Congratulations! Which one?

Oh boy oh boy, you're going to love it! Congratulations with the knife and your birthday.

@@chefknivesenthusiast thank you so much!

@@Emanuelnx Thank you so much! I‘m getting a 240 mm Shizuku Gyuto (R2) with an ebony and white buffalo horn handle - the knife of my dreams 🤤

You're going to love it!

We're glad you liked the video! More to come!

Agreed! I have 4 Kurosaki-san knives (Houou Gyuto 240, Senko Gyuto 210, Juyho Chuka Bocho 180 and a Fujin Petty 150) and I sure love how I can let the knives do all the work for me. Subtle and precise technique/knife-skill is needed for sure to handle his knives!

How many arrows with Gages name are you going to make me edit in

thanks! Glad you like them!

Come for the looks, stay for the performance! Whats your favorite ?!

@@SharpKnifeShop Hmm, all four are my favourite. 🤣 But I must say I'm getting more and more used to/skillful using my Chuka Boco knife. I really like the Tsuchime and Kurouchi finish on that one and right now that's my favourite to cut with. But I will get a customized handle on my Houou Gyuto by an excellent handle maker from the UK soon, so then, at least cosmetically, the Houou Gyuto will be my favourite. It cuts like a laser too! The Senko Gyuto already has a custom handle, so that one is the hot looking star right now. Slightly prefer a 240mm over a 210mm in general though. The Fujin Petty is too cute too though! Using it on a daily. Well. There you have it, I guess the point of collecting one Yu Kurosaki knife from all of his series is the fact that I can't choose a favourite.🤷🏾‍♂️

We're pumping em out as fast as we can, more to come!

@@SharpKnifeShop any idea if he's still offering the Sasame line? They're very nice as well.

That's a knife from his 'Houou' series. By using copper and brass during the forging process of all the Damascus layers you get that gorgeous 'Rainbow Damascus' effect. It's awesome. I have a Houou Gyuto 240mm and I love it!

@@chefknivesenthusiast Wow, thank you, I was wondering how can one achieve such a gorgeous pattern, also handles on this series are awesome too.

@@gibbonswd6637 You're welcome. It's something that more bladesmiths do by now, not just Yu Kurosaki. Bettervyet, there are Rainbow Damascus knives made by others that are even more beautiful than Yu's. I saw Rainbow Damascus knives by Tsukasa Hinoura, Sakai Takayuki and Takaeshi Saji before and I'm pretty sure that there are more bladesmiths using this technique. I don't know which bladesmith was the first making this Rainbow Damascus though, would like to find out.

www.reddit.com/r/chefknives/comments/mmruha/closer_look_at_the_yu_kurosaki_rainbow_damascus/?

I read somewhere that it was Saji who did the rainbow Damascus first.

Thanks! Will do!

We don't work with Shibata, however we'd love to make one for Shiro Kamo, we just cant keep his knives in stock long enough to have enough of the lineup for a video!

@@SharpKnifeShop damn, that's some heavy demand. But hope to see it soon!

Not having full tang's is what I personally like about Japanese knives. I love knives with the balance point a bit more to the front. I guess it has to do with the cutting techniques you prefer to use. I'm more of a Chop & Slice kinda guy, not so much using the rocking technique. When I do use the rocking technique, I usually switch to one of my knifes with a balance point more to the back or in the middle. Only 3 out of my 18 knives have a full tang.

​@@chefknivesenthusiast I like front heavy knifes too. Bob Kramer for example thins out his tang to shift the balance point.

sorry for our late reply! I generally don't recommend Kurosaki-san's knives to first time Japanese knife buyers but the senko line isn't as thin as his other work. They are still on the delicate side but I don't think they would give you too much trouble.

It is, and we do rehandles at the shop! With that said, I find that with a correct pinch grip only your last two fingers wrap around the blade and fit usually isnt an issue!

It's the same steel

@@spoonmonkey3 so SG2 is R2?

Sugoku utsukushii no honcho, desu ne!!!!

@@fredrikliljeblad1209 You mean, "utsukushii houchou," but yes, indeed! haha! Cheers! =)

Nothing lazy about honing rods, theres a time and place for all honing techniques! Rust erasers work great if you have one, if not a damp papertowl or rag with a big pinch of kosher salt to scrub it clean also works well!

@@SharpKnifeShop In Swedish when one attempts to do something more easily done in stages, it's known as 'lat mans boerda'--i.e., the lazy man's burden.

P.S. I like that golden Maneki Neko you have on your counter--hope it has brought you good luck.

There is something called wondersponge. I clean mine with it. Works like a charm

We ship internationally!

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Hey! The difference is going to be in the tsuchime pattern and the handle, otherwise theyre pretty much the same knife! Wether or not the 100 EUR is worth the upgrade is up to you!

@@SharpKnifeShop thank you 🙏 - from a reviews on knife forums i ve noticed good reviews for another knife (which i think is corporate made rather than artisan, and also not sure wether is hand forged knife), masamoto Ks (w2, reactive carbon steel), do you have these knives in your shop and what do you think about these knives,, how do they compare with fujin or shizuku line?

We just got a few yesterday! We dont often get huge orders from Kurosaki but we get a few pieces on most of our orders every other month or so, just gotta keep your eyes peeled!

@@SharpKnifeShop thank you so much for replying... hopefully I can get lucky come payday this Friday. Hitting up the website right now.

@@SharpKnifeShop looking for a bunka preferably in his rajin series 🥴

@@samdyar279 Our Pleasure! Thank you so much for your comments!

@@SharpKnifeShop secured a Nakiri, a NKD knife coming to Reddit in 4-7 business days lol