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Old 05-02-2008, 03:27 AM   #1
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Possible bargain!

I recently ordered this Kanetsune 210mm gyuto. The price SMKW offers is roughly half the best price I've ever seen on this knife! The few initial reports indicate this knife is pretty darned close to a Shun for right around 1/2 the money- if this is so we're talking a bargain!

For the price you get V-Gold 10 steel clad with 33 layers of Stainless Damascus steel. They claim the hagane is Rockwell C 60+. I purchased the 210mm for $60 with free shipping!

I'll keep you posted!
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Old 05-02-2008, 09:55 AM   #2
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Looks very good. Might be time to invest in those DMT bench hones I've been wanting to round out the order...for the good of the economy, I mean.
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Old 05-02-2008, 05:10 PM   #3
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wow great find!

I might actually go for the santoku... ive got a shun 10" chef's and It's lonely :'(

are those sale prices or is there no rush?
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Old 05-02-2008, 07:30 PM   #4
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when it comes, post pictures :) the ones on their site stink.
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Old 05-02-2008, 07:32 PM   #5
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wow great find!

I might actually go for the santoku... ive got a shun 10" chef's and It's lonely :'(

are those sale prices or is there no rush?
I would jump in pretty quick at that price, some bargains to be had there
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Old 05-02-2008, 11:32 PM   #6
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I think it's a sale. At those prices I wouldn't wait- you snooze you lose!
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Old 05-03-2008, 12:29 AM   #7
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There's an aphorism about hot iron and timely striking that seems entirely relevant to this. I think I might have to act on that maxim...
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Old 05-03-2008, 01:54 AM   #8
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There's an aphorism about hot iron and timely striking that seems entirely relevant to this. I think I might have to act on that maxim...
Well said! I might choose something besides the DMT benchstones- think "waterstones."
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Old 05-03-2008, 01:04 PM   #9
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Definitely for finishing. I usually use diamonds for rebeveling though.
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Old 05-03-2008, 11:46 PM   #10
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Yeah, I agree that can work well. I sometimes start with my DMT Dia-Sharp XX8 if a knife is reeallly bad.
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