Knife porn thread

Is that for beating a rug?

Its an Musashi style oar shaped suburi bokken.

Heavy practice sword, for improving swinging technique, strength and control.

Also for more stylish zombie decapitations.

Ooh nice

Any suggestions on a couple or so ok-ish sushi knives?

A sushi knife isn't good for much else than sushi and takes some skill to use. Are you sure you want a sushi knife?

Yes

https://www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk/collections/yanagiba/products/yanagiba-knife-aogami-2-carbon-steel-polished-finish-yu-kurosaki

Assuming you're going to actually be using it for sushi?

Not sure why everyone keeps asking...

Yes I am interested in a sushi knife for sushi.

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https://www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk/coll­ections/yanagiba/products/yanagiba-knife­-aogami-2-carbon-steel-polished-finish-y­u-kurosaki

Assuming you're going to actually be using it for sushi?

Also I doubt a £750 knife is just an OK-ish knife...

Maybe the knife threads the wrong place to ask about a knife

Plenty of OK-ish knives about, probably best to state a budget?

Breaking down fish, or mainly using for slicing fillets and rolls?

https://japaneseknifecompany.com/product/nippon-sushi-set-of-3-knives/

Probably a good start, single bevel, definitely not a fancy steel or well finished , but should be sharp enough for occasional use.

What actual task is it for as sushi is the rice … do you actually want a knife for sashimi, i.e. slicing fish?

If so I’m not sure there is a single knife for all tasks, but we have a Wusthof 16cm filleting knife that is a reasonable jack of all trades, like this:

https://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/pt/-wusthof-classic-fish-filleting-knife-16-cm-1040102916.htm

But it’s too flexible for boning a big fish and not up to a really large fillet like salmon.

You know you’ll get the use out of it, so go for it. Even speciality knives are a bit more versatile in my experience.

I have one of the lower priced yanagiba from Kitchen Provisions. The exact one isn’t on the site but was ~£250. I use it for cutting any meat without bones. So yes sushi / sashimi but also carving cooked meat. Works a treat.

The tips are very, very fine and flexible though. I’m careful with my blades but still nicked the top. Same with my deba.

Any thoughts on this?

Two-Day "Forge a Kitchen Knife" Workshop

In this two day class we will forge a kitchen knife / chef's knife to a pattern of your design.
This will be a high carbon steel knife, forged on the anvil from a stock piece of steel. This knife will be forged with a hidden tang and will be fitted with a stabilised wooden handle. Typical blade length will be between 6 - 8", perfect for use in the kitchen as an all-rounder.

Looks like it could be a fun Christmas / birthday present. For me.

I'd say a knife sharpening class is more useful.
And something that you'll call upon, time and again.
Unless, of course, you want the experience of forging a knife.

Also they make ugly knives and are in Twickenham. Ugh.

Ymmv

I like this idea, in the same way I like the idea of a framebuilding course.

There are others who do similar courses, I guess depends on whether you like the style/knife shape, etc.

Here is another one that I’d looked at in Southampton:

https://www.handmadecustomknives.co.uk/training/

I made a couple of blades with this guy a few years back. He’s really good and the knives he makes are incredible, if a bit fancy. He let me make the blades I wanted and I’m very happy with them.

Any thoughts on this?

Two-Day "Forge a Kitchen Knife" Workshop

In this two day class we will forge a kitchen knife / chef's knife to a pattern of your design.
This will be a high carbon steel knife, forged on the anvil from a stock piece of steel. This knife will be forged with a hidden tang and will be fitted with a stabilised wooden handle. Typical blade length will be between 6 - 8", perfect for use in the kitchen as an all-rounder.

Looks like it could be a fun Christmas / birthday present. For me.

Ooooo I like the look of this!

Come do it with me. Stay the night!

What @Acliff said, I think - this is for fun, rather than for learning a skill that I need.

(For what it's worth, I'm happy* with my sharpening skills.)

(* When I say "happy", I mean the times that I haven't just spent 30 minutes making something that can't even cut warm butter.)

I'm keen!

Let me know your thoughts. Really does sound fun 🙂

I thought about a course but decided to buy a Wicked Edge instead. There was a used one on ebay which cost about the same as a course. The end result is much the same, i.e. razor sharp knives. But the Wicked Edge is arguably more versatile and more reliable. And I could always sell it.

I've done some forging 'courses' at the local smithy. Really fun to see what it take to forge the steel, hammer away, play with fire and get your hands dirty. If you end up with a knife you made yourself, that's pretty sweet. The sharpening course btw I also recommend, but that's a totally different thing. Although you'll be able to keep your diy knife sharp on a longer term (aka not ruining it with the wrong sharpening methods).

Sharpening course was good, I recently did one at Blenheim Forge.

Of course it’s not just the cost of the course, it’s the stones and all the stuff you end up buying…

While waiting for my mate in his mint vw polo, Bowie and I found this pack of cutlery and we thought of you knife people.

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