Japanese Khukuri

[Ripper]

Hi,
Here are some pictures of Japanese bladesmith Takeshi Saji's
rendition of the khukuri.
I have handled some of his work in the past and it is very appealing. If anyone is interested, here is a link to some of his other work,
Regards,
Greg

 

[Nismo]

Very nice!!!! I went to the site and I love the blade styles. I have a question though, how do we purchase them? mail order only? has anyone dealt with this place?

 

[WrongFriend]

In this thread, , a guy had a good business with Mr. Ideta at the shop. Fax or email, either works. But if you want to call him at the shop, please consider time zone difference.
Hope you get what you want!

 

[Bill Martino]

Nice stuff.

 

[Ripper]

Nismo,
I saw Mr. Saji's knives at Blade Show West last year. They were being sold by a company out of San Diego called Sectas. They are part of Seki-Cut, which has a on-line shopping link.
Regards,
Greg

 

[Ferrous Wheel]

...from the Orient. I'm gonna hafta run some of thse Yen prices thru the Currency converter...

http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=curc

20,000 Japanese yen = 165.49 US dollars -- not bad!

Keith