Hello Mike,
Great looking work! I'm curious about your thoughts on how the Hiroki and Tenryu compare. I'm considering dipping my toes and springing for a quality gennou (which really means jumping into the deep end...). But the budget is limited right now...
Also, I was reading through old threads the other day and I believe you'd been shopping for paring chisels--did you decide on something?
Stan, interesting that you find a bit of handle sticking up less appealing than a recessed handle--my intuition says the opposite, probably because a recessed handle produces the illusion that the head might come flying off
Best,
Chris
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
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