Takeshi contacted me today, good news, after over a year of waiting, I finally got the confirmation, Shigefusa kiaeeji usuba is ready and en route to Takeshi :)
Monday, February 7, 2011 22:15:03
Half way done rewriting search engine. The problem with old, or to be precise, the existing one is that when the search string matches a record in the database, all the compositions are displayed for the given group, along with the reference group names, and because the names are sorted, the actual searched composition often ends up in the middle of the recordset. New search fixes that problem, but I still have to finish that feature and then there's more to code...
Saturday, February 5, 2011 00:20:19
As promised, the photos :) I'm quite proud of the results. Sharpening is one thing, but bringing the knife back from the dead is another. Obviously, that or any other knife, will not survive too many repairs like that, without being reduced to paring knife class, granted you start with a santoku. And for comparison, here's the before pic, with the broken tip and mutilated edge.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 17:50:15
I'll post comparative images tomorrow, but in general, the whole thing worked out just perfect. Can't say it's better than new, but it's almost like new ;) I'll sharpen it tomorrow and begin testing. To be honest, if I not consulted Dave Marteell's, the guy running japaneseknifesharpening.com, it would've been far worse. So, my sincere thanks goes to Dave, once again.
Sunday, January 30, 2011 23:41:48
Photos coming probably tomorrow. That was fast though, ordered mid week from knifeworks, got today, Sat. Limited edition, knofeworks exclusive. Very nicely made knife, zero blade play in any direction. Smoothest G10 handle I have seen. It was an impulse buy, but I'm very happy with initial impressions. Bohler-Uddeholm M390 steel was major interest point in purchasing this knife. We'll see how it works out.
Saturday, January 29, 2011 23:39:02
Borrowed two kitchen knives, for sharpening, resting etc. One is Shun Elite santoku, SG2 steel, and I am quite interested in that. Second is Henckels Miyabi paring knife, VG-10 steel, a.k.a. MC 60. Nice little knife. Both knives have their edges completely foobared. Really, I have not seen too many edges that screwed up. Santoku has broken tip too. I'll upload the photos this weekend. Worth a good study under a microscope.
Friday, January 28, 2011 22:48:22
Ball bearing steel, high carbon, low alloy.
Thursday, January 27, 2011 18:31:07
Minor changes on the first two pages, and major overview on the last page, related to Crucieble CPM S30V steel controversies, as used by CRK. Interestingly enough, after all those years, people, myself included, still argue about it. Funny thing is, CRK quote that CPM S30V cut 14K cardboard before wearing out vs. BG-42 steel that cut 12K before wearing out. Except, nowhere in the quote CRK stated hardness of either blade, yet some seriously use that as an argument to prove S30V at 58HRC outperformed BG-42 at 61HRC.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 21:41:10
Well, I'm happy to report, during last few days I've made considerable headway. JavaScript based user interface code was refactored, all dialogs and their manager rewritten. Complicated search dialog was split into two separate modules, view settings and advanced search options dialogs. Search input box is moved outside of the dialog, so it'll be always visible for the quick access. Found couple of the bugs related to UI, fixed them for the next version. I figure, doesn't make sense to duplicate those fixes in current version of the chart, too much work and the time will be better spent on the new version development. I'm pushing hard to get the 3.0 version completed within a month...
Sunday, January 23, 2011 22:12:56