Fast shipping, everything showed up as described. Great value, I will definitely be buying from Tokushu again.
I bought this as my first knife. I wanted to get started but didn’t want to go for a $3-500 knife yet. I was blown away by how sharp and easily this cut apart a chicken. I feel like I’ve been using dull knives my whole life.
A lot of good carbon steel that will last beyond my years. Nice, rustic, and strong. A bit of over grind mostly on one side and I scrubbed off what kurouchi I could since it was flaky but I wasn't interested in a perfect blade. For me this knife is for more tough tasks and I'll use my Japanese knives for the typical stuff.
This is a not a thin "1303" type slicer. Thicker general purpose style. If you want higher performance stainless clad go Chopper King.
I ordered this knife after contacting Tokushu through the website and feel like I received the highest level of customer service that someone could expect. I ended up getting the burnt chestnut handle for it and the fit and balance are amazing and exactly what I was hoping for. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase!
Beautiful knife, especially for the money. Everyone I’ve showed it to loves it. The shape is so unconventional and intriguing, it just draws you in. The handle feels great and looks great. Came very well packaged and the add on sheath is perfect. For being a handmade production knife, you can’t do any better for the price!! It’s for my best friends 50th birthday. He’s a chef and a butcher. Can’t wait to see what he thinks of it. I will definitely be buying more Dao Vua knives, and I will definitely buy more knives from Tokushu knife. Great seller!!!
After hearing people talk about these knives I knew I had to try one. I am super happy that I did! The knife is super rustic and looks hand made. The performance is awesome, especially for a knife in this price range. It's a very well balanced knife and feels great in the hand. Tony helped me pick out an awesome rosewood handle that really brings the whole knife together as well. overall very happy with the knife!
First I am so impressed by Tony's knowledge, I was going to order a saya for my takamura knife and he advised not to get a saya but instead use a blade guard so my knife would not get scratches. Tony is willing to make a little less money and rather know what I should get to protect my knife. Also that takamura sg2 180mm gyuto is a Lazer. That knife is amazing and worth the money. I love buying knives from tokushuknife.
I have a few high(er) end Japanese knives and have spent hundreds of hours researching them.
I bought a 240mm Tall Gyuto Dao Vua and had it sharpened. I love the knife, it’s rustic but top quality! The sharpening service was great!
This is my first transaction with Tokushuknife, it was a great transaction. I’ll be back for more!
Scharf, schön und irgendwie luxuriös. Hatte nie so eine schöne Klinge.
Sharp well balanced beautiful craftsmanship
I'll keep this brief and to the point for folks.
I'm a professional, not a weekend warrior. I'm very critical of my knives and how I use them and if I'm truly using a knife to its fullest potential. I had my main chef knife sharpened by a "professional" in my area and he wrecked it. Scooped out the blade just in front of the heel. Awful work and devastating to a blade that was old enough to buy beer. I had it re-profiled by a true pro and although they did an excellent job and made it a great knife again, it had changed enough in the rehab that I did not find it to be my workhorse that it once was. Great for quick, light duty work but not the killer I needed to keep up with my workload. Dau Vua had been on my radar, needed to try some stuff out, and at 70 to 90 dollars it was worth a roll I figured. Started with the 210mm cleaver and 240mm kiritsuke. These 70 dollar knives have the edge and workability of a 400 dollar counterpart. Dead serious. They are better than your very expensive facsimile. They don't come proper sharp out of the box, but just the most basic, minimal work on the edge gives back so much. Finish and fit are absolutely mastery. Seriously people, buy these knives, any profile of them and let it rip. I have 6 of these knives, including the sakimaru that this review is under and they are all better than any knife I've ever touched or seen. Don't think about it to hard, it's 70 bucks for most of them. If you want a pro level blade and not a showoff whatever Japanese style blade, get these.
Great knife. Great service from tokushu. Sharpening service could’ve been better but it was free, so I’m satisfied and will definitely be looking to tokushu for more knives in the future.
What a delight! Great value. Even better after 10m sanding the spine down. Hard but not chippy, sharpens easily.
I have the R2 version but prefer the way this one feels in my hand and the finish and color are great. Core steel patinas quickly. Just buy it
An amazing cutter. The fit and finish of the blade is just awesome. It’s a Yoshikane no need to say more
Came razor sharp right out of the box and was ready to be placed in the handle. Blade gets sharp enough to cut my nail off without any resistance. I definitely recommend this high quality blade to anyone who wants/needs a blade on a budget.
Perfect for my application little bit of finishing work and came together great. Don’t forget to oil them once you’re happy.
Good prices and good selection of knives
It’s an amazing cutter just glides through product
Glad I bought this knife. Fantastic make and lovely to look at. J feel more confident with this knife to try better and mor complicated recipes
