tony b Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 One of my Kickstarter campaigns (and YES, it was a year over schedule, like most Kickstarters - but it did come through in the end!) - a guy making Japanese style knives in Germany. Well, after the very long wait, my knives arrived today - HURRAY! I have to say that they lived up to expectations - gorgeous and are amazing to work with! These will become part of my standard tool set for food preps. The paring knife was amazing cutting razor thin slivers of garlic and onions. The chef's knife has an exaggerated curvature, but it worked really well chopping herbs and veggies. The only last thing will be how well they hold an edge (very sharp right out of the box) and how easy to sharpen once starting to dull. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Tony beautiful looking knives. Where can I get them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stile88 Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Very nice knives indeed Tony where did u get them through 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Those are some swanky sharp looking knives, Tony. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Definitely nice looking knives. Did they have other styles? Are they out of kickstarter mode? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5698k Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Do you know what steel they’re made of? My bad, just looked closely and saw vg 10. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 I ordered 2 Japanese vegetable cleavers from america’s Test Kitchen they were on sale for $69 apiece down from 95 they sent me two cases of them! Now I have over $800 worth of knives that I have to send back. They were rated the highest vegetable cleaver by ATK (see I’m learning lol). One for my daughter for Christmas and one for me. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5698k Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Be very very careful...the knife rabbit hole runs very deep! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 I know I have been collecting custom made knives for years this is just some of them 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 I'd say you have a thing for knives, too, Bruce, but I just go in for the cooking ones, not Weapons! My God, that black handled one on the left - what kind of wicked blade is that?? The knife company should be coming out of Kickstarter mode now that they have finally gotten all the rewards out (or will be done soon.) They made several kinds of knives (Chef's, Santoku, Nagiri and Paring) and different finishes of both blades and handles. They have a website, but it just has some pictures of the knives and a place to sign up for their newsletter. https://www.nagasaki-knife.com/ Here's the kickstarter page where you can see all the knives. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/407096166/nagasaki-knife-collection-japanese-damascus-vg-10/description 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 1 hour ago, tony b said: My God, that black handled one on the left - what kind of wicked blade is that?? Looks all business too me! The back (for lack of a better term) looks like chainsaw chain. Definitely designed to inflect damage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 That black handeled one is a fantasy knife, made by a pretty famous knife maker. He told me he would never make another one because he cut his hands badly while filing those hooks and points. It’s just a fun knife. I really havent collected any knives in years. Like you Tony I’m into kitchen knives now. Tony I went to the web site and like you said just a bunch of pictures. They are pretty knives though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon B. Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 23 hours ago, Bruce Pearson said: I know I have been collecting custom made knives for years this is just some of them That is a nice collection Bruce.!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Impressive collection @Bruce Pearson! My scaredy cat self hopes you keep them somewhere safe... I too love kitchen knives and we had a big collection at one stage. Like @tony b, the Husband and I ended up adding one cook's knife and one paring knife each to our collection a couple of Christmas' ago. They became our go-to knives and we have cut our collection right down to those four knives plus a great vegetable cleaver from the same maker. We also kept a bread knife, a filleting knife and a boning knife and got rid of all the rest of our knives. Our guy's website is now way to cool for skool but here he is for those of you on this side of the waters: https://blok-knives.co.uk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Very knice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrus Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Ninja Bruce. Hai. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted February 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Well, I did it again. Another Kickstarter knife set. Different guy, but the same idea - Japanese style knives made in Germany. He's only making paring knives, which is why I went for it, seeing as I have a bazillion Chef's knives already! They finally arrived yesterday. Sorry for the dirty cutting board. I didn't realize it was schmutzed until after I took the picture. Nice feel to them and they were pretty sharp right out of the box - paper test. I did give them a quick stroke on the steel and good to go! I didn't have the heart to dirty them yet, but soon! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted February 7, 2020 Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 I like those knives Tony they look like they feel good in your hand. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted February 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 I haven't done any extensive work with them yet, so we'll see how they stack up to hand fatigue and comfort. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Have any of the knife experts here used Old Hickory knives or any knife from The Ontario Knife Company?https://www.knifeshopaustralia.com.au/old-hickory-7065-paring-knife-10-cmI’ve been looking for 10 straight edged steak knives that I can keep sharp. It’s hard to find straight edged steak knives here.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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