Japan Knife Guild Show 2005(a lot of pics)

[machida]

I went to Japan Knife Guild Show 2005(29-30 Oct). There were many awesome knives!
But my score is nothing...

photo of me with Neil Ostroff(True North Knives). He is a nice guy.

 

[machida]

Ryuichi Kawamura knives.

Katsumi Kitano knives.

Shigeru Tozaki knives.

 

[T.K.C.]

WOW!! Those are beautiful knives!! WOW!! THANK YOU for sharing the pictures!! They are wonderful!!!

 

[machida]

Tomonari Hamada knives. His folders are very cool.

2005 JKG knife contest Best folding knife award.

Nobuaki Suzuki knife.

2005 JKG knife contest Fujimoto memorial award.

Hidesaku Ebisu knives. Ebisi is katana maker, and also knife maker.

 

[machida]

Mamoru Shigeno knives.

Toshiaki Shikayama knives.

Masami Asai knives(Japanese natas and hunting knives).

Thanks,

Akihiko Machida

 

[SharpByCoop]

Thank you Akihiko! What a selection of wonderful cutlery.

(I like the decals of Bob Loveless' maker's mark... I want one! )

Coop

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to see this great selection of knives.

 

[cockroachfarm]

Thanks for sharing. Great stuff! (Do you happen to remember the price of that multi-multi-blade "Swiss Champ On Steroids" creation?)
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And what the?????? Neil Ostroff in a TIE???
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[machida]

Thanks for sharing. Great stuff! (Do you happen to remember the price of that multi-multi-blade "Swiss Champ On Steroids" creation?)

You say Shikayama knives?
I don't know. There were not pice tags on his table.

And what the?????? Neil Ostroff in a TIE???

Yes, Neil is a gentleman.

 

[Kevin Wilkins]

Thanks for the pics! That's a show I would very much like to exhibit at one of these years. Would be a great excue for a "business trip" to Japan. Do you have to be a Guild member to do the show?

 

[Doug C]

Lots of fine steel and incredible talent. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ivan Campos]

Thanks a lot for sharing these pics!

 

[Gryffin]

Ryuichi Kawamura

I really like those, more-or-less traditional American slipjoint designs with a bit of custom flair. Are American-style slipjoints (stag or jigged bone, traditional patterns) popular in Japan?

For that matter, is carrying a slipjoint pocketknife common in Japan? I've heard the laws are strict, but they're strict where I live, too, and as long as you don't give the police reason to search you, no one really cares.

 

[machida]

Thanks for the pics! That's a show I would very much like to exhibit at one of these years. Would be a great excue for a "business trip" to Japan. Do you have to be a Guild member to do the show?

I am not Japan Knife Guil member, and I don't know about detail of knife show.
If you interested in JKG and knife show in Japan, you shold contact Japan Knife Guild.
Here is JKG e-mail adrress. mailto: info@jkg.jp

I really like those, more-or-less traditional American slipjoint designs with a bit of custom flair. Are American-style slipjoints (stag or jigged bone, traditional patterns) popular in Japan?

For that matter, is carrying a slipjoint pocketknife common in Japan? I've heard the laws are strict, but they're strict where I live, too, and as long as you don't give the police reason to search you, no one really cares.

Yes, some Japanese custom knife makers makes traditional slipjoint knives.
For example, Shiro Furukawa makes nice Remington replica.
http://www.rakuten.co.jp/yamahide/479240/508528/ Here are some Furukawa knives(Japanese text).
But carrying pocketknives is uncommon. Carrying knife with 6 centimeter over blade length is illegal. But If we have a proper purpose(camping, fishing, hunting, etc.), it is legal.

 

[cockroachfarm]

...You say Shikayama knives?.... There were not price tags on his table......

Yes, the one in the centre of your photo. Looks like it has slabs of hammered gold, and is about double the size of a Swiss Champ!

No prices, eh? I thought that was just a North American shortcoming?

 

[shaldag]

Very nice. Thank you.

I hope that Neil bought a good selection so that they will be available to the North American market.