interesting chopper.

[firkin]

Examples like this have appeared here occasionally, often made by I think, a Mr. Saito.

Here's another Japanese chopper which reminds me of the kinves recently posted for the cutting contest:

http://www.watanabeblade.com/english/special/echigo1.jpg

Cliff Stamp mentioned it in a thread on the axe forum.

Be sure to look around the rest of the site, looks like great pieces, many at surprisingly reasonable prices. The less expensive ones don't look quite like this, but if anyone wants to try Japanese kitchen knives, this site looks like an excellent option.

 

[verax]

yeah, I love the looks of that thing. I was close to actually buying one. The only thing that stopped me was was placing an order for a custom knife already.

I definatly want one of these bad boys in my collection at some point though. =)

 

[MadMark]

Very nice!

 

[Mr.BadExample]

Looks like a good chopper. I like the grind lines.