Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

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These beauties made their appearance this weekend. I’m a little late to the party on these 86s, but they sure are pretty.
 
Growing up my mom had a cutting board that was nothing more than a sawn off section of a log. It was a big, heavy brute, but I always thought that single piece of wood was very cool. I've wanted one ever since I've set up my own house, but have been unable to find them. Luck smiled on me last week when I spent the day with my wife and daughter seeing the sights in the City. I found a similar block in a restaurant supply store across the street from where we bought lunch.

Here she is, conditioned and ready to go. To celebrate my good fortune I decided I should get a new knife. I've been wanting to try a carbon steel Japanese gyuto for some time, but my ham-fistedness gave me pause. I didn't want to buy a pricey new knife only to chip out the blade because of my inept technique. I happened onto this beauty though and quickly bought it. Being NOS, it cost significantly less than current production gyutos. The ebony handle is icing on the cake. :D

Two my newest favorite things.

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kamagong said:
Growing up my mom had a cutting board that was nothing more than a sawn of section of a log. It was a big, heavy brute, but I always thought that single piece of wood was very cool. I've wanted one ever since I've set up my own house, but have been unable to find them. Luck smiled on me last week when I spent the day with my wife and daughter seeing the sights in the City. I found a similar block in a restaurant supply store across the street from where we bought lunch.

Here she is, conditioned and ready to go. To celebrate my good fortune I decided I should get a new knife. I've been wanting to try a carbon steel Japanese gyuto for some time, but my hand-fistedness gave me pause. I didn't want to buy a pricy new knife only to chip out the blade because of my inept technique. I happened onto this beauty though and quickly bought it. Being NOS, it cost significantly less than current production gyutos. The ebony handle is icing on the cake. :D

Two my newest favorite things.

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Nice knife! Can we see a full shot of the cutting board too?
 
kamagong said:
Growing up my mom had a cutting board that was nothing more than a sawn of section of a log. It was a big, heavy brute, but I always thought that single piece of wood was very cool. I've wanted one ever since I've set up my own house, but have been unable to find them. Luck smiled on me last week when I spent the day with my wife and daughter seeing the sights in the City. I found a similar block in a restaurant supply store across the street from where we bought lunch.

Here she is, conditioned and ready to go. To celebrate my good fortune I decided I should get a new knife. I've been wanting to try a carbon steel Japanese gyuto for some time, but my ham-fistedness gave me pause. I didn't want to buy a pricy new knife only to chip out the blade because of my inept technique. I happened onto this beauty though and quickly bought it. Being NOS, it cost significantly less than current production gyutos. The ebony handle is icing on the cake. :D

Two my newest favorite things.

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Now that is a beautiful chef's knife! I've been on the hunt for a decent carbon steel Gyuto for a while - sometimes one's tastes can get a little bit bigger than one's wallet, especially with some of the handcrafted beauties!
 
Tadeusz123 said:
Now that is a beautiful chef's knife! I've been on the hunt for a decent carbon steel Gyuto for a while - sometimes one's tastes can get a little bit bigger than one's wallet, especially with some of the handcrafted beauties!
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This one is definitely not handcrafted...lol. It's a production knife with the attendant fit and finish issues that come with building to a price point. But the bones are good. I expect it to be a fine tool to learn on.

I wish I had gotten the next size up though. This gyuto is 210mm, but it's light. A full ounce lighter than the knife I've been using. I'll probably go bigger with the next one.
 
The Pal clip blade cattle knife came in the mail about 1-1/2 weeks ago. Nice solid knife with good snap to the blades. A bit of sloppy side to side blade play on the main but not so much as to be annoying, (well maybe a little annoying.:D) Composite handles are crack free and the makers stamp is deep and clear.
The GEC 38 special with jigged indian paint brush bone arrived today. I'm liking the pattern, the jigging, lined & pinched bolsters and that it has no half stop. Fit and finish is very nice and the blade is perfectly centered when closed.:thumbsup:View attachment 1398202
 
Got my A Wright spear/pen jack, a couple of days ago. Broke all the sharp corners, flushed the joints, and filed away much of the pen's back spring, with the blade at half way opened. That, and a proper edge profiling and sharpening, has it fit for service.
The action on the pen is improving with use.

I've started to sharpen the knife with a steeper angle on the finest grit, and like how my edge holds up better, on this softer (C70) steel.

Pictures and impressions to come later

Edited to add: Yeah, I like this little beast. It's a good solid knife, a bit of a clunker; but no dog. I've fettled knives from these guys before, so figured I'd jump in first thing and thin the spring on the pen. It worked fine, now it's much less than twice as hard to open as the main.

The spear and pen barehead jack is by far my favourite knife, and surprisingly hard to find in current production. Does anyone know of any other example not made in China? The only other I can think of is the Joseph Rodgers, in stainless, and it is a looker.
 
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found these two in the back of a cabinet. I bought a Remington collection a year or so ago and there were a handful of random knives also. I never even opened these until tonight. Precise Deerslayer Classic 440 stainless, made in Japan. NIB.
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Since the "62" thread is about Easy Pocket Congress and Pocket Carvers, I figured I'd just post this here... I added an older (2012) version of the 62 to my family. It is my first of the 3 blade Maverick style, and it is dressed in Kingwood... another first for me. I got this one, thanks to the generosity of @Ron Sabbagh who consented to sell it to me. Thanks, Ron! It's a beautiful knife...

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