u/Effective-Sky-3702

Hello again everyone

This post features my shinkiro, which I have been tinkering with for a little over a month.

I was a bit hesitant to try Aogami Super due to its hardness and toughness, fearing I would be spending way more time on the stones, but it turned out to no be so bad. The steel definitely feels tougher and you can feel that the scratches have to be compelled out, but nothing too bad.

It was not very thin behind the edge near the heel when I first got it, but the edge is now nail-flexing all the way long the edge, which is a must, for my knives at least.

I redid the finish, as I had first gone for a very contrast-y mirror finish, but I decided that a more hazy core steel was the road I wanted to take with this blade.

Stone progression for the nerds is:

• Suehiro debado 180
• Shapton glass 220
• Shapton glass 500
• Morihei 1000
• Naniwa aotoshi
• Morihei 4000
• Hideriyama suita
• Ohira(?) shiro suita
• Uchigomori fingerstones

thanks for reading and have a good one!

Hello everyone

Today I am selling a Kyohei Shindo Bunka that I have polished on japanese natural stones. If there is no interest in this it is totally fine with me.

About the knife:

This was a bit of a fun project for me, as i bought the knife on a whim and didn't really like it that much tbh.

Unfortunately due to the way that mr. Shindo grinds his knives it was almost impossible for me to get the left bevel completely flat without raising the shinogi a ton, so there is a bit of a low-spot there. Since this is my first polishing project there are still some scratches on the core steel, but there is still a nice mirror finish. This knife is way, way thinner than when it came to me, and the edge now flexes under the nail all the way from tip to heel with no effort.

I have also rounded the spine and polished it to a semi mirror finish. Choil has also been polished.

It came to me with a cheap keyaki handle with plastic so I have upgraded it to a rosewood handle.

I have no Idea what one would even want to pay for the knife, so I guess I will just put a price and adjust accordingly.

If you have something interesting i would also be down for a trade.

200€ + shipping

Payment via Revolut or wise

Hello everyone!

I am selling this knife, as i am re-configuring my collection. The knife has been used only a couple of times and never sharpened. It cuts wonderfully and has the thinnest tip I've seen.

If for some reason you have a toyama that you would like to trade i would happily send some cash your way as well.

Shipment via DHL, which we will split

Prefer to keep with EU but ww is also fine.

Bought for 415 €

Selling for 340 €

Hello

I am re-configuring my collection and so i am letting this one go. It cuts very well and has the thinnest tip I've seen. The tip came a little Bent, but it is not noticeable when cutting

I have used it only a couple of times. I set a patina the first time I got it, so it looks more used than it is. Never sharpened.

Bought for 415 euro

Looking for 350 euro

Prefer to keep within EU

Payment via Revolut or wise

Hello again

I am back with some more polishing content. This time i bought a brand new Munetoshi for really cheap considering that this is hand-laminated steel and hand forged.

This has been my favorite project so far. I think the small piece of nickel in the cladding looks very beautiful and there is some banding in the cladding that is just peaking out. I could probably bring it out a lot more with better technique and better stones.

I am very proud of the geometry of this one. Hamaguri grind; I can truly see why it is so well regarded in terms of grinds and so hard to pull of. I had to go back on the rough stones on the left side, so the right side is more convex than the right.

The edge is nail flexing and it cuts superbly. I have also rounded and mirror polished the choil and spine. Now I just need a handle lol.

I am open to ideas for my next project. I am looking for something with kurouchi AND Damascus.

Show me your project knives below 😎😎😎

Over and out

Hello

I am re-configuring my collection and so i am letting this one go. It cuts very well and has the thinnest tip I've seen. The tip came a little Bent, but it is not noticeable when cutting

I have used it only a couple of times. I set a patina the first time I got it, so it looks more used than it is. Never sharpened.

Bought for 415 euro

Looking for 350 euro

Prefer to keep within EU

Payment via Revolut or wise

Hello everyone

I am letting this beaut go, since it doesn't see a lot of use in my collection which is a shame.

This is a true mid weight wide bevel, not kyozo level thin, but still cuts very, very well.

Those who don't know how hard togashi-san's white #1 are in for a treat.

I have sharpened it once, since the factory edge was not good. I have used to prep 6-7 (🤪) meals in total

There are some small scratches on the bevel, on the right side, which came from a plastic saya. They don't seem to be that deep, and could probably be hidden with some stone powder or a fine felt polishing pad. I will leave that up to you :)

The handle has some of the most beautiful ziricote i have ever seen, and i must admit I was considering keeping the handle, but alas.

Bought for 600€

Letting go for 475€

Prefer to keep within EU

Hello everyone

I am letting this beaut go, since it doesn't see a lot of use in my collection which is a shame.

This is a true mid weight wide bevel, not kyozo level thin, but still cuts very, very well.

Those who don't know how hard togashi-san's white #1 are in for a treat.

I have sharpened it once, since the factory edge was not good. I have used to prep 6-7 (🤪) meals in total

There are some small scratches on the bevel, on the right side, which came from a plastic saya. They don't seem to be that deep, and could probably be hidden with some stone powder or a fine felt polishing pad. I will leave that up to you :)

The handle has some of the most beautiful ziricote i have ever seen, and i must admit I was considering keeping the handle, but alas.

Bought for 600€

Letting go for 500€

Prefer to keep within EU

Hello guys!

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This is my first real attempt at a kasumi polish with Japanese natural stones and I wanted to share some thoughts.

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Firstly, I want to show respect to the people who have spent years mastering this very niche skill. This stuff is time consuming, at times boring, painful and requires a lot of patience.

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This has definitely been a learning experience for me, and being a few weeks removed there are a few things i would do differently for sure, and I had to promise myself that I would not start this project over for the third time.

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Here is some stuff I learned looking back:

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* Patience, patience, patience... Be dilligent on the coarse synthetics and check for scratches often!

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* Don't give up - take a couple of days break and come back with fresh eyes.

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* Don't let the slurry from natural stones dry out - this was one of the most frustrating things for me. Those gray streaks on the cladding is so frustrating.

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* Check for straightness - the steel will move and ruin your day.

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* Don't do a natural stone finish on a Shindo 🥴 There are some serious low-spots due to the way he grinds the knives.

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Anyways, I am happy with the result (mostly), even though there is a small low-spot on the left side of the blade. This knife's geometry is insane and has one of the best cutting feels I have tried.

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Stones used (take this with a grain of salt, as I was learning the natural stones stuff on the fly and went back and forth multiple times):

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Hitohira Wa 320

Hitohira CG 1000

Naniwa aotoishi 2000

Hideriyama suita

Shobudani tomae

Nakayama (can't remember the layer)

Uchigomori fingerstones

Detail KREAM from u/Fabulous-Wall-9385

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Thanks for reading 🤓

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Hello everyone!

I am selling two kagekiyo urushi handles and an Ebony horn handle. The urushi handles are 140mm and 137mm respectively and sat on Sakai 240/210 when I received them. The ebony 145mm.

They are all "unused" as I have swapped them out before using the knives they came with. One of the urushi handles has a small dent from laying in a drawer.

Willing to let the bundle go for 140€ plus shipping. I prefer to keep it with EU