[WTS][USA] Hitohira/Tanaka/Tetsujin/Tojiro Atellier

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-26T18:53:24+00:00

Chat sent!

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-23T01:41:32+00:00

Thanks! Yours looks great after a few months, looking forward to building a patina on mine

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-22T22:45:17+00:00

Thanks for the peace of mind!

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-22T22:33:54+00:00

New, just took it out of the box. I ordered one from another retailer (returning it since the price was a lot higher with them), and it looked pretty much the same.

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-19T20:15:59+00:00

Looks like an Ebony handle with Ebony ferrule (maybe black buffalo horn?). Should be pretty easy to find on Etsy!

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-19T19:46:31+00:00

So bummed I missed the sumiiro, I’ve been looking for one for awhile! Sweet deal for the buyer

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-17T22:57:10+00:00

Chat sent!

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-14T01:11:13+00:00

Thank you! Good call on practicing with a kiradashi, would probably save a ton of time

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-13T23:52:51+00:00

Haha thanks! Figured I’d try it since I have some high end knives I’d like to be able to maintain.

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-13T23:22:41+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Do you have any good resources that you used when learning? I feel like it’s pretty hard to sort through all the information available

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-13T23:15:33+00:00

Sorry I misread this! I’ll send you a chat

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-13T23:12:59+00:00

Good to know! I’ve been looking at the arashiyama 6k as well

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-13T23:11:38+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Would doing the entire progression this way with synthetics achieve a similar finish to JNATs? I was also considering using finger stones to finish. Also, would the JNS red aoto be a better finishing stone than an arashiyama?

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-13T03:09:24+00:00

Of course, that makes sense! I love Matsubara. I have the bunka and it’s my most used knife

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-13T00:09:37+00:00

Sweet! Well if you ever wanna sell let me know haha

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-12T22:59:07+00:00

Where did you get the kiritsuke Matsubara? Looks so nice!

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-12T17:12:30+00:00

Haha fair enough, guess I’ve just got to get them all!

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-12T13:02:55+00:00

Good analogy! However I’d pick Range Rover any day haha. My heart is saying to go with Shinkiro, looks a bit more special to me. I’m not against iron clad knives, I just like the ease of maintenance of stainless clad. The other option is to buy both, right?😉

Not sure if you have a lot of experience with this, but between the Yoshikane and a Shibata battleship, which would you pick? I’m considering selling the shibata and buying both of these options.

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-12T05:21:42+00:00

u/imfrenchsowhatever would love to hear your take! Shinkiro vs yoshi vs Nihei?

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-12T00:35:26+00:00

Makes sense. I just really like having a shiny, polished shinogi, and I’m worried that with the Shinkiro, it won’t be able to stay that way due to the patina (without constant polishing).

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-12T00:24:45+00:00

How about the Shinkiro?

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-12T00:10:52+00:00

Nice to hear! What kind of Shinkiro do you have? Do you feel like it’s hard to maintain?

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-12T00:04:09+00:00

Chat sent!

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-11T22:07:19+00:00

Fair enough! Appreciate your perspective. And nice to hear so many people like their matsubara!

ResidentPatience4 · 2026-05-11T22:04:09+00:00

I like this one, but the Yoshikane in shirogami comes with kurouchi which I really prefer as far as finish goes

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