Pictures of your new acquisitions

hi Mareko, yes you are right. love your knives. not enough space at the moment for the knives so making do and next year will change the storage. This is about 25% of the knives, collected over 25 years. Thank you for allowing me to add your knives to it and if you feel like doing something outstanding, let me know. Always wanted a blade with a solid gold looking spine but i hear that is really difficult. Meaning the gold only on the top of the blade where you look down on it.

 

neelesh. what the hell are you doing to us? these pictures make me feel so insane. that collection is haunting my dreams as we speak.

 

thanks Brad, wait for some pretty outstanding knives coming soon, some designs never been done before

should make Kramer look like a novice

 

What a collection Neelesh stuff of dreams right there:cool1

 

What Warren & Brad said. :like ump :cool1 HOLY CRAP, can't wait to see what's next!!! op

 

Just spectacular, neelesh. Amazing as knives, amazing as art.

 

Neelesh , I think we all just saw the pictures of knife heaven . Such a beautiful collection , looking forward for your updates

 

My two latest acquisitions.

Top is a Masashi Kobo damascus 240, and bottom is the Hiromoto Honesuki, both SLD.

 

just arrived from Bill Burke - a 305mm (12'') dragons breath damascus yanagiba, wide blade (45mm), single bevel, integral bolster with gold inlay, handle: red morel and musk ox horn:





Souli

 

That Dragon's Breath Burke looks a little girly to me. You should just pack it up and send it to me quick before it rubs off on you!

(Gorgeous knife--congrats!)

 

Not a knife, but got a block that fits a suji, a yangi, and a chuka.

 

Only 20 knives out on the bench Chanop?


James' block looks great!

 

Missus just said, no more knife block on the counter

 

That Dragon's Breath is WICKED!

 

Looks like you've got some room for some magnetic racks on your splashback

 

That's a definite no from missus, unfortunately. No exposed edge in the kitchen

 

So its not just me that is banned from magnetic knife racks

 

Don't hesitate to use my kitchen to store that beautiful knife. I can arrange a separate magnetic bar for it

 

This one is kinda new, I got it a few months back and sent it to LA for a makeover. I'm extremely pleased with the result. Jon @ JKI upgraded the handle and did a little work on the blade. This one was a bit of a PITA because for such a small knife (165mm) it has an enormously fat tang. It came stock with a ridiculously oversized deba handle on there, the new one fits much better, and is the nicest of the several burnt chestnut handles I have. It's a bit of a thick knife, slices well but also is prone to wedging a bit, but overall is a really fun addition to the set.
Cheers and thanks for bearing with my terrible photos!
Matteo

 

Their grind is nice, but I wish they were a bit less reactive.

this little fella now lives in US