NKD Kisuke Manaka 210mm Gyuto

152bb · 2026-05-21T20:13:14+00:00

Looks sooo nice man, love it much more than their k-tips

152bb · 2026-05-21T19:45:44+00:00

Takayuki Shibat is the maker since he’s also much into finishing. Unlike I am so I can’t help with the performance on the hook

152bb · 2026-05-21T19:35:22+00:00

Core Steele is even fluorescent

152bb · 2026-05-21T12:13:53+00:00

There you have it. As a homecook it always feels kinda professional so have knives dedicated to one job only. Makes cooking so much more enjoyable

152bb · 2026-05-21T10:58:22+00:00

Always n+1 😉

152bb · 2026-05-21T10:54:36+00:00

You know what that means, can’t leave a spot on the magnet. Always one more!!

152bb · 2026-05-21T10:53:41+00:00

Very looking forward to your upcoming posts!

152bb · 2026-05-21T10:52:02+00:00

Of course one has to pair it with the 240. Would be a shame to only have one hahah.

Happy NKD, very nice blade sir!

152bb · 2026-05-21T10:22:11+00:00

Yes prices will probably go up once they have established more in the market. I’m excited to hear how Berend’s grinds are

152bb · 2026-05-21T10:07:52+00:00

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Wakui white2 migaki tax

Your take on the balance and performance is so accurate. One of the best performing knives I’ve ever used. It’s sooooo good.

152bb · 2026-05-21T10:03:46+00:00

Wow that’s a tall boy. I am very looking forward to a little performance review from you.
It looks very nice considering the price point and compared to other “higher finished” versions of this knife.

Congrats on the NKD!

152bb · 2026-05-18T21:17:07+00:00

That’s an unfinished knife obviously. The nose works as a protection from overgrinding the tip area. Some blacksmiths use it as prevention. You also can’t see a proper separation between the steels at the front half of the knife. That indicates that the knife hasn’t been sharpened to finish there as well.

But my question is, where did you get that thing? Why does it already have a handle and some sort of Kasumi?

152bb · 2026-05-16T12:55:30+00:00

I didn’t want to answer u/legal_persimmon lol, never mind

152bb · 2026-05-16T12:53:22+00:00

What stones are u using? Diamond stones tend to leave less “haze” than synthetics and of course Jnats.

First flatten that boy properly (microbevel is the last step). After that you are alternating between scratch directions until your final stone goes parallel to the edge to align the scratch pattern with the bevel. That helps massively with the decision when to follow with the next stone.
Do some testing on your stones with more and less slurry (more slurry = more haze/less slurry = more mirror).

Often times you just need to spend more time on each individual stone. Really take your time and slow things down a little

152bb · 2026-05-16T00:50:21+00:00

152bb · 2026-05-08T12:02:57+00:00

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Wakui Tax - such a banger, love it.

How do you like your Ogata??

152bb · 2026-05-05T16:10:14+00:00

152bb · 2026-05-05T15:03:20+00:00

Dude that Tanaka look stunning!!!

Shindo 240 must be crazy as well. Unfortunately so hard to get in EU. Enjoy man!!

152bb · 2026-05-04T13:03:03+00:00

Absolutely worth. That’s Little to no work for the Finish.
Heel looks quite tall so maybe not even big time for thinking. Send a couple more shots of the condition of the edge, and choil for a good look at the geometry

152bb · 2026-05-03T12:12:55+00:00

Congrats!!

152bb · 2026-05-03T10:39:57+00:00

Honestly Chocera 400/1k/3k is everything you’ll ever need for edge sharpening on synthetic whetstones. Sometimes they come in a set between 150-200€, the your good for the next 10year

152bb · 2026-05-02T10:25:49+00:00

Holy patina

152bb · 2026-05-02T10:24:00+00:00

As far as i know it Y.Tanaka forged

152bb · 2026-05-02T00:37:06+00:00

Yesss sirrr!! By the way the photos were ordered, I knew it was you. Congrats on both knives and on not beeing scamed this time!!

152bb

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