at purchasing a set of Chosera stones but you have both pushed me...

Will happily read it if you do. I seem to recall a link to Stu's site in the Natural Water Stones thread. I'll have a peek, cheers.

Cheers for the suggestion. I'll have more of a poke around that site and see what I can find. More suggestions/information is of course welcome.

Hi all,

As the thread suggests I'm chasing some suggestions regarding stones. As much as I'd love to dive into the Natural market, it's just not financially possible atm. I'm chasing stones for...

Thanks for the response and wow. If I'm converting that correctly, for a Chosera stone it's almost half the price from that link you provided.

Thanks for the tips regarding the Naturals. I had a...

Amazed is all I can say gentlemen at the information contained in this thread and I wish I'd found this forum sooner. I've recently dived into the Japanese knife market, which of course requires the...