Does anybody have any experience with suehiro gokumyo hones?

[BakerAndBadger]

i have one of those myself....

this is my small one... i have a larger one at work...

I got it's baby brother!

 

[tomjr]

Welcome

 

[mainaman]

Actually, I found a google .doc with an article on Japanese knives that mentions Doi.

"The best Hocho are manufactured in Sakai that can be compared to Solingen in Germany. One of the best-known
forging masters is the 79-year-old Keijiro Doi from the AOKI Forge. He is a master of the traditional Japanese art
of forging swords and his blades belong to the sharpest that money can buy. His most expensive pieces are sold
at a price of more than 8,000 euros. That is per piece, of course. It is obvious that these knives are made for the
best cooks in the world. They are so hard that it is almost impossible for a layman to sharpen them."

Google also found a site selling a few knives by him, they were around $500 each. So neither of you were wrong. More of one speaking about average price and the other speaking about maximum price for special pieces.

I got into Japanese knives long before I was into razors. The Doi made by him exclusively are expensive the rest that are partially made by him are not so expensive, thus my statement that not all Doi knives are 5000 bucks. The price also depends on how the knife was made, the most expensive ones are the ones made by the honyaky method because the rate of failure when the knife is made, something like 1 in 5 survives the heat treat. Doi retired last year, then Korin sold a commemorative batch of 10 Kasumi Ynagiba made by him that were the last ones he would ever make , they were in the 900 usd range.

 

[ouch]

Guess you won't be needing the choseras anymore so please send them to me for disposal.

But don't those stones have problems with crumbling?

 

[BakerAndBadger]

But don't those stones have problems with crumbling?

I see what you did there!

 

[Gamma]

Welcome,

The ultimate hone is the one I'm honing on at the moment.

Where in Brooklyn?

 

[Alum of Potash]

120,000k? 120,000k?

 

[paco664]

120,000k? 120,000k?

thats on the bevel setting side... flip it for the finisher...

 

[hig789]

Daniel if you want to see some kitchen knives that go for way over $5k(about double to triple that) look up Bob Kramer. Also. He k out 12 water bottles vs 12" of Kramer steel.

The video at the bottom of the page.

http://kramerknives.com/videos/

 

[SliceOfLife]

That damascus blade from the bridge suspension cable video was cool.

 

[SliceOfLife]

I got into Japanese knives long before I was into razors. The Doi made by him exclusively are expensive the rest that are partially made by him are not so expensive, thus my statement that not all Doi knives are 5000 bucks. The price also depends on how the knife was made, the most expensive ones are the ones made by the honyaky method because the rate of failure when the knife is made, something like 1 in 5 survives the heat treat. Doi retired last year, then Korin sold a commemorative batch of 10 Kasumi Ynagiba made by him that were the last ones he would ever make , they were in the 900 usd range.

Good info to have. So the commemorative batch, were they made fully by him or were they partially by him?

 

[Doc226]

Daniel

I see what you did there

 

[mainaman]

Daniel if you want to see some kitchen knives that go for way over $5k(about double to triple that) look up Bob Kramer. Also. He k out 12 water bottles vs 12" of Kramer steel.

The video at the bottom of the page.

http://kramerknives.com/videos/

yay the Kramer hype.... if one gets on the wait list and can wait 3-5 years the price will be ~5k so notso expensive. theonse on e-bay can get double the price or more.

 

[mainaman]

Good info to have. So the commemorative batch, were they made fully by him or were they partially by him?

fully, but kasumi not honyaki.

 

[paco664]

Daniel

I see what you did there

 

[MaximusVessicus]

Actually, I found a google .doc with an article on Japanese knives that mentions Doi.

"The best Hocho are manufactured in Sakai that can be compared to Solingen in Germany. One of the best-known
forging masters is the 79-year-old Keijiro Doi from the AOKI Forge. He is a master of the traditional Japanese art
of forging swords and his blades belong to the sharpest that money can buy. His most expensive pieces are sold
at a price of more than 8,000 euros. That is per piece, of course. It is obvious that these knives are made for the
best cooks in the world. They are so hard that it is almost impossible for a layman to sharpen them."

Google also found a site selling a few knives by him, they were around $500 each. So neither of you were wrong. More of one speaking about average price and the other speaking about maximum price for special pieces.

Thank you for mediating the situation; my intention wasn't to be the know it all of Doi knives. When I visited him the knife he was making was going to be sold for around for $5k, which alluded to it's high quality and extreme craftsmanship. He was an incredible man to watch; he didn't use any thermometers or any type of gauges. He could intrinsically tell when the metal was at the correct temperature for hammering. He is a true genius with a forge and a hammer and I would be honored to one day own one of his knives. If I could buy one for $500?....SOLD!!!!

 

[MaximusVessicus]

Welcome,

The ultimate hone is the one I'm honing on at the moment.

Where in Brooklyn?

Bushwick, off Wilson Avenue

 

[MaximusVessicus]

Is this a private joke that senior members are only privy to?

 

[Jim]

Is this a private joke that senior members are only privy to?

Why are you connecting through a VPN when you live in Pennsylvania Daniel?

 

[Doc226]

Who wants some?