Knives-n'-Cabbages

[stalliondawg444]

I cut it up and left it on the board. Hopefully, inspiration arrives soon . . .


Kanehide PS60 Gyuto 210mm & Purple Cabbage

Nice shot!

[wrathen]

love how purple that cabbage is & Kanehide has pretty lines and I like the lighter handle.

[Altadan]

This time with my go-to gyuto,
Tanaka VG10 nashiji vs. cabbage, chorizos, and some good good love (on a bed of rice)

On a different note, could it possibly be ginsan instead of VG10? I haven't seen this offering anywhere else, but the blade certainly looks like the

[Chocu1a]

Yuki making the slaw for a fish fry.

[ronnie_suburban]

Two enormous purple cabbages met their match . . .


Kurosaki Fujin VG10, 210mm

[Jeff B]

Nice! Those Fujins are some dandy knives!

[ronnie_suburban]

Nice! Those Fujins are some dandy knives!

Yeah, I'm growing quite fond of this one. I have a couple other Fujins (a VG10 240mm and an AS 210mm) but this is the one I grab most often. Especially on days when I'm in and out of the kitchen frequently over the course of the day, I like that I don't have to be quite as meticulous about cleaning and drying. I find it to be an excellent all-purpose knife for my preferences and typical tasks, and they are absolutely gorgeous, too.

[Altadan]

Kono MM Ginsan 240
If my Tanaka VG10 was the the workhorse, this one is the ballerina; graceful, yet full of strength!

[Cutuu]

Kono MM Ginsan 240
If my Tanaka VG10 was the the workhorse, this one is the ballerina; graceful, yet full of strength!

I never thought of Tanaka vg10 as workhorses, but I only tried a 210, Tanaka vg10- once on passaround.

[Altadan]

Kono MM Ginsan 240
If my Tanaka VG10 was the the workhorse, this one is the ballerina; graceful, yet full of strength!

I never thought of Tanaka vg10 as workhorses, but I only tried a 210, Tanaka vg10- once on passaround.

Interesting, that's exactly what I have on hand. My use of the term may be off, but 210 feels so sturdy, ready to take a beating, with shoulders that could carry anything from squash and onwards. At 176g for a 210, with what seems to be a light pakka handle....
Well, what would you consider a workhorse? And where would you place a Tanaka VG10?

[d_rap]

Well, what would you consider a workhorse? And where would you place a Tanaka VG10?

I'm very interested in this question as well.

And great pic of the MM and the red cabbage.

[Cutuu]

Kono MM Ginsan 240
If my Tanaka VG10 was the the workhorse, this one is the ballerina; graceful, yet full of strength!

I never thought of Tanaka vg10 as workhorses, but I only tried a 210, Tanaka vg10- once on passaround.

Interesting, that's exactly what I have on hand. My use of the term may be off, but 210 feels so sturdy, ready to take a beating, with shoulders that could carry anything from squash and onwards. At 176g for a 210, with what seems to be a light pakka handle....
Well, what would you consider a workhorse? And where would you place a Tanaka VG10?

I just thought the vg10 line was thinner more laserish. I only tried one. It was a 210 and it felt light and kind of thin like a light middleweight, borderline, laser. But I don't have alot of experience with that line that was just how I perceived it.

[Altadan]

I never thought of Tanaka vg10 as workhorses, but I only tried a 210, Tanaka vg10- once on passaround.

Interesting, that's exactly what I have on hand. My use of the term may be off, but 210 feels so sturdy, ready to take a beating, with shoulders that could carry anything from squash and onwards. At 176g for a 210, with what seems to be a light pakka handle....
Well, what would you consider a workhorse? And where would you place a Tanaka VG10?

I just thought the vg10 line was thinner more laserish. I only tried one. It was a 210 and it felt light and kind of thin like a light middleweight, borderline, laser. But I don't have alot of experience with that line that was just how I perceived it.

Well Ramon, if you said "middleweight" only, then out of respect to you I'd adapt my own notion of what a workhorse is. Laserish, however, is definitely not applicable IMHO
Though it's really nicely ground think behind the edge, it gains some significant weight as you move towards the spine

[Cutuu]

Interesting, that's exactly what I have on hand. My use of the term may be off, but 210 feels so sturdy, ready to take a beating, with shoulders that could carry anything from squash and onwards. At 176g for a 210, with what seems to be a light pakka handle....
Well, what would you consider a workhorse? And where would you place a Tanaka VG10?

I just thought the vg10 line was thinner more laserish. I only tried one. It was a 210 and it felt light and kind of thin like a light middleweight, borderline, laser. But I don't have alot of experience with that line that was just how I perceived it.

Well Ramon, if you said "middleweight" only, then out of respect to you I'd adapt my own notion of what a workhorse is. Laserish, however, is definitely not applicable IMHO
Though it's really nicely ground think behind the edge, it gains some significant weight as you move towards the spine

I only used a Tanaka vg10 once during passaround, chefspences. I thought I had remembered it being middleweight. That's really all I was trying to say. I though the sekisko were a little thicker more workhorses and the vg10 were a little thinner, more of a middleweight. Laserish can be somewhat subjective, especially when you use it as an adjective, rather than, a noun. So maybe I should of left that term out. I just thought I remember it feeling pretty light, but I also don't use 210s as much, so that may of thrown my guage off.

[Altadan]

I've been playing more and more with this knife I picked up on the seconds some time ago. It was returned to cktg dueto a bad chip iirc, and was reprofiled as a result and sold for half price.
Sort of a funayuki shape now.
Iwasnt surprised to find it wedge when I was breaking down the cabbage onto quarters, but was certainly surprised how relatively smooth it chopped through those quarters. I suppose it's the grind/shoulder being on the right, while the left blad face is rather flat/smooth
Anyway, here a knife, and a cabbage

[d_rap]

This is the knife from the "thinning down the shoulder" thread right?

Curious what you're thinking after the wedging quartering the cabbage. You still considering removing metal, or are cuts like the easy slicing above making you think you'll leave as is?

[Altadan]

This is the knife from the "thinning down the shoulder" thread right?

Curious what you're thinking after the wedging quartering the cabbage. You still considering removing metal, or are cuts like the easy slicing above making you think you'll leave as is?

Yeah, no, cuts like these don't make me turn back
I've been meaning to get back to that post(s). Apparently my next door neighbor has a wheel-grinder - an eminently dangerous instrument, especially when coupled with knives - and compounded danger when used by the inexperienced! That's me.
So, I'm slowly thinking about the sort of jig that would secure the knife in place, that even in case of slippage... will not be flung either across the fence or directly into my abdomen.

Shaving off some shoulder is stone work. If I brave the grind-wheel it'll be for the concavity that I have in mind
Maybe both

[d_rap]

Cool, I'm eager to jump in on that other thread or PM me because I have some ideas. I just finished a similar project on my buddy's Itto-Ryu gyuto.

[Altadan]

Busy weekend
Also, not quite a cabbage, but I just remember that this thread has already had some exceptions, so why not?!

Also, also... I never thought my bread knife would get photographed, but here it is. A Victorinox rosewood handle. Man, that thing has distal taper, flex, and is dangerously sharp!
The flex turned to be ideal for this application

Victorinox Forschner 240 wavy bread

[d_rap]

That is some nice symmetry right there.