Right. Me too. Mine is item C. You were referring to item A?

To Mr. Knight and anyone else, how do these hold up to tropicals? IIRC,
most traditional Japanese woodwork is softwood, maybe some oak now and
then (Odate's 'Spirit' book).

right a or b are the better ones.
I just sharpen them to a 30 degree bevel and they are fine.

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