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Restored Japanese Knives for the People✊️🔪
📍Brisbane, AU

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Santoku Kurouchi restored and ready to rock. 👌
$61USD Adopt Now!
👉 www.grindmetender.com/#adopt

#knifesharpening #kniferestoration #knife #japaneseknives #cuttest #whetstone #sharpness #chefknife #knifelover #sale by @grindmetender10

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a year ago

This Santoku looks like 'touched for the very first time' 😁😁🔪🔪🔪

#japaneseknives #knifesharpening #restoration #kniferehab #kniferestoration #santoku #madonna #likeavirgin #kitchentools #chefknife #knifeporn #knife #knifenut by @grindmetender10

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a year ago

Making a Saya. Saw, Beltsander, some wood I recycle, some glue and away we go. Nothing Fancy, just something to protect our newly restored friend.
Jacket on!

#saya #kniferestoration #japaneseknives #brisbane #knifesharpening taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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4 days ago

Ko-Santoku on the bench — but honestly, it thinks it's a Deba or Honesuki.

Specs:
- Blade: ~147mm
- Spine: 3.5mm at the heel, tapering to 0.7mm at the tip
- Construction: San Mai (3-layer)
- Core: White steel (Shirogami)
- Double-bevel — but thick behind the edge

It's a small Santoku, but it handles like a lighter, double-bevel Deba or Honesuki. If you fish or debone chickens, this one's for you. taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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6 days ago

Tosa Santoku (white steel, 165mm) and Yoshida Hamono Gyuto (SUJ2) — both re‑handled with my classic burnt handle 😅

Calling this one a wrap. Just working on a saya for the Santoku, then they're off to their new owner next week 👌

Next on the bench: Nakiri, Ko‑Santoku, Sabaki, and another Gyuto.

#kniferestoration #restored #brisbane #knifesharpening #japaneseknives taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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11 days ago

And this one is finally finished.

This time I haven't worked the core steel as much to make it mirror‑ish — it looked fine, so I stopped at a Mikawa.

It's not perfect, but I think I'm seeing an improvement. Either I'm getting more subtle at handling the natural stones, or just at scratching. I still have no clue what I'm doing other than trying to delete previous scratches — but I can see I'm doing better than the last one ✌️

Now to re-handle it.
#kniferestoration #knifepolishing #brisbane #japaneseknives #knifesharpening taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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13 days ago

Santoku on the donut machine.

Used to do all my thinning and reprofiling on bench stones.

And I am not saying I now go faster as I still figuring out how to get the best out of this machine — but I can already tell it feels different, lotta riskier at least 😅🔪

Can't see myself working without it now.🫶

#machinelove #kniferestoration #brisbane #japaneseknives #knifesharpening taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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15 days ago

Tosa Santoku — white steel.

First day on the donut machine vs. now, levelling the bevels on 160 grit.

Spending more time than what I thought but will be ready to start polishing soon.

#santoku #japaneseknives #brisbane #kniferestoration #knifesharpening taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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18 days ago

This little turd fought me the whole way.

Overgrind on the kireha, low spots on the hagane, the usual mess. Took me a while, but it's finally done.

Haven't properly sharpened it yet, but it's already hungry for work 🙂

Handle's pretty much wrapped too — been working on it this morning.

Next up: a Tosa Santoku at 90% (meaning I've only just finished the rough grinding). Hoping to wrap it today or tomorrow

#sharp #kniferestoration #brisbane #chefknife #knifesharpening taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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20 days ago

Two almost leveled bevels. Yoshida Gyuto and Tosa Santoku, both almost done on the 150 grit.

Pretty happy with where they're at.

The Gyuto still needs work on the left bevel to level the shinogi — and I'm still deciding whether to chase the heel overgrind or just leave it.

The Santoku is ready for the stone progression, but I'll thin the left bevel a bit more first to expose the core steel.

Targeting Tuesday to have them finished. Let's see.

#kniferestoration #chefknife #brisbane #japaneseknives #knifesharpening taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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25 days ago

Third Gyuto on the 150 benchstone— and this one's also fighting me.

Factory overgrinds, low spots on both bevels, the usual mess. Left side near the tip and heel, right side about three‑quarters up. Still work to do, but the bevels are finally coming together and I learn alot.

Next: start adding some convexity.

#handsharpening #kniferestoration #brisbane #knifepolishing #whetstone taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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a month ago

Gyuto and Santoku — left and right bevel.

Working on getting everything even while I thin from the shinogi down to the kireha. Slow progress, but it's coming together.

Also flat out at my real job at the moment, so I'm only managing an hour or two a day on the knives. Energy is limited, but I'm still chipping away.

My apologies for those who are waiting. More when I can. 🔪🙇‍♂️

#kniferestoration #japaneseknives #knifesharpening #brisbane #busy taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by @grindmetender10

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