Japanese carpenter knife

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Just recieved a knife from LeeValley tools.It's a great knife,curve of a clasic sword. Sharp as any knife I own. Any one have one of these simple folders?
Sorry they won't let me send an attachment picture.
 
Have you got a picture? Try Photobucket or something similar and use tags to show it to us! :D
 
Never seen one before. Seems like a good shop knife, inexpensive too. How do you like it? and how do you plan to use it?
 
I was out in the yard cutting branches off roses, apple,crab apple, pine,grape
This is a good carbon steel knife in a brass liner.
 
nozh2002 said:
I don't know why LeeWallery call them carpenter. As I understand it is just common knives widely used in Japan by anybody.

Here more pictures:
http://playground.sun.com/~vasya/Higonokami.html

Here history of this knives:
http://www.miki-kanamono.gr.jp/rekishi/english/higo.html

Thanks, Vassili.
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Vassili is right about them not being specifically for carpenters. Since Lee Valley sells wood working tools I think they were just putting a little marketing spin on the knife.
 
Hi, Vassili.

Have you had any more problems with that higanokami (the one that was chipping) since you got your waterstones? Have you tried any other waterstones, or do you still like using a Sharpmaker best?
-Pam
 
I've got one from LeeValley as well, fun to use in kitchen, came really sharp and I like the retro? opening/look.
 
yuzuha said:
Hi, Vassili.

Have you had any more problems with that higanokami (the one that was chipping) since you got your waterstones? Have you tried any other waterstones, or do you still like using a Sharpmaker best?
-Pam
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No problem at all. 1000 waterston + Spiderco Fine Rods works jus fine for me.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
Yes, these are very common here, almost every hardware and 'general' store sell them.

They usually sell for about $8-15 usually.
 
SilverFoxKnows said:
Can they be opened with one hand? How secure is the grip? They look really nice.

Frank
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Yep, they are friction folders and they can be opened with one hand but not very quickly.
 
Talk about "traditional patterns"..this pic is worth a thousand words..

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They have flat grinded. Design is more then 100 years old and I found that majority of japanese folders repeat same pattern - scales is one piece bended around blade, but it may be covered by wood . This is grandfather of all japanese folders. Also they all laminated with hard steel core (Shirogami) and soft sides - it is like standard there. And in general they all grinded from both sides - rare only for special tasks they have one side grind.

I bring seweral "true" japanese knives from Yokohama (bought them in local stores, trying to avoid "real samurai knives" for tourists):

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Problem with Higonokami is that edge touches brass handle and it cause corrosion, so I put drinking straw to prevent this.

Thanks, Vassili.

Yokohama:
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That is interesting on the grind. Most Japanese tools I have seen, chisels, knives, etc., tend to have hollow grinds for ease of sharpening.

-Cliff
 
I love both of the knives you posted pics of. Where can I get some of these knives. Also, Lee Valley only caries one size and color of the Higonokami knives. Where can I get one of the smaller knives in black?

Jeff
 
Those are great, vassili-I'm glad to see that others beside myself like non-western traditional patterns. Oh, the $8 knife.. :D
 
They look nice to me too. I'd like to buy one similar to the ones in nozh2002's images. Currently searching the web...
 
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