Pictures of your new acquisitions

Yeah the size is awesome, I was really pleased to see it was oversized. I had a kitaeji, not for me. I like my knives without any fancy dressing, and not too pretty to use! The Kasumi finish and basic ho handle are perfect for me.

 

Generally I am not an impulse buyer and don't usually post my knives...but had to have this one and had to show it:

New Forgecraft:

 

Oh really? 2 of my most ogled knives ever are your DT san mai Gyuto & your Rader slicer!!!
Nice pick up by the way

 

Just got in the gyuto San Mai the honyaki petty and the KU honesuki from Mert.

 

Nice "family photo", Sam!

 

He has 2 more on their way Rick

 

They're breeding like rabbits!

 

@Rick haha

 

HOLY FREAKING MOLY Sam that is quite the collection of Merts!

 

Cheeky, you're my knut idol! Very nice collection there.

 

Thanks guys! @V1P I learned it from you.

 

Love it Matt. wish they would have put the brick wall on it, but you can't have everything

 

Is this the original company or did someone acquire the name?

 

Someone aquired the name. Really very little if any similarity to the original Forgecraft. This new version is a high end J knife stamped with the Forgecraft logo. The knife is very well made.

 

That's what u thought. People have been modding forgies into WA handles with more classic gyuto profiles for years. Now someone decided to create a business producing something similar minus the brick wall. I wonder who is doing this, hopefully a real knife Knerd. ump

 

http://www.forgecraft.co/pages/about-us

They seem to be. Read the FAQ. It's humorous.

 

These guys are hilarious! They hit all the right points. I love this one from their FAQ:

IS IT TRUE YOU’LL TRACK ME DOWN IF I PUT THIS KNIFE IN THE DISHWASHER
Yes. We totally will. We will show up at your house and berate you. We will call you names. We will tell your neighbours how careless you are. If you can’t wash it by hand and keep it dry, don’t buy one. There aren’t a lot of these being made, we want them going to people that will care for them.

 

I like their site and what they are trying to do. I would get one but I need another 240-250 like I need more hair on my back...

They also said if they it picks up and they do more runs they will put the brick pattern on the sides.

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Wow and I have a slot that should have a 240 in it

 

Catcheside 22 cm 1.2442 san mai gyuto

Stabilized alder burl and koa front and back, with brass ferrule and end cap.













Will's description:
Length blade - 220mm
height - 48mm
Thickness entering handle - 5.3mm
Thickness spine over heel - 4.3mm
Thickness spine 10mm from tip 1.2mm
All forged taper and geometry, the forging is slightly asymmetrical right hand bias, release is slightly more to the right, works so very nicely ground and hand /stone finished compound bevel.
1.2442 core knocking on the door of 66 hrc.....Cuts like a delicate beast, zero flex and falls through everything with a very nice sensation of RH biased release.