Keiai Series 7 Gyuto 210mm (Blue No. 2)

[whisk(e)y]

Search the forums (old and new) and didn't find any discussion about this knife. Any thoughts and/or experiences would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Full disclosure: I'm a total noobie and I already purchased the knife in question.

[Chefspence]

Hey I did the same the other day. Didn't find anything either. It seems like a really good 210 with great profile, but I also wanted to get more info on it. I can tell you that they won't be around after this batch from what I've heard. You can also pm SteveG or mark. They are great at answering questions.

[whisk(e)y]

Appears that the line was discontinued because the blacksmith doesn't want to make it anymore: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19

[whisk(e)y]

I received mine in the mail today. Thank you Susan and Mark for the fast shipping, excellent packaging, and great overall e-commerce experience.

Didn't get a chance to play with it much (had another knife in the delivery that I used to prep lunch), though I note a couple things about my Keiai: 1) sharp out of the box, 2) the steel around the heel is a bit rough, and 3) the spine (near the handle, where the taper starts) has an asymmetric dimple on the Kanji side (almost like the blacksmith gave the steel a extra punch). Nothing that I would consider a defect; more like character details from a handmade item. Very happy with the knife.

[jacko9]

I got the Konosuke Fujiyama B#2 210 Gyuto several months ago and I'm wondering is what I bought different from the Keiai Series 7? I went to the store site and answered my own question and I'm very happy with my Fuji B#2 Gyuto