I'm thinking of starting GAS-aholics anonymous

[Luke]

I support GAS

 

[Isoterica]

A few years ago I got into collecting custom Japanese kitchen knives, I know I have way more knives than I need(3 or 4 are all that anyone really needs) but I love using different ones for each of their intended purposes.
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I love knives.. I have a lot of kitchen knives too! We're just a collecting family.

 

[Landshark]

Too be honest, those two have sort of fallen into collector status,(they have more than doubled in value since I bought them) so I use them rarely, and have them professionally sharpened, for most of the rest I sharpen myself with assorted stones by hand, there is a device called Edge Pro which does a very good job using stones in a locked angle if one is concerned with free handing, of the way too many,(56) the following are some of the ones I use most everyday, :
This probably my favorite go to knife, big sharp and holds an amazing edge, it is made from hammered tool steel: Yoshikane Wa-Gyuto 270mm
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next for a smaller knife, that is custom made in Canada from some Japanese super steel is: Haslinger BG-42 New Gen Chef’s 152mm
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for a pairing knife I use a standard Shun
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for sushi, sashimi or any uncooked protein, most knifes are made of layered steel this large knife one is hand forged from a single piece: Masamoto Honyaki Gyokuhakuko HS Yanagiba 300mm
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s39/abcphotowest/MasamotoHonyaki.jpg
and for slicing cooked things again from super steel: Nenox S-1 Sujihiki 285mm
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Darn you Bob!!! Now I'm going to have to start looking at knives. It'll eat into my camera budget!

Those two knives sure look pretty cool, especially the first one!

Do you sharpen them yourself? If so, how do you do it?

 

[Isoterica]

Wow that hammered one is absolutely beautiful!

 

[Brian]

So, substituting Knife GAS for Camera GAS.

But are they Sharp....

 

[wt21]

Yeah, thanks a lot Landshark. Now I have K-GAS too!

wonderful collection. Feel free to post more pics!

 

[kyteflyer]

I'm notnotnot spending on knives. I want cameras. But I am loving the knife photographs, they are special

 

[Country Parson]

We all need therapy. :clap2: The knives are beautiful as well as functional, like cameras.

 

[Landshark]

Here are some more
This one looks like a small clever but is a vegetable slice, very sharp very thin, hand made by an artist Shigefusa Suminagashi Nakiri 165mm
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This is a cleaver with a custom handle by a friend who has sadly passed away Sugimoto Chuka Bocho #7 225mm
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This one is made in a western style but in the traditional way by a family that made swords in the past
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another sushi knife hand made collector piece made by another older artist, Suisin Master Doi Limited Edition #16 Ao-ko Hayate 300mm
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This one is a traditional style small deba or aji made heavier fro trimming fish or chicken;Yoshikane Damascus Aji 127mm
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last one this is a westen style meat trimming knife; Glestain Garasuki 190mm
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[Landshark]

At least with the knives and cameras I use them a lot and actually may have some talent with using them but this next one is the more troubling because I like them a lot even though I pretty much suck at using them and because my improvement has been so slow I have convinced myself not only to not acquire any more but to actually sell at least one, Electric guitars.
A Gibson 1957 LP CS VOS, PRS SC245, PRS McCarty Korina, PRS DGT, Fender CS Eric Clapton Strat
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[Luckypenguin]

I don't think this thread is working very well...

 

[Andrewteee]

I feel a strong desire to collect beautiful things...

 

[Brian]

Lenses like this:

Wollensak Dumont CRO 51mm f1.5 Raptar Lens | eBay

used to be in the camera "Grab Bags" from stores.

$5 junk bin for these:

FASTAX WOLLENSAK RAPTAR 35MM F2.0 LENS | eBay

And mine was mint.

Mirrorless cameras and cheap adapters have created a market that I never thought would exist for these lenses.



Prices for Leica mount lenses have "skyrocketed".

I just have fun "hacking them". They usually sell quickly if put up.