I don't know why but your videos are very calming.

good to see you post videos again . i bought my first water stone because of your sharpening videos .

Wonderful handle on that R2 knife, and the steel looks great.

I've missed your videos Waco, I enjoy them vary much.

Dr. Wako, we love President Trump as well. He just came back from his visit to Japan and other east Asian countries, and I think he really strengthened the relationship between the U.S. and Japan. Thank you for your conviction on the matter.

That is a very beautiful knife!

Hello from Texas. Glad to hear you're against the TPP. More than half of America doesn't even have a clue what it is. Don't mind hearing your opinions, feel free to express them.

Absolutely beautiful knife sir

i like the custom knife .

Fixed blade fallknivens are indeed made in Japan. They're made by Hattori in Seki City. Their folders are made by Moki, who also manufacture Al-mar's folders. Thanks for the video Wako!

I think R2 steel is the same as super gold or 3G (fallkniven). The damascus makes it more tough. Very lovely knife! they even have some models that look like the bravo 1 or gunny! Thanks a lot for the video. Happy hunting and stay safe!

That is a beautiful knife. I would love to be able to buy one.

Virtuovice I like Trump too! It's good to know that you're on the side of the good people and awake people!

Please make more videos, they are pleasing to watch! 😁

I love Japanese oranges! hello again from abbotsford bc canada wako! we are sister city to fukagawa :)

This is a smart man indeed.

I recently bought a Sukenari R2 240mm gyuto with an ebony/horn wa handle. So far, its been my best knife investment in the last couple years. The blade is 2.7mm thick at the heel and 2.2mm thick in the center of the blade. The hardness is 62-64 rockwell, and it is very thin behind the edge. Cooking it my passion, and Japanese cooking knives are quite amazing.

That orange looked really good!!

I like American and Japanese products. I've been riding Japanese and American motorcycles all my life. I like Japanese knives and swords.

I have a Japanese Maxam Hunter that can skin an apple perfectly. It has some of the same characteristics of your new custom knife. Another great video!

Agreed, TPP is a terrible idea.

Well said. I'm happy for Japan to keep its culture and industry. If japan had free trade with china only a short distance away, think of how poor so many working class Japanese would be. They would compete with Chinese workers who work for pennies. It is the same with the US. Why should we drop the wages of american workers to match places in the world where workers are treated poorly?

@Virtuovice You NEED bark River Kephart /Mini kephart !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY favorite and best knife

Never seen anyone peel a tangerine like you. Stay great

I always liked your videos. After this one I respect you more then ever. I'm from Germany and I fully agree with you. Hope that TTIP is on ice now as well and will never warm up ....

Hello, I could not agree more. I am based UK, agricultural upbringing, also carpenter. TTP is not a sound, productive plan, it's based on controling low cost manipulation of labour and goods.

You are a smart dude Doc... Trump is a good man and will be a great President.

I agree with your opinion.

i eat apples with the seeds and the skin, i only remove the calyx

Very educated political opinion, quite refreshing.

20 seconds into the video and him saying "I like this guy very much" already caused me to like the video.

Lovely blade..Very nice..

I don’t believe I’ve watched an apple peeling video to the very end.

Absolutely wonderful comments on TTP. Very refreshing view of politics. Big thumbs up!

We hate the california oranges too. Not much good comes from that state haha

I agree with you about TPP!

I love SG2/R2 steel!

If I plan to use my bird and trout bark river for camping kitchen knife you would suggest I put a v edge on it?? All kitchen cutting slicing tasks?

Going off this video alone, I may look into getting a Spyderco folder. The American work-knife market is just inundated with decent folders. Very easy to pass up something excellent. I don't believe in grand-scale trade agreements like the TPP. Too many cultures butting heads, lots of bad blood, very messy and wasteful. The only viable trade deals are one-on-one deals, where both participants are paying the appropriate tariffs.

I like him 2 ;)

You're the first person I've respected that has endorsed Trump.

greetings fron NH, Kurosaki is an amazing bladesmith. in the US we have a bladesmith society for knife makers who use the forging method and Mr. Kurosaki would be at the mastersmith level. very nice knife. are you bored with Bark River?

Few dislikes must be from California guys lol

I know you need new knives like Swiss cheese needs more holes, but please do check out the knifemaker MyThoTanLong here on KZfaq. He uses his unique heat treatment method to get knives in traditional steels much harder than normally seen, but still maintaining their toughness - his usual tests for knives in the 64-66 Rockwell are feathersticking steel nails, and cutting through bone. Thank you very much for your video.

I want to try one of those Japanese oranges.

Florida has the best oranges in the USA btw lol. California has very salty, acidic soil in the tropical region.

Thank you for sharing another good video. Do you ever consider a collaboration with a knifemaker like the one who did this R2 knife to make your ideal hunting knife design and sell it to your KZfaq followers? I'm sure there are many of us who would love to have one.

do you prefer the R2 steel over ZDP189?

About forty-five or forty-six years ago, I had a Japanese apple that remains the best I've ever eaten. I don't know what kind it was, but the skin was bright pink, rather than red. As for oranges, forget California. The best oranges we have, by far, are Florida oranges. And, yes, I like Donald Trump, too, and I voted for him.

We think alike! I love Japanese culture. I respect Japanese Culture. I am American and I love my America! It is good to share the best of both worlds! I love my new President! MAGA! TPP 👎!

Beautiful knife in R2, that steel looks amazing. I like my Japanese made Delica 4 in VG10 but I still really prefer a simple Opinel to Spyderco for foodprep. The handle is very comfortable, warm feeling and it has a classic look. I noticed in one of your old threads that you dont like the Opinel design Im curious why? I have a love/hate relationship with my Opinel sometimes when it swells up but if Im honest I find an Opinel no.8 in carbon with a patina will slice better than any knife I have ever tried it has a very special edge quality, aybe its the distribution of the carbides...I dont know, Its also a very safe knife around children because you can lock it open and lock it when it is closed. Their polished stainless 12c27 is also quite good but I cannot get it quite as sharp as the carbon. What are your thoughts?

We have a saying, "A broken clock is right twice a day." Trump is right on TPP.

Third. I like R2 and D2.

How do you find the sharpness and edge retention of this steel?

I don't subscribe to dummies. Free and fair trade is the way to go. Quality products speak for them selves. Quality is rare today in the age of throw away products.

is nur doof das in meinem land keine mandarien wachsen ... ;P daumen hoch

Trump killed the TPP, the TTIP and renegotioatd NAFTA for a better deal. The western world including Japan is better for it. I love your reviews of knives and maintenance of them by the way.

So we should put tariffs on Japanese products, like Japan puts on our agriculture? Is that really what you want?

tpp bad for working people, good for you

You should make a video on how you think the president-elect Trump will effect Japan. I think it would be very interesting.

well I hate trump...but a lot of what he said about trade recently made sense and I also don't want tpp

lol me too... no one likes TPP

Kind of ugly but it seems to be good.

Thumbs up for Trump!

I like Trump as well. Hopefully this political correctness rubbish will now be in retreat and we can get back to being able to speak without fear of being called racist.

TRUMP! :)

You like Trump? It sucks!