Pictures of your new acquisitions

Just got this in the mail, couldn't help but cut up a left over half onion.

Absolutely beautiful knife, wish the 210/240 were at the old price still would definitely snag one up.

180mm Wakui
41.5mm Height

 

Say hello to my little friend.
First pocket knife, cool little thing!

 

Takeda folder?
Wow! :like
I am jealous now.

 

Mert Tansu 250mm suminagashi wa sujihiki with walrus ivory.

 

Sweet!

 

One knife to rule them all.

Found that beast in the Turkish souvenirs shop that had a small section with kitchenwares. Some carbon beast that should be very effective during zombie apocalypse. I didn't bought it though.

 

That's what I need to trim bushes when the neighbors are watching!

 

Yikes that is a beast, Anton!! Definitely a zombie slayer

 

Anton, I just had a vision of you taking down a wild boar with that thing...

 

You should have! It would also make for an interesting re-handle challenge

 

That knife is called "zırh" ( armour in English) it is often used to chop up lamb pieces along with tail fat for minced kebabs. You will use it by cutting regular chunks and then start rocking by holding your off hand on the spine near the tip and use like a mezzaluna by the time the texture gets finer . Some pastry shops use the same knife for portioning savoury pastry called "börek "

 

Nothing illustrious but my father gave me these last night. He's had them since about 1974.
Spent the morning doing a quick touch up on the handles, were rough and as dry as a desert fart.
The ham slicer is about 260mm(scares the crap out of me)
The butchers is about 180mm.

 

Tansu Knives western gyuto. 1084/15N20 damascus. Stabilized amboyna burl handle with a brass bolster. Mert's knives just keep getting better and better. Just got it yesterday, so I haven't had time to use it enough to comment on geometry or profile.

 

Wow that looks great, Rick!! Mert's knives are looking better and better with each one:cool1

 

Gotta love that beautiful choil shot.

 

Congratulations Rick, beautiful knife!

 

The start of the obsession. Picked up this week.
From top to bottom:

Yuki 120mm petty
Re handled Toyama Gyuto
Ebony handled Itinomonn Gyuto
The lovely Ken Kageura Gyuto with stainless tang

 

That's the start!! much better than my starting point:cool1

 

That Itinomonn looks great. Food looking set you've put together

 

that Masakage Kujira is a strange looking but cool knife