Dustin Reviews Stuff

  NOTE: These are my initial thoughts, written quickly in bullet points/stream of conscious style, not a full review with more fully thought out opinions.  More carry time and use are required before posting a full review.  As of this writing I've had this knife for just under a month. STATS:   Manufactuer: Quiet Carry Model: Waypoint, BB (bead blasted) Materials: Blade: Vanax Handle: Titanium Liner Lock: LC200N Detent Ball: Ceramic Hardware: Stainless  Dimensions: Blade Length: 84mm / 3.3in Blade Height: 20mm / 0.79in Blade Thickness: 2.2mm / 0.087in Handle Length: 107mm / 4.2in Handle Height: 22.2mm / 0.875in Handle Thickness: 9.42mm / 0.37" Weight: 79g Price: $295 THOUGHTS I was really excited the moment I first saw this knife, on paper at least it ticks a lot of boxes for what I want in The Perfect Knife. Fit and finish are excellent. Blade geometry is excellent.  Nice shape, very thin stock, hollow grind makes it very thin behind the edge, ni...

Let me start with a disclaimer - this is my first Japanese knife.  I am far from an expert.  There is much I don't know.  I honestly don't know much about Takamura, but I do know it's a family business and the man who runs the company now, Terukazu Takamura, is the third generation of the Takamura family to be a blacksmith. I also know, they make crazy awesome knives.  I had never heard of them until I got a recommendation on the ChefKnives sub-reddit. Lets get the stats out of the way, then we'll dive into it. Manufactuer: Takamura Model: R2 Gyuto, 180mm Materials: Blade: R2 core with SG2 cladding Handle: Pakawood Dimensions: Blade Length: 180mm / 7.09in Blade Height: 44mm / 1.73in Blade Thickness: 1.7mm / 0.07in Handle Length: 120mm / 4.72in Weight: 143g Price: $160 WHAT I LIKE I like this blade, a lot, I mean, a lot lot lot.  What sets it apart from others I've used is it's thickness, or lack thereof.  The blade stock is half the thickness of my 8" Wusth...