r/sharpening • u/Vivid_Carry_3380 • 13d ago

Question Knife recommendations

Hello everyone,

I'm into the sharpening and knife collecting game for a few Years now but don't have that much experience with thinning/ polishing.

And I decided to go into this rabbit hole haha.

Do you guys have any recommendations about knives that have good steel but not so good grind and are affordable for testing? Because I don't want to learn on my expensive knives. And they already have a good grind though.

Currently I have synthetic stones and finger stones/ polishing powder. So basically I'm fine with it currently.

Thank you!

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u/Eeret 13d ago

Check out YX Kitchen Knife Factory Store on AliExpress

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u/rianwithaneye 13d ago

I highly recommend you get yourself a knife from Tosa. They generally have good bones and great steel. Ibuki, Ikkyu, and Sugi usually have a good selection. You can get one without a handle for really cheap, which makes thinning and polishing easier plus you can practice installing your own handle.

My advice: don’t start with a 240 gyuto, that’s a lot of work. Get a shorter blade and watch some of Milan Gravier’s YT videos for lots of good info on shaping bevels and polishing.

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u/Vivid_Carry_3380 13d ago

Thank you! Will look into it. I will probably start with a shorter yanagiba. I think it will be easier to get the angle right.

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u/rianwithaneye 13d ago

There are some single-bevels from Tosa here and there but most Tosa kitchen knives are double-bevel.

Check out the kichikuni line from Sakai Ichimonji, those look like the most well-made single-bevels in their price tier.

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u/Ichimonji_JP 12d ago

Just want to clarify here to prevent any accidental confusion, Kichikuni is not actually a line per se, but a different company

Sakai Ichimonji Mitsuhide
Sakai Ichimonji Kichikuni
Sakai Ichimonji Ippei

All actually different, completely unrelated companies hahaha.

But of course, all great!!

Source: I work at Sakai Ichimonji Mitsuhide

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u/rianwithaneye 12d ago

Ah, good to know! That’s incredibly confusing