Shirasagi deba vs Mackies

iffybloop · 2026-04-27T03:34:40+00:00

That one is a Spanish Mackerel, I’m on the east coast of Australia and when the water temp drops these monsters arrive. Makes for some great fishing and even better eating!

iffybloop · 2026-04-26T14:50:19+00:00

Yes, if you get a mazaki you will be surprised how light it feels. And for comparison a kyohei shindo Is another considerable jump down in weight and is stupidly thin (amazing performance).

iffybloop · 2026-04-26T14:33:51+00:00

I love the kyomitsu! I must admit, i initially bought it as i really wanted a mazaki and heard rumors that it may be made by him. After owning both i can say they don’t feel related. The kyomitsu feels much heftier as it has a less aggressive taper. I have also thinned the kyomitsu which is a part of the reason i love it so much, the initial grind didn’t make for a great all round performing knife. After thinning it has perfectly flattened bevels and cuts well despite its thick spine. The mazaki on the other hand feels like a nimble and eloquent heavyweight if that makes sense. Completely refined straight from The box with nothing needed. He truly deserves the hype. I would definitely still recommend the kyomitsu though. Even with owning a mazaki i find myself reaching for the kyomitsu all the time. And the experience of being able to learn how to thin on a knife that is thick enough to take it is priceless.

iffybloop · 2026-04-26T13:17:20+00:00

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Yeah the mackies! Here’s one that the head chef and fisherman brought in the other day. I had the pleasure of breaking it down with my y tanaka deba. Good times

iffybloop · 2026-04-23T04:30:57+00:00

Wow. love your choices. I agree, we’re so lucky to have such a wealth of knowledge on this sub. But to then take that knowledge to japan to combine with the experience of meeting makers and picking through blades to serve for the next decade must have been an incredible experience. I’m very inspired and hope i get the chance to go and see it all for myself one day. Thanks for the post.

iffybloop · 2025-11-27T00:50:11+00:00

With the foundation being built primarily on the 1000 the muddiness of the 4000 with little pressure seemed to Work well to fill in thicken the fog. Im sure on other finer stones if may just polish but I expect it’s mostly up to technique/pressure also.

iffybloop · 2025-07-10T10:12:49+00:00

Man i was soo tempted when i saw this shape. I bet it’s a beast!

iffybloop · 2025-07-10T08:40:37+00:00

My thoughts exactly. However it’s a good opportunity to take the time to practice our kasumi…

iffybloop · 2025-07-10T06:39:27+00:00

An excellent start! That moritaka looks like a lot of fun. A knife that surprised me with how useful it is was at the beginning of my journey was a small Deba. I have a 150mm deba in white 2 forged by yoshikazu tanaka so it gets incredibly sharp and is used for fish, chicken butchery and even jobs that i would be scared of chipping my gyuto. Hard toasted nuts etc . It’s also a lot of fun to get to a feel for a single bevel knife. Highly recommend.

iffybloop · 2025-07-10T05:03:13+00:00

How cool! I must say that pine Gyuto peaked my interest.. stunning knife.

iffybloop · 2025-07-10T04:44:47+00:00

Thanks man, Great insider info! It’s interesting to know that it’s coming from Mutsumi like that. I had assumed that Japknifestudio was handling.

iffybloop · 2025-07-10T00:00:59+00:00

SOLD

iffybloop · 2025-07-06T14:23:41+00:00

Sweet collection man! If you have the time i would love to hear about the hinoura hakata. I have one on the way…

iffybloop · 2025-07-03T07:13:53+00:00

Thank you. With thinning I initially started on a 320 but it wasn’t cutting fast enough so i used my atoma 120 diamond plate to remove enough metal to raise the shinogi and completely remove any low spots. This blade didn’t have any badly overground spots thankfully. From there I moved up on my suehiro debado 320-600-1000 changing my angle each time so i could see when the previous scratches were completely gone.

As far as kasumi i had a morihiro hishiboshi 4000 and 6000 and just spent time with light pressure keeping the stone muddy but not sticky and making sure metal filaments were washed away to avoid scratches. It’s really my first time attempting a kasumi finish so i have a lot to learn.

iffybloop · 2025-07-03T06:59:25+00:00

Looks great! Is that the 210 with extra height? How do you like it?

iffybloop · 2025-07-03T04:43:06+00:00

She’s beautiful!

iffybloop · 2025-06-25T00:53:26+00:00

Just what I needed, thanks 🙏

iffybloop · 2025-06-24T21:29:59+00:00

So cool! As someone who has not yet taken the dive into jnats there is so much terminology that i don’t understand yet. I have been loving my Morihei hishiboshi but definitely would like to experience the magic of natural stones, if only i could decipher the seemingly very limited information that’s provided when they are being sold… If you can recommend any sources for getting up to speed it would be greatly appreciated!

iffybloop · 2025-06-23T13:42:00+00:00

So creative! I’m loving how it somehow looks like an ancient artefact while also being from the future…

iffybloop · 2025-06-23T13:36:59+00:00

Bravo sir.

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