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Hello!
I'm looking at investing 200 give or take in a nice kitchen knife of the 'santoku' variety and san-mai construction (tho no super tacky damascus or hammered finish). I have been searching on this forum a while but most of the recommendations I find have western handles, and I'm really only looking for Japanese style handles (Wa handles?). I hate to admit it but I do like the styling of the Shun Elite series, I suppose its because its the only Japanese style knife thats san-mai with a Japanese style handle that I can readily find, not to mention I'm a little bit of a sucker for the fake hamon (I assume it to be fake, I doubt kershaw coats the back of the blade when tempering)... Any help will be welcome. Thanks!
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I'm looking at investing 200 give or take in a nice kitchen knife of the 'santoku' variety and san-mai construction (tho no super tacky damascus or hammered finish). I have been searching on this forum a while but most of the recommendations I find have western handles, and I'm really only looking for Japanese style handles (Wa handles?). I hate to admit it but I do like the styling of the Shun Elite series, I suppose its because its the only Japanese style knife thats san-mai with a Japanese style handle that I can readily find, not to mention I'm a little bit of a sucker for the fake hamon (I assume it to be fake, I doubt kershaw coats the back of the blade when tempering)... Any help will be welcome. Thanks!
-E