u/TOSHINATO

Got these two, along with a Kai gyuto.

Any info on these? Thank you.

Tried cleaning it myself with hand tools, tried rehandling it myself, cracked 2 handles. I have zero knowledge how to hand sharpen, I have my own fixed angle system for my knife, but decided to have it professionally done. This has inspired me to learn how to sharpen by hand. I have my first couple of stones in the way as we speak. Using it as basis for my future restorations of knives.

But altogether, I am quite happy after the short wait.

Here are the photos.

I am super happy with the results. I used medium and fine rust erasers by sabitoru. No regrets, happy to have a reset. First photo is before. After, then what it looked like 1 year of owning it.

I’ve gotten my hands on these about a month ago and recently decided to clean the knife with rust erasers (medium and fine)
I am also working on rehandling the knife with a rosewood handle which I shall be doing after restoring the blade itself first.

Currently though (with not much experience if I may add except for mirror polishing another knife with just sandpaper from 240 grit all the way down to 7000), I am currently not so happy with the results of the rust erasers.

Wondering if anyone has experience in sanding and I would like to know what progression? I don’t plan on mirror finishing this one but I’d still like to be able to bring out the steel behind all the pepper-like finish currently. Just that full grey finish is what I am looking into, and maybe learning a Kasumi finish afterwards like in the photo I’ve attached at the end.

As per the photos, first and second are front and back post cleaning with rust eraders, third photo is the before right when I got it, and the last is what I think I’d like it to look like. (Or if it’s possible)

I’d like to thank also u/harrytaisa and u/No_Half9771 for helping me identify this knife. It has been quite the journey but I am very, very thankful to this sub.