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Repair and sharpening of the Chef's knife SAIUN 9006 Damascus Chef’s knife 230 mm

Repair and sharpening of the Chef's knife SAIUN 9006 Damascus Chef’s knife 230 mm

Oleksii 13/07/2019 0
 Repair Gyuto SAIUN Damascus 9006 from Seki Kanetsugu.  The reason for such damage is obvious - it was a crash test. Intentional non-targeted use on coarse bones. Due to the sufficiently large distance from the cutting edge to the beginning of the damask pattern, the correction was made so that it is not immediately believed that this is the same knife, before and after. Damage were removed manually, as close to the border as possible. All blades from Kawamura-san, are thin and have a certain potential for recovery without significant coarsening of cutting edge. The filigree work is done. The ...
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Repair and sharpening the Chef's pair SAIUN Damascus Santoku 9003 and Paring 9000

Repair and sharpening the Chef's pair SAIUN Damascus Santoku 9003 and Paring 9000

Oleksii 08/06/2019 0
Repair and restoration of the cutting edge of the elite cook knives set of Seki Kanetsugu.  The first service in a year and a half, from the moment of purchase at the 19th Steel Edge exhibition in Kiev.Re-sharpening on such a period, it is necessary for any knife, with active use. There are no eternal things, especially in the field of thin instruments, with which something is cut, chopped, etc. This is absolutely normal, and natural. High-quality materials and an accurate fit of all details, allowed the excellent Santoku SAIUN 9003 and Paring knife SAIUN 9000 from Kanetsugu to go this distanc...
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Repair of the auxiliary knife Kanetsugu PRO-M 7001 Utility knife 130mm

Repair of the auxiliary knife Kanetsugu PRO-M 7001 Utility knife 130mm

Oleksii 04/05/2019 0
 Restoration of the Utility knife Kanetsugu PRO-M 7001.  A pull through sharpeners, probably familiar to everyone, is only suitable for low-quality cutlery.“Plasticine” steel on such blades is very plastic, due to this there is practically no risk of chips. Another thing is that such metal does not hold a sharpening, dooming to the constant use of such devices. This devices, simply scratch a piece of soft metal, forming a micro saw that can hold for some time. Such an approach is not applicable to a high-quality tool, due to the difference in the properties of the cutting edge. Hardened steel ...
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Repair of santoku Kanetsugu PRO-S 5003 & Utility knife PRO-S 5002

Repair of santoku Kanetsugu PRO-S 5003 & Utility knife PRO-S 5002

Oleksii 30/03/2019 0
 Cutting edge repair and cleaning of the Kanetsugu PRO-S kit. Santoku # 5003 and Utility knife # 5002.  After about a year of use by our regular customer of this pair of knives, one of the guests overdid it.The edge of Santoku, received surprisingly uniform damage that turned out to be shallow. On the slopes there were many traces of rust that were removed by ordinary washing. Precedent with active corrosion of stainless steel, was delayed for an unknown period. Probably knives was storage next to something rusting, which may be the cause of the appearance of spots. Complete restoration of the...
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Repair of santoku Kanetsugu PRO-S 5003 & Honesuki PRO-S 5008

Repair of santoku Kanetsugu PRO-S 5003 & Honesuki PRO-S 5008

Oleksii 08/03/2019 0
 Repair of santoku Kanetsugu PRO-S 5003 & Honesuki PRO-S 5008.  After a long and productive use by our regular customer, a pair of knives from set, one knife by damaged. Given exceptionally thin cutting edge of Santoku, such damage sometimes occurs. For example, when falling on something hard. Second the boning knife, sent to sharpening service, because already exploited more than year. Full restoration of blade geometry, and razor sharpness, were made absolutely successfully. First of all, thanks to remarkable properties of steel, which is always a pleasure to work with. Sharpening and magnif...
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Zalizko team on Ambiente 2019

Zalizko team on Ambiente 2019

Oleksii 08/02/2019 0
In February 2019, we visited Ambiente 2019, the largest consumer goods expo in Europe.Meeting with our regular partner Mitsuyasu Kawamura-san was the first.Joy and positive, plus discussion of working questions and the wizard's wishes in further work, and again we dive into the endless ocean of the interesting and informative world of wonderful things.Dear Mitsuyasu-san invited our modest company to annual October show in Seki city of Japan, where a visitor from abroad can gather so many interesting impressions that they will last for several years.The master also talked a little about new pro...
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Repair and sharpening of Kanetsugu PRO-J knives set

Repair and sharpening of Kanetsugu PRO-J knives set

Oleksii 05/02/2019 0
 Gyuto, Santoku, Utility knife and Petty, Kanetsugu PRO-J serie, after re-sharpening.  Now, all text available in ukrainian and russian only.   Photo can be increased by clicking    ...
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Repair of santoku knife Kanetsugu PRO-M 7003

Repair of santoku knife Kanetsugu PRO-M 7003

Oleksii 02/12/2018 0
 Santoku, Kanetsugu PRO-M serie, after re-sharpening.  Now, all text available in ukrainian and russian only.    Photo can be increased by clicking    ...
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Repair of chief's knife Gyuto Kanetsugu PRO-M 7005

Repair of chief's knife Gyuto Kanetsugu PRO-M 7005

Oleksii 27/06/2018 0
 Repair of chief's knife Gyuto Kanetsugu PRO-M 7005.  Good chef's knife Kanetsugu PRO-M got to sharpening, after an obvious strength test. Steel in this series, hardened to 57 HRC, so instead of chipping, turned out to be large crumples along entire length of cutting edge. Thin blade for high-quality cutting, not reasonable to expose tests for which you need a different tool. We repaired all damages, and the knife returned to state like new. For rough work in future, it is wise to postpone a good knife, and use something suitable, not so good, but more durable.    Photo can be increased by cli...
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Kanetsugu knives - Amazing sharpness

Kanetsugu knives - Amazing sharpness

Oleksii 18/03/2018 0
Kanetsugu - Amazing sharpness!  To reach the top of the cut quality, the company was able to rely on many of its own development, testing and feedback from customers. The workshop is located in the city of Seki (Seki city), the capital of the Japanese knife industry with a 800-year history of making swords. Nowadays, Kanetsugu makes katana-sharp kitchen knives at quite affordable prices.We are pleased to present the unusually sharp kitchen knives from Kanetsugu. For more than 660 years, the traditions and techniques of Kanetsugu blacksmiths, preserving the experience of generations, are passed...
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