Interesting Japanese Knife

[firkin]

http://www.stonelantern.com/masakunicutters.html

"Masakuni's Bonsai Sword with Leather Sheath
The ultimate root tool. Especially designed powerful curved blade for cutting through soil and compacted roots. "

Dunno what kind of steel, but the company makes forged Bonsai tools like shears (including hand-made custom ones) that are supposed to be the best. Seems a tough job for a knife.

Looks like a useful blade shape though.

 

[Walking Man]

Japanese don't mess around when it come to quality Bonsai pruning tools. If they say it'll do the job, then it will do the job.

 

[Daniel Koster]

Oh yes....I like that one very much...not too unlike the others I posted a few days ago.

 

[Aardvark]

Actually looks like it would do a passable job in the kitchen.