The ends are also horn. I'm in the same boat about Damascus, my first J-knife was a Tojiro 37 layer VG10, I dreamt of such a knife because it looked so cool, like wood grain, since then I've only had 2 other damascus knives, a Shun Premier Utility and Hideo Kitaoka Shirogami Deba (guessing Shiro-2 as it doesn't say which Shiro it is). I only have my Deba left, the damascus on it is quite plain on the front so it doesn't come off as too gaudy, which most damascus is to me. Less is more. I've seen a few damascus knives that could be interesting though, one I'm probably never gonna get is the one I've seen here on UA-cam, it had a nice rustic edged damascus (it was not flat polished but edged so that you'd be able to feel it) looked amazing. The other is just a luck of the draw, but when they look like it's a topography map, and when it's the right one, it looks good too. My favourite finish is Nashiji as I like a rustic looking blade, next favourite would be Kasumi, bonus if it has banding, which is MUCH cooler than any pattern welded (damascus) blade.
Yes, indeed, bottom caps are obviously also horn. I love me a Nashiji finish as well. The banding on the Tetsujin Metal Flow is gorgeous. And I love the look of wrought iron cladding. But yeah, I'm also a sucker for a Damascus like my Nigara Troll Killer Gyuto or a Shoichi Hashimoto Yuzan. But right now, I'm vibing with the Kasumi finish real hard.
Good question. I'm not sure if you need special skills. You just need proper skills and tools. Japanese Natural Stones can give polishing finishes that can't be achieved with synthetic stones. Then you have fingerstones that give another dimension to polishes as well. But I'm not a sharpening expert. All I know is that if your sharpening skills are on point, and you know how to sharpen different profiles of knives and polish different types of finishes, you probably don't need extra special skills for these knives.
I don't see these on the Burfection site. They do have three Onikorishi (Troll Killer) blades, but those are from a different and an official line of Nigara knives. These are twisted Damascas blades from a non ofiicial Nigara line. The result of Go Yoshizawa experimenting in his forge.
great blades. i'm with you about damascus. funny how when i started that was the #1 thing i wanted. now i prefer cleaner blades that look "classy" rather than wild and fun.
All those pretty Danascus blades lured me deep in the rabbit hole. Then you discover an infinite world of all kinds of beautiful finishes. I like them all. My preference just shifts from time to time.
I'm absolutely in the same boat here, although, I'm more for a Kasumi finish (with banding showing) than a Migaki one, but my absolute favourite is Nashiji. I've seen some damascus that could have interest as it looks like a topography map, which actually looks cool, but it has to be just right for me to want and buy the knife. I've also seen a very rustic damascus knife in a video here on youtube that really caught my interest.
I agree. Nice showpieces. If you can afford them and maintain them, I would use them too. Personally, I don't look at knives as an investment. They're more like usable pieces of art to me. With the emphasis on usable.
It's practical if you want to display a knife as a mirror 😉 But yeah, as soon as you start using a mirror polished knife, it will 'ruin' the polishing job. It is definitely more for an esthetic purpose than a practical. Although I think a mirror polished Honyaki blade does have superior food release, because the steel is so hard and smooth because of the mirror polish, nothing sticks to it.
Daymnmascus-middle-age-crysis... Time to go back to old-good-masamoto-KS-monosteel ❤ Both blades are gorgeous. But a tad over anymans budget to find their place in the kitchen. More like some rare katana, that's purpose is to hide behind the glass in some museum or private collectors basement, but cut flesh.
I agree. These are amazing experiments by Go Yoshizawa. Not really meant to be a kitchen workhorse. Next to being unattainable for many. But it sure is nice to be able and show these pieces since most of us would otherwise never see these types of high-end knives.
Only an amateur would call himself Damascus numb... to sound more interesting... The real hardcore will look for other forms of Damascus... You only had cladded stuff in your hands... There's so much more out there...
Thank you for sharing such wonderful knives
My pleasure, thank you for watching. 🙏🏾
Beautiful knives
I can't disagree with that sharp observation 👊🏽
The ends are also horn.
I'm in the same boat about Damascus, my first J-knife was a Tojiro 37 layer VG10, I dreamt of such a knife because it looked so cool, like wood grain, since then I've only had 2 other damascus knives, a Shun Premier Utility and Hideo Kitaoka Shirogami Deba (guessing Shiro-2 as it doesn't say which Shiro it is). I only have my Deba left, the damascus on it is quite plain on the front so it doesn't come off as too gaudy, which most damascus is to me. Less is more.
I've seen a few damascus knives that could be interesting though, one I'm probably never gonna get is the one I've seen here on UA-cam, it had a nice rustic edged damascus (it was not flat polished but edged so that you'd be able to feel it) looked amazing.
The other is just a luck of the draw, but when they look like it's a topography map, and when it's the right one, it looks good too.
My favourite finish is Nashiji as I like a rustic looking blade, next favourite would be Kasumi, bonus if it has banding, which is MUCH cooler than any pattern welded (damascus) blade.
Yes, indeed, bottom caps are obviously also horn.
I love me a Nashiji finish as well. The banding on the Tetsujin Metal Flow is gorgeous. And I love the look of wrought iron cladding. But yeah, I'm also a sucker for a Damascus like my Nigara Troll Killer Gyuto or a Shoichi Hashimoto Yuzan.
But right now, I'm vibing with the Kasumi finish real hard.
Does it take special whetstone skills sharpening and polishing steel like the two gyuto featured?
Good question. I'm not sure if you need special skills. You just need proper skills and tools. Japanese Natural Stones can give polishing finishes that can't be achieved with synthetic stones. Then you have fingerstones that give another dimension to polishes as well. But I'm not a sharpening expert. All I know is that if your sharpening skills are on point, and you know how to sharpen different profiles of knives and polish different types of finishes, you probably don't need extra special skills for these knives.
I saw those on the burrfection site. Absolutely stunning knives if you can spend the 3K for each one. What else would you expect from nigara.
I don't see these on the Burfection site. They do have three Onikorishi (Troll Killer) blades, but those are from a different and an official line of Nigara knives. These are twisted Damascas blades from a non ofiicial Nigara line. The result of Go Yoshizawa experimenting in his forge.
@Chef Knives Enthusiast they're absolutely a gorgeous piece of art.
I agree.
great blades. i'm with you about damascus. funny how when i started that was the #1 thing i wanted. now i prefer cleaner blades that look "classy" rather than wild and fun.
All those pretty Danascus blades lured me deep in the rabbit hole. Then you discover an infinite world of all kinds of beautiful finishes. I like them all. My preference just shifts from time to time.
I'm absolutely in the same boat here, although, I'm more for a Kasumi finish (with banding showing) than a Migaki one, but my absolute favourite is Nashiji.
I've seen some damascus that could have interest as it looks like a topography map, which actually looks cool, but it has to be just right for me to want and buy the knife. I've also seen a very rustic damascus knife in a video here on youtube that really caught my interest.
These are both beautiful but I might have chosen the other one :)
To each their own. Sometimes a nice mirror polish can make me happy, but in general I like the etching finish better on knives.
@@chefknivesenthusiast For sure. I don't have any polished finish knives yet so I'm like a magpie :)
Mirror polish is beautiful but I'm expecting tarnish and catches with age and sharpening. For an investment knife maybe.
I agree. Nice showpieces. If you can afford them and maintain them, I would use them too. Personally, I don't look at knives as an investment. They're more like usable pieces of art to me. With the emphasis on usable.
Gorgeous, I’m with you about the mirror polish, I don’t find it practical.
It's practical if you want to display a knife as a mirror 😉 But yeah, as soon as you start using a mirror polished knife, it will 'ruin' the polishing job. It is definitely more for an esthetic purpose than a practical. Although I think a mirror polished Honyaki blade does have superior food release, because the steel is so hard and smooth because of the mirror polish, nothing sticks to it.
Daymnmascus-middle-age-crysis...
Time to go back to old-good-masamoto-KS-monosteel ❤
Both blades are gorgeous. But a tad over anymans budget to find their place in the kitchen. More like some rare katana, that's purpose is to hide behind the glass in some museum or private collectors basement, but cut flesh.
I agree. These are amazing experiments by Go Yoshizawa. Not really meant to be a kitchen workhorse. Next to being unattainable for many. But it sure is nice to be able and show these pieces since most of us would otherwise never see these types of high-end knives.
suffering from numbascus
🤣 I might have caught a mild case of that nasty Numbascus
Only an amateur would call himself Damascus numb... to sound more interesting...
The real hardcore will look for other forms of Damascus...
You only had cladded stuff in your hands...
There's so much more out there...
Yes, you're right. I'm an amateur. There's so much more out there. Have a nice day my friend!