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Here's the link to youtube vid:
Zubeng's Tamahahane knife: https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/knives-by-maker/zubeng.html
Got the kiridashi a few weeks back and decided to do a cutting test vs one of my other fav knives. Anyway. Here are my thoughts
- in short, the edge configuration was the only thing that allowed this small utility knife to very slightly edged over the kiri for slicing cardboard boxes.
- however, as for cutting performance, both are on equal grounds.
- Small utility is supposed to be Rc 62-64
- Kiridashi is in the low 50's
- considering the ti kiri is heat treated to a softer hardness, the ti kiri was just as sharp, maybe slughtly less.
- my thought is the kiri doesnt force its way through as well as the small utility. But I feel that's edge length and geometry. Perhap being slightly softer also makes impact. tho I suspect the last makes little difference.
- thus, considering the vast difference in hardness, the ti kiri performed above its estimated performance level.
- incidentally, the level of fine surface scratches were pretty much the same!
Lol I pretty much copied and pasted my thoughts on it in a chat session. It's Sunday, so I get lazy.
Got the kiridashi a few weeks back and decided to do a cutting test vs one of my other fav knives. Anyway. Here are my thoughts
- in short, the edge configuration was the only thing that allowed this small utility knife to very slightly edged over the kiri for slicing cardboard boxes.
- however, as for cutting performance, both are on equal grounds.
- Small utility is supposed to be Rc 62-64
- Kiridashi is in the low 50's
- considering the ti kiri is heat treated to a softer hardness, the ti kiri was just as sharp, maybe slughtly less.
- my thought is the kiri doesnt force its way through as well as the small utility. But I feel that's edge length and geometry. Perhap being slightly softer also makes impact. tho I suspect the last makes little difference.
- thus, considering the vast difference in hardness, the ti kiri performed above its estimated performance level.
- incidentally, the level of fine surface scratches were pretty much the same!
Lol I pretty much copied and pasted my thoughts on it in a chat session. It's Sunday, so I get lazy.