Higonokami cheapo.

popedandy said:
I will see what I can do when I get it. I liked the looks of almost all of the Higo style knives from that brand, so I would not be surprised if I wound up with more of them. I especially liked the wooden handled models. This one just sounded kind of fun, and pushed my "let's do something crazy" button at the right time
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They are the best priced ti framelocks i know on the market right now. Quality is outstanding.

I have the one on the right.

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All this talk of higo style knives makes me think of a custom maker from Japan that makes reasonably priced customs. I can’t for the life of me remember the name of the maker. They are widely sold on bladehq and knifecenter. Can someone point me in the right direction.

EDIT: I remember now. Hiroaki Ohta was his name.
 
Dfunk1210 said:
All this talk of higo style knives makes me think of a custom maker from Japan that makes reasonably priced customs. I can’t for the life of me remember the name of the maker. They are widely sold on bladehq and knifecenter. Can someone point me in the right direction
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are you thinking of Ohta?
 
BladeScout said:
What is your impression of the Mercator - pics?
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I like the Mercator, I just don't carry it as much as the Higo because it's a little bigger and weighs more. I would carry the Mercator if I knew I'd need more knife or a locking knife. I also added a Kiwk thumb stud, I can now open it one handed. It's a little big, but it's worth it IMO.

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Cow51 said:
I like the Mercator, I just don't carry it as much as the Higo because it's a little bigger and weighs more. I would carry the Mercator if I knew I'd need more knife or a locking knife. I also added a Kiwk thumb stud, I can now open it one handed. It's a little big, but it's worth it IMO.

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Good comparison pic.
Yes, the Higo seems a more manageable size.
 
"My knife has hydralic opening, IKBS, phospherous bronze washers AND ceramic ball bearings!"

"PFFHH please, my HIGO has a butterfly on the blade."

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Okay, so its not my knife. I dont know whats going on with that one.
 
The handle can be considered nice but the butterfly on the blade is just : ???? Defeats the whole purpose of the knife, IMO. This could be used to demonstrate how a knife doesn't need too much poetry...
 
I like the (unadorned) Higo brass handles but they can keep the butterfly.
There are other equally odd examples.
 
herisson said:
Defeats the whole purpose of the knife, IMO. This could be used to demonstrate how a knife doesn't need too much poetry...
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Keep in mind one of the original uses for the higonokami was to be issued to school kids in Japan to sharpen pencils. Now imagine a young girl with the butterfly - makes more sense, right? I have one of the authentic higonokami's from the last remaining factory in Japan, which I purchased on my last trip to Japan. There are a lot of cheap fakes/copies out there now, even if they are made in Japan.
 
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