Knife porn thread

Horl boys

I’m still not fan, it’s convenient and quick but ain’t a patch on a whetstone. I find I need to keep using it because it dulls relatively quickly.
New Year’s resolution to dust off the whetstone…!

I have been using a diamond steel for refreshing knives and it's really quick and convenient.

Along with a leather strop makes you hardly need for a wetstone. Maybe once year for optimum sharpness.

Yes, I have exactly that setup, I even changed the stones on my sharpening contraption
to diamond plates out of laziness.

Any recommendations on diamond steels?
I was looking at one of the Sharpal ones.

Make sure you don't get it wet!

Did you look at the butter knives?

I have an F Dick diamond steel but I think it's too expensive now, mine has developed some
blank spots.
For the sharpener I got basic ones on ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315687419293

I’ve been gifted a set of these Robert Welch knives, which look nice enough.
But I’d been eying some Japanese knives and wondered if people could recommend a 2/3 Japanese carbon steel knife set in the sub £200 range? Or should I just keep the gifted ones?

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Was thinking of maybe just buying a Niwaki Santoku and Nikiri? Niwaki seem like a safe bet and all the other sets I see online are either very expensive or imitation Damascus/stainless and look naff.

https://www.niwaki.com/carbon-knife-range/#P00378-1

This is the "default" recommendation and would be miles ahead of what you got. https://www.cleancut.eu/butik/knifebrands/shiro-kamo-4-series/shiro-kamo-akuma

Nikwaki always seems expensive for anything they tell you who made it so I'm guessing they're a bit pricy all round for what you're getting, maybe I'm off?

Will that not be a headache ordering into the UK tho? And plus VAT. Although I guess it works out as the same as the Niwaki all in (provided I don’t get stung by import fees)

I order from them, get hit with VAT occasionally. Cutting edge do stock them but have no stock...

You’ve twisted my arm, will give them a shot.

I'll let you know if my latest slips through.

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We have a large collection of these (6 or 7) and they are great knives. They take well to resharpening and hone up well too. Been going strong for over 10 years.

That looks like a useful mix, but a bread knife and a paring knife is all I would add to that.

The Robert Welch ones, or the Niwaki ones?

I have a Santoku from Blenheim forge as my go to knife - but that's more than you want to spend. I also have a Petty from the knife shop in Coal Drops Yard. Between them, they cover my knife needs (I don't eat bread).

Robert Welch.

these are in the UK and seem fairly priced - I have 3 of their knives, one carbon steel and two others (laminated):

https://www.kinknives.com/product-category/knives/carbon-steel/

They are, as you say, very reasonably priced.

These seem like a good choice?
https://www.kinknives.com/product/aogami-super-nakiri-160mm/
https://www.kinknives.com/product/aogami-super-santoku-170mm/

I paid nearly 2.5 times that for my (same size) Santoku from Blenheim Forge - (not disappointed with the purchase)

I got a pro cook steel. I like it.

The flattish victorinox ones are also good.

That said my last one was the cheapest one from alix when we moved in and I had to buy loads of kitchen stuff, and it was fine.

Got through customs again with no charges.

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