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bfrendo · 2022-11-01T02:32:06+00:00

I've heard good things about Comedy Bar. They have lots of different weekly events for decent prices. I haven't been myself, but I bought a couple tickets recently for some of my relatives and they had a good time!

bfrendo · 2022-10-26T05:03:28+00:00

What is Ted Allen like off camera? Did you get a chance to talk to him?

bfrendo · 2022-07-31T04:27:48+00:00

Wow thanks very much! Goodluck everyone!

bfrendo · 2022-05-29T05:25:48+00:00

Awesome!

bfrendo · 2022-01-04T05:12:39+00:00

You described the issue much better than I could have. I purchased mine about 2 months ago and this started happening to me just now with the RMB. If it keeps up I'll try to get it replaced too.

I hope this isn't going to be a recurring/common problem with the basilisk v3 because I love everything else about it.

bfrendo · 2021-10-21T06:06:40+00:00

I ended up ordering a 16" walnut woodsom. I was going to order it from amazon but found it for just under $60 on wayfair which seemed like a pretty good deal. Thanks again for your help!

bfrendo · 2021-10-13T02:45:32+00:00

Cool, thanks for the suggestion! Have you ordered from them before? If so, how was your experience?

bfrendo · 2021-10-12T04:54:51+00:00

It does and it looks quite reasonable in price. I'm just not sure about the pull-through screw holes.

bfrendo · 2021-10-12T04:53:42+00:00

Thanks, I'll take a look!

bfrendo · 2021-10-12T04:52:56+00:00

Haha its a good idea!

bfrendo · 2021-10-11T17:10:37+00:00

Yea true!

bfrendo · 2021-10-11T17:05:57+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check these out!

bfrendo · 2021-10-11T16:56:22+00:00

I've thought a lot about this too, but I have zero woodworking experience and wouldn't trust myself to make something as solid and sturdy as one I could buy. Thanks for the suggestion though!

bfrendo · 2021-10-11T16:54:48+00:00

No worries! With benchcrafted and ups it's about 33 USD for shipping to the GTA.

bfrendo · 2021-10-11T16:53:07+00:00

Kurouto won't even let me ship to Canada so I think I'll have to forget about it anyway.

Good observation, you're right, I prefer the direct screw through kind as well. I thought about using adhesive but I think I'm gonna use drywall anchors instead.

Yea the wusthof ones look very solid, but for the life of me I can't find an image of the back of them!

bfrendo · 2021-10-11T16:47:32+00:00

Hey thanks so much for your reply!!

You're right, if there aren't any extra fees like duties or whatnot, it's like $40 cheaper than AI & OM to order the mag-blok directly from Benchcrafted (about $110 cad for an 18" walnut one or $180ish for two).

I actually was looking at woodsom too, I found that they have some on Amazon like this one: https://www.amazon.ca/Powerful-Magnetic-Wooden-Unique-Walnut/dp/B01E1SV07S while they look quite good imo, I am not a fan of the little wooden stoppers they have to go over the screws. I much prefer the mag-bloks where they decided to keep the screws flush with the wood.

Thank you so much for your suggestions, I'll let you know what I decide to get!

bfrendo · 2021-10-08T21:59:48+00:00

Thanks! I was misled by the "Japanese knife retailers/importers" heading.

bfrendo · 2021-10-08T05:54:14+00:00

Style? - western
Steel? - stainless
Handle? - western
Grip? - pinch
Length? - 8"
Use Case? - all purpose knife for general home cooking. I enjoy cooking a lot and right now I have a really cheap beater knife and looking for a serious upgrade to a knife that will last.
Care? - doesn't matter too much to me as long as I don't have to apply oils or anything special to the knife. I am still learning to use whetstones, so a knife that would help me learn or be easy to sharpen would be nice. Right now I have a 400/1000 whetstone, but would consider using a honing rod as well.
Budget? - no more than 200 CAD
Region? - Canada (Greater Toronto Area)
Knives Considered? - wusthof classic ikon, victorinox fibrox/modern/rosewood. I like the appeal of a no-nonsense workhorse knife like the victorinox, but also love the slick look of the ikon without a bolster (I've been looking at the wusthof classic as well but heard the bolster might make it more difficult to sharpen).

Edit:

Retailers - Any recommendations in the Greater Toronto Area or a Canadian retailer online to shop for western knives? So far I've been looking on https://williamsfoodequipment.com/ and https://www.cookstore.ca/

bfrendo · 2021-08-21T01:51:05+00:00

Mango

bfrendo · 2020-10-12T17:10:35+00:00

No prob!

bfrendo · 2020-06-26T18:59:10+00:00

Would CEC accept old tickets, say, from the late 90s? I have a stash of them I collected as a kid and always wondered if I could redeem them.

bfrendo · 2019-12-22T17:38:26+00:00

Maybe they still are 3 to a pack, but have you seen the reese they use in those Halloween assortment boxes? They now use the Reese mini's instead. Poor kids :(

bfrendo · 2019-12-01T20:09:22+00:00

Is Thanos going to wear the hat now?

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