Knives..what are your favorites?

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Now is a good time to learn decorative fruit cut !



I was going to do this with proper kitchen knife.
(I forgot to bring them back home last night.
I have only Sunday off right now.)
So, I ended up using Spyderco Caribbean.

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I was going to make it somewhat tutorial type of video
this time.
(But, orange cat is pretty simple and easy to do.
No need to explain how to do it.)

As you can see at the end of the video,
this Caribbean is sharp enough to cut
 free hanging hair.
But, edge sharpness isn’t everything when
you actually cut something other than copy paper.
(Even though this knife has sharp enough edge,
it still doesn’t cut as nice as real kitchen knife
when you cut fruit, vegetables, etc.)

While it’s not as cool as Spydiechef,
Caribbean is a very nice, “real user” knife.
LC200N steel, compression lock, ribbed G10 handle
which offers surprisingly good traction (even when your hand is
wet, covered with mud, sweat, blood),
bigger thumb hole makes it easier to operate
while wearing gloves, and you can do Spydy flick.

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Sharpening stones I keep at home



Chosera 800 and Kitayama 8000 are used regularly.

(Naniwa Chosera line of stones are real "splash & go", which is a good thing for someone like myself,
but, very interestingly, they are pretty much useless for the professional sharpener who use the stone
all day every say.
(They will crack if they are kept wet too long.  I only need a couple of minutes per knife (no more than 5 min.),
so, even if I have 5 knives to take care of, the stone would be wet only for 30 minutes or so.)

[kopfjäger]

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Atoma Diamond plate 400 & 1200



If all you want is just the quick result, you don’t care
about the thinking process, etc, etc, then, these may be
the right tools for you.

NOT the cheapest option, but surely the fastest way to
hand sharpen the knives.

There are a lot of misinformation floating around.

I recommend Atoma (by Tsubo man, Japan) over other brand.
(In a long run, they are more economical than other options, as
Atoma sells replacement diamond film.

Yes, they do wear out, in the end.
With the other brands, you’ll have to throw away your diamond plate
and will have to buy a new one.)

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Heart shaped world



The video has really nothing to do with Chris Isaak's song, other than "heart shaped" part.

It's pretty easy to do.
Feel free to use it in any way you want.

Heart shaped world  Chris Isaak 1989

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Apple decorative cut
(with Hinderer XM-18 “Skinny Slicer”)

The bird is pretty simple and straight forward.




You can do from the start to finish with just one knife.
Basically, all you are doing is thin slicing.
(better to use thin blade stock, taller profile, longer blade.
You can do this with petty knife, or Spyderco Spydiechef, if that’s what
you want to do.)

The rabbit is, ... more like carving.
XM-18 is, by no means, a suitable knife for cooking duty.
The blade is too thick (the thickness behind the edge, to be precise).

HOWEVER, the blade shape (with finger choile) and the handle are
EXCELLENT for detailed carving work.
(I can use this knife with pencil grip.)

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Quick question re Victorinox Treker knife from someone Down Under.

Hi Fellas,

I’m after one of these knives with the one hand opener feature, plus the straight blade (not the wavy blade).

Here in Australia, I can only seem to get the version of the Treker without the one hand opener feature.

I could get it in the US Army/Swiss Army colours and shape but I’m after the black.

Any leads on a good place Stateside that might deal with me to get the exact knife I want?

Cheers.

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I think I have it sorted.

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I don't (can't) spend money on custom handle scales. I like the stock one anyway. Added snake not lanyard so that I can pull it out from the pocket easily ( I don't like clipping the knife onto the pants pocket).


Hair whittling and apple cutting are just for fun.

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Sharpening Masamoto Hitachi White #2 Honyaki Yanagiba
Honest opinion after buying & using two of them in the last 12 years or so.
Also, a little bit about the lies and myth that's been floating around, about Yanagiba.

Are they worth the asking price?

Are they that difficult to sharpen?

What is the advantage of "honyaki"?

And, ... what is "honyaki", really?

(There are quite a bit of misinformation floating around on the net / youtube.
Not that it matters, since MOST everyone will never buy / handle them.
But, knowing the truth never hurt.)

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Masamoto Honyaki Yanagiba sharpening part 2

Explanation of what is ura-oshi, what is ura-suki, and why they are so important.


There are a lot of Youtube videos saying that Ura-Oshi / Ura-Suki (concave back side) is there for creating air-pocket, for food release.
Majority of the time, the food is released on the beveled side of the blade, so creating air pocket on the back side of the blade is totally meaningless.
Food release (on traditional Japanese knives) is the function of the primary bevel.


The "Ura-suki", " Ura-Oshi" is there to create flat, straight edge line on the back of the blade.
(Not just kitchen knives, but also wood working tools have Ura-Suki (concave backside).)


If there's no "Ura-Suki", you can't keep the back side straight.
If the back side isn't straight, the knife doesn't cut well.

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Masamoto Honyaki Yanagiba Part 2.5
One of the simplest, easiest decorative cut with Yanagiba .

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Masamoto Honyaki Yanagibe part 3



Are Honyaki knives and Japanese sword (katana) blade are made in the same way?

All mono-steel construction knives are honyaki?

How do they make "harder at edge, softer at spine" blade?


At first, I was going to talk about ...

1) If there's any, real world advantage of honyaki knives over awase / kasumi construction
( Are they really for "user knife for real kitchen work, or just a status symbol / decoration piece?)


Are they really worth the extra cost?
(The "real" honyaki knives that are made by reputable company cost at least $800 - 900, and the price keeps going up, as the older generation of blade smiths are retiring.)

... but I couldn't make them fit in  5-6 minutes time frame I was aiming.

... but, I couldn't fit them in 5-6 min. time frame.

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You carrying that Bugout often?  Just picked up the white mini and now looking forward to getting the CF Elite.