- Artisan Chef Knives -

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Brand: Matei Campan (Knives2Use)
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Brand: Takeshi Saji
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Series: Kurouchi
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Series: Supreme
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Series: Aogami 2
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Series: Markus Balbach Damascus
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Series: Carbon
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Series: R4
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Brand: Oishi
Series: Migaki
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Brand: Gesshin Uraku
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Origin: Japan

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Brand: Takamura
Series: Suminigashi
Origin: Japan

 

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Brand: Thomas Haslinger
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Series: Honyaki
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Origin: Germany

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Brand: Yoshihiro
Series: Hagane
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Brand: Jim Arbuckle
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Brand: Sakai Yusuke
Series: Swedish Stainless
Origin: Japan

Brand: Andreas Henrichs
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Brand: Masakage
Series: Koishi
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Brand: Blades of the Gods
Series: Shastra
Origin: Indonesia

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Series: Kazahana
Origin: Japan

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Brand: Kobayashi
Series: Seikon Dojo Kurouchi
Origin: Japan

Brand: Blok
Series: Chef
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Brand: Zakuri
Series: Kurouchi
Origin: Japan

Brand: Roland Walter
Series: Damascus
Origin: Germany

Brand: Mizuno Tanrenjo
Series: Minamoto Akitada
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Series: Tembo
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Series: Black Steel
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Brand: JCK Original
Series: Fu Rin Ka Zan W1
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Brand: Gesshin Ittetsu
Series: Hon Kasumi
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Brand: Singatirin
Series: Honyaki
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Series: San Mai Kitchen
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Brand: Yoshiaki Fujiwara
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Origin: Japan

Brand: Gareth Bull
Series: M390
Origin: South Africa

Brand: Kaneshige
Series: Molybdenum
Origin: Japan

Brand: Ivan Campos
Series: Damascus
Origin: Brazil

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Origin: Japan

Brand: Blood Root Blades
Series: French Chef
Origin: United States

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Origin: Japan

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Origin: United States

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Brand: Island Black Smith
Series: Chef
Origin: Canada

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Series: Shirogami 1
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Brand: Don Carlos Andrade
Series: Honyaki
Origin: United States

 

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Brand: Boondock Knives
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Brand: Ashi Hamono
Series: Shirogami
Origin: Japan

Brand: Miles Martin
Series: 1084
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Brand: Nishida
Series: Aogami
Origin: Japan

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Brand: Karatsu
Series: (Tanaka Yoshikazu) Shirogami 2
Origin: Japan

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Series: (Takeo Murata) Aogami
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Origin: Indonesia

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Brand: Middleton Made Knives
Series: Damascus
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Series: Tamahagane
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Brand: Yoshihiro Yauji
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Origin: Japan

Brand: Nafzger Forge
Series: Carbon
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Brand: Hiromoto
Series: Kohetsu Aogami Super
Origin: Japan

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Brand: Itinomonn
Series: Kasumi
Origin: Japan

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Brand: Kazuo Nomura
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Origin: Japan

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Brand: Nenohi
Series: Custom
Origin: Japan

Brand: Guillaume Cote
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Origin: Canada

Brand: Kichiji
Series: VG-10
Origin: Japan

Brand: Weige Knives
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Origin: United States

Brand: Gesshin Kagekiyo
Series: Aogami 1
Origin: Japan

Brand: Kun Zsolt Knives
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Origin: Hungary

Brand: Kiku Matsuda
Series: Salter Fine Cutlery
Origin: Japan

Brand: John Neeman
Series: Damascus
Origin: Latvia

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Origin: Japan

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Origin: United States

Brand: Honmanon
Series: Kurouchi
Origin: Japan

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Series: Shitan
Origin: Japan

Brand: Janusz Bladowski
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Brand: Shimatani
Series: Damascus Powdered Steel
Origin: Japan

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Origin: United States

 

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Brand: Suisin
Series: Honyaki
Origin: Japan

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Brand: Sakai Takayuki
Series: Ginsan Wa
Origin: Japan

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Origin: UK

Brand: Keijiro Doi
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Origin: Japan

Brand: Rodrigo Sfreddo
Series: Turkish Damascus Chef
Origin: Brazil

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Brand: Northwoods
Series: Blackwood XHP
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Brand: Jim Siska
Series: AEB-L
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Brand: Steve Mullen
Series: CPM-440V
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Brand: Masamoto
Series: Honyaki Shirogami
Origin: Japan

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Brand: Itto-Ryu Rentetsu
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Brand: Joe Szilaski
Series: Carbon
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Brand: Haruma
Series: Honyaki
Origin: Japan

Brand: Richmond Addict (Lamson And Goodnow)
Series: AEB-L
Origin: United States

Brand: Azuma Minamoto No Masahisa
Series: Tokushu Ko
Origin: Japan

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Brand: Keido Sugihara
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Brand: J. Neilson
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Brand: Kanehiro
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Brand: Cosmo Knives
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Brand: Gesshin Ino
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Origin: Germany

Brand: Chroma
Series: Haiku Itamae
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Brand: Uwe Heieck
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Origin: Germany

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Origin: Japan

Brand: Robert Munschies (RCM Messer)
Series: RCM-125
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Series: Shirogami
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Origin: Japan

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Series: Kurouchi
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Brand: Hohenmoorer
Series: Y2
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Brand: Kikuichi
Series: Swedish Warikomi Damascus
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Series: C130
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Series: Carbon
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Series: Aogami 2
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Series: Aogami 2
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Series: Shirogami
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Series: 1095
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Series: Tsuchime
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Origin: Japan

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Series: 19C27
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Origin: United States

Brand: Izumimasa
Series: Shiro Ko
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Brand: Van Zanten
Series: Damascus
Origin: Netherlands

Brand: Gonbei
Series: Hammered Damascus
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Series: CKM4
Origin: Canada

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Origin: Poland

Brand: Sakai Kaisen
Series: Ginsan Ko
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Origin: United States

Brand: Ohishi
Series: Tsuchime
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Origin: United States

Brand: Tetsuhiro
Series: Hammered
Origin: Japan

Brand: John B. Leitch
Series: ATS-34
Origin: United States

Brand: Hokiyama
Series: Sakon Damascus
Origin: Japan

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Origin: United States

Brand: Tsubaya
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Brand: Serenity Knives
Series: 13C26
Origin: United States

Brand: Gesshin Ajikataya
Series: Shirogami 2
Origin: Japan

Brand: AA Forge
Series: 1084
Origin: United States

Brand: Harayuki
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Origin: Japan

Brand: Phillip Dobson
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Brand: Takahisa
Series: Damascus
Origin: Japan

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Series: 1095
Origin: United States

Brand: Yoshida Hamono
Series: Swedish Steel
Origin: Japan

Brand: E. Scott McGhee (Guinea Hog Forge)
Series: W1
Origin: United States

Brand: Hiro
Series: Shiki
Origin: Japan

Brand: KSR Blades (Steve Randall)
Series: 1095
Origin: United States

Brand: Big Chris Custom Knives
Series: CPM 154
Origin: United States

 

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Series: ZDP189
Origin: Japan

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Series: 440B
Origin: Romania

Brand: Yoshimune
Series: Shirogami 1
Origin: Japan

Brand: PKB Knives
Series: 1095
Origin: United States

Brand: Masami Azai
Series: VG-10
Origin: Japan

Brand: Cas Knives
Series: San Mai 420 / 1095
Origin: Argentina

Brand: Josh Dabney
Series: 52100
Origin: United States

Brand: Tamashii
Series: Aogami 1
Origin: Japan

Brand: Ikeda
Series: Aogami
Origin: Japan

Brand: Mausami Fire Arts
Series: 15N20/1080
Origin: United States

 

[Twindog]

Thank you for those photos. I have a Takeda 240mm gyuto with super blue steel at something close to HRc 64. I love this steel. It takes an extremely fine edge, takes it quickly and holds it for a long time. It's on the brittle side, but fun to use. Not difficult to care for, even though it's not stainless.

I just got a Kumagoro hammer finished petit gyuto (135 mm) in a laminated, high-carbon steel. It's a more useful size for my typical cooking needs. The steel is incredible, hard and easy to sharpen. But it wants to take a patina no matter how carefully I care for it.

As a German option, I also have a WMF 8-inch chef's knife in high-tech Damasteel. The blade is extremely thin. Plucking the point makes it sound off like a tuning fork. It's more stainless and takes a very sharp edge. Cuts like you would not believe and it's all steel -- handle and blade.

The trouble is that these knives last forever and do what they're supposed to do extremely well. Hard to justify buying additional knives to see how they work out.

 

[Kohai999]

Excellent collection you have represented there.

What are your favorite users?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[Michael Rader]

Hey, thanks for including mine in there. The rest of the knives are very nice too I think I would have to pick Burke's knife as my favorite.
-M

 

[Phillip Dobson]

Incredible collection you have there.

Phillip

 

[stephanfowler]

Hey, thanks for including mine in there. The rest of the knives are very nice too I think I would have to pick Burke's knife as my favorite.
-M

Thanks from here also, that's quite a collection

I would have to agree re: the Burke, that thing is high class (Rader's isn't bad either)

 

[Twindog]

OK, so I'm confused. Does Shimmer actually own all of these knives and is an expert photographer, or are these artisan knives that he/she thinks rise to the top of the list of artisan knives especially worth owning?

 

[stephanfowler]

OK, so I'm confused. Does Shimmer actually own all of these knives and is an expert photographer, or are these artisan knives that he/she thinks rise to the top of the list of artisan knives especially worth owning?

I'm not sure that shimmer is the owner of the knife by me but I took that picture.

 

[Maniacal Pete]

Great assortment of kitchen knives thanks for posting it.
I'm digging the Takeda, the Moritaka and the Wakui (I've never seen Wakui before), I like the rustic look.
That Murray Carter is a looker, too.
For home I've collected a full set of Al Mar kitchen knives.
They're a bit more pedestrian than a lot of what you've shown, but they make great kitchen knives just the same.
I would like to get a couple of the new super hard steel offerings, probably will sooner or later.

pete

 

[shimmer]

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[Kohai999]

Hi Steven,

Thanks for the compliments!

With respects to my own knife of choice, I would say that I'm partial to the 'River Jump' series by Tsukasa Hinoura.

I must have missed that one, can you show it?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[Bill Burke]

Michael and Stephan this means alot to me thanks guys. and thanks to the OP for including my knife here.

 

[Michael Rader]

Yeah, thanks Stephan. Hi Bill. And as for photos, mine was taken by Epic Edge, not Shimmer.
-M

 

[Pensacola Tiger]

I'm flattered he borrowed the pic of the Takeda from me.

 

[moonblades]

If that is your personal collection, Shimmer, it is awesome. I am honored to one of mine included!

It must be fun to cook at your house!

Cheers!
Mike