Early Christmas gift

[Sjhill]

I picked up my brother from the airport yesterday he's spent the last 2+ years teaching in Japan. He knew I'd be prepping Christmas dinner so he went ahead and gave me this beaut when we got home. Ive never bought expensive knives I usually use nothing but victorinox, but I do have to admit the weight of this thing is incredible.

 

[pmad]

I picked up my brother from the airport yesterday he's spent the last 2+ years teaching in Japan. He knew I'd be prepping Christmas dinner so he went ahead and gave me this beaut when we got home. Ive never bought expensive knives I usually use nothing but victorinox, but I do have to admit the weight of this thing is incredible.

Carry on? haha

 

[Porcine Perfection]

That's some Iron Chef stuff there. Enjoy!


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[sudsandswine]

Would love to see a bigger picture of it :becky:

 

[halfcocked]

Would love to see a bigger picture of it :becky:

Me too.

 

[4ever3]

#1 Good chit aint cheap and cheap chit ain’t good…

#2 post a bigger pic fer us!

 

[oldgfbbq]

ditto the ditto for bigger pic

 

[Sjhill]

It's a 6.5 inch utility knife. It's also called a sandwich knife because it's able to cut all the stuff you need for a great sandwich. My brother knew this was perfect for me because I consider myself a sandwich making expert haha. It's already been used twice

 

[Sjhill]

Carry on? haha

He said he put it in his checked bag and hoped they didn’t ask questions ha.

 

[Fooball]

Very nice. Looks like layered Damascus steel. I have a set that was supposed to be real Damascus but I'm not sure if they are or not.

After 3 or 4 years of use, the individual layers of steel are no longer visible on the side of my most used 6" utility knife.

Maybe that's what happens to real Damascus? I'm not sure.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

That is an awesome Gift Nice your brother is home

 

[Sjhill]

Very nice. Looks like layered Damascus steel. I have a set that was supposed to be real Damascus but I'm not sure if they are or not.

After 3 or 4 years of use, the individual layers of steel are no longer visible on the side of my most used 6" utility knife.

Maybe that's what happens to real Damascus? I'm not sure.

Yep, it’s Damascus. He got it from a department store in Tokyo so thankfully I’m not to worried about it being a fake. Those are a big problem in Japan apparently.

 

[16Adams]

I love knives. I love swapping gifts with my lil brother.

Thank you for bringing us into your story.
Two treasures. The gift and gifter.

 

[jzadski]

Can't go wrong with a good knife. Very thoughtful of your bro, enjoy

 

[cowboyupbbq]

I love authentic Japanese knives. Incredible craftsmanship. I’d love to go to Seki City where they’ve been making sharp and shiny stuff since the 13th century.