crap. I want a new knife. a Japanese knife.

I don't know if they are Japanese or not but we are big fans of Dalstrong in this house.
They have a line of knives made for the outdoorsman: fliiet and boning, field dressing, chopping, etc...
All running around the $80 to $150 range.

https://dalstrong.com/collections/hunting-outdoors

If I was getting a set for hunting or use by the grill, I'd get one of their outdoors ones. Fortunately the wife shares hers with me. All I have to do is run them over the knife sharpener for her every so often.

 

This guy was a NAVY SEAL, was in the movie Act Of Valor, he taught himself blacksmithing, his knives are incredible.

https://www.weimycutlery.com/weimycutlery-1

I wish I could afford them!

 

Love mine. Though tbh mine's made in Mass (dexter), but still the most versatile knife i have. That said, for fine work I picked up something from a local guy who does Damascus. Needs a lot more care though.

 

I am a backwards dude. I got the knife. then I decided to go out in my kayak to catch rockfish. I scored, and that knife is friggen awesome. I goes thru bone and everything.

to be honest, the knife wasn't that sharp..no it was sharp, but thought it could be sharper. I cleaned some fish..3 fish. it did great. I went to bed. the next morning I took out a waterstone and touched it up. and that thing got. !@$!@#$!T!@$^!@%!&^!% SHARP!! I falls thru tomatoes. the weight of it will guillotine a tomato in slo-mo.

fish it was a joy.

 

that is stunning. I have one other Japanese knife. also a gyuto. but I chose poorly. I opted for a western handle...booo! boo on me. I think a WA handle is the way to go.

I will be in Tokyo soon, I am walking nervously into a knife store. for sure.