Kiku Matsuda Tanto-2 pics

[nozh2002]

I guess this is why it is so obvious for Japanese - it sounds exactly "short-sword" and so confusing for me because I hear one single abstract word representing knife style - especially after all this misrepresentation started I guess by Cold Steel (and they are pretty good at misrepresentation - currently they misrepresent laminated blade calling them san-mai for some reason).

There are many things here misrepresenting Japanese knife culture - like single beveled knives - it is used in Japan to my understanding on few models usually kitchen knives like Yanagiba, but for utility and hunting knives usual grind is convex in Japan (except Nata which is almost axe-machete). But here it was entire production line for tactical folders were made in "Japanese traditions" - single beveled for left hand.

I am going to read that book "The Craft of the Japanese Sword", by Kapp recommended by kuribo.

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[1kimo4u]

aloha vasilli, did you check out jkd? what did you think of the other kiku models?

 

[nozh2002]

Yes I did - they keep changing names - it was seki direct not so far ago.
It is interesting Full contact is different in JKD and TAD Gear (they just got new knives BTW).

I like KM140 - too bad it is sold out (as almost all his knives there). I like KM70 - but it is out of D2.

I am wondering is it the same D2 as in US or it is Japanese YSS wichl may be different? I know they adopt ESR (electro slug remelting) first and may be using it for their D2 (as Russians doing for X12MF)?

Thanks, Vassili.