Thank you so much

Thanks man. I’m honored people like what I do and are willing to send me their handcrafted tools to use on camera. A little bit of exposure for them and I try my best to deliver the highest quality work I can.

He truly is

My pleasure Johan. What means the world to me, is that you trust me with my feedback and creation of content surrounding this knife you sent me. Truly appreciate you! You created a very unique piece and I know there will be more 😃 Keep up the great work, take risks, assess, recreate!

Very impressive first attempt. The wrought iron cladding is great

Agreed. And that’s the beauty, if all is needed is some thinning and a new edge that’s amazing. Getting the geometry wrong, overshooting the size, that’s a lot harder to fix. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment ❤️

Thanks man. Been doing a lot of real time commentating so that you can see my impressions first hand and leave people with a raw experience. As well as important given a few high level opinions before that commences. Once thinned and a new edge I think it’ll do really well.

That’s an absolutely beautiful story. So awesome that you have one from senior Myojin-san.

TMNT 🐢

It’s easy on the eyes. Thin and a great performer.

Great question. I’m not familiar with the knife shops in Vegas. I do believe USA Amazon carries the professional series Asahi boards in everything but the black color. If you’re having issues finding them come poke me on Instagram and I’ll ask around.

😂🤣

Thank you. Great question. You’re referring to the 100 year old wood block? If so likely by hand. Hand drilled a hole and sanding it away until it’s the right shape. Just a guess though.

You’re completely right. Thanks for bringing that up.

Glad you like it too.

I'm not perfect at pronouncing things but also I didn't say chicken instead of gyuto so it isn't a big deal.

​@@KitchenKnifeGuynot a big deal, but it wouldn't hurt to try to pronounce it right.

It also isn’t wrong how I pronounce it. No one corrects the Japanese but we’re always expected to be better. If someone is going to watch the video even 30s and that’s the comment I get; I rather not get any engagement. This is what discourages people from learning languages. Perfection. I speak three and don’t speak them all well but I speak them nonetheless. I could let this slide and say nothing as most recommend I do, but again if that’s the only comment I get from pouring hours into making a video then I consider it cyber bullying and I won’t stand for it.

Heyooooooo. Glad to hear this buddy. This is what it’s all about. This reinforces what I mentioned for those skeptical out there. Will work on wax, hot glue and wood glue methods.

For sure Jonas. 110% entitled to your opinion. All of these matters are personal. That’s why I have my knives and you have yours. I love the look of both handle and blade here otherwise I literally wouldn’t have made a custom order like this. How we feel about our tools and how we want them to shine or what part is entirely up to us.

I respect your opinion and feelings, just wanted to share my thoughts Common thought is that Tetsujin rocks

@@JonasDaniel95 Absolutely. Handles are like shoes. They dramatically change the look of an 'outfit'. And we all have or shoe preferences. You'd have gone for a more muted handle I take it correct?

Yea all of my collection has either mono handles or subtle wood with a light or dark ferrule

@JonasDaniel95 sounds super clean and classy

I think the largest pro to the new Ginsan Ukiba line is the fact that the blade will no longer be reactive. That was a big sticking point to many on the Metal Flow (too reactive) and same with the Kasumi line. With the Ginsan line you’ll get all the benefits of a thin knife Myojin grind while still maintaining that beautiful floating kasumi without the highly reactive cladding specifically. This is a huge win if that’s the desire. Of course given the two different steels they’ll cut slightly different to. But I’d argue to most the largest difference will be the reactivity.

Hey my man. Doesn’t matter how it’s done. At least you’ll have them. Can’t wait to see it.

Exactly. What counts and I’ll say this again and again is that the tang is sealed within the handle with no gaps for moisture to crawl in and that the handle stays put on the blade.

Give it a try. Literally nothing to lose because it isn’t destructive. That’s why I like it. And approachable for home users too.

He’s the guy.

Thank you so much. Glad you like it too.

Oh no way. Always happy to hear this. If you’re first ever install, go beeswax in my opinion. Much more forgiving if you need to pop handle off again and make readjustments and a faster clean up too.

@@KitchenKnifeGuy excellent advice. I was leaning towards hot glue, but the ease of adjustment with beeswax if I'm not happy is probably a great idea.

@KitchenKnifeGuy with beeswax, would you suggest using some blue painters tape on the handle for ease of cleanup? Or does the wax wipe off easily enough that it is unnecessary in your opinion?

@@johnniemiec3286 Nah not a waste. Beeswax IS super easy to clean, as it just flakes off really. I would have used painter's tape, but actually forgot. I use it in the Tinker rehandle. So not a bad idea for even EASIER clean up, but not necessary.

@KitchenKnifeGuy right on. As always, appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

Thanks man and absolutely appreciate the honest feedback. I’m a sucker for a three spacer handle. Josh is next level with the custom requests.

Wax was an idea that was given to me by a chef in Mexico. And because it was readily available and I like to use what I have I had given it a try and loved it. Hot glue whoever is safer and still cheap in terms of materials. Just affixed a handle using hot glue for the first time. Was messier but just as easy.

Glad you liked it. :)

Thanks a bunch!

You know I’ll always give it my 100%. And for you and your dad, there was no way I was going to deliver a subpar video. You should see how much time I spent trying to make sure it was engaging ❤️

You da best homie. Much love ❤️

Love those emojis

Don’t close your eyes.

Thanks man. One of my favourite knives.

My pleasure. This is a long video for some and I get it. But in one video you learn a lot about my reasoning for which board is great and which boards are good.

thanks for watching 😍

Haha fair. Thing is, as you know, everyone is super busy creating knives. So though they are happy to show the workshop to foreigners it takes time away from their craft. Someone who knows where to look will find the address but I don’t want to make it blatantly obvious and send a worldwide invite to people 😂 As you said though, my comment was on par with that too. “HIS shop is HERE!” Talk about a picturesque neighborhood. I know another famous smith who would agree with your choice of favourite steel 😉

@@KitchenKnifeGuy I didn't mean a Google maps location. I'd rather have to go the extra mile for Takada too. I was simply referring to the serendipity as you walk through Sakai looking for his shop and incongrously they're all in peaceful beautiful settings - but the best one happens to be Takada's little workshop.

@@jiahaotan696 🤣🤣🤣ahhhhh that's what you meant

What an incredible opportunity. Sadly they didn’t have much stock left available when I went or I would have gotten a Suiboku too.

No problem brother! GORGEOUS collection you have there of Takadas ☺

On the huuuge 🥕 😂

Would love to see a pic of the final etch. Come send it to me on Instagram if you can.

Merci