Nagao Seisakusho Higo no kami knife

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MaximIsayev

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Hi guys, I just got my new Nagao Seisakusho Higonokami knife, figured I'd share some pictures. It's Warikomi steel, so it has a hard inner layer and a soft outer layer. The second photo shows the layering better. Comes sharp enough to effortlessly cut paper and to terrify some of my co-workers who aren't used to friction folders. The fit and finish are surprisingly decent for a handmade low-cost knife. You can see the forging marks (especially on the little tab part) and it just adds character to the knife. And yes, it came in the original yellow box.
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The black looks great. I almost carried mine this morning.
Just wait until it starts to patina. The inner steel on mine gets much darker which makes a really cool distinctive line.
These are definitely great knives with a really cool history.
 
I don't really carry mine all that often :o but there's no denying that these possess a certain charm that is lacking in most modern mass produced knives.



And, oh yes, they will get sharp.;)
 
It's a excellent little knife, I think it will get a lot of pocket time soon, can't wait until it develops a patina.
 
MaximIsayev said:
Hi guys, I just got my new Nagao Seisakusho Higonokami knife, figured I'd share some pictures. It's Warikomi steel, so it has a hard inner layer and a soft outer layer. The second photo shows the layering better. Comes sharp enough to effortlessly cut paper and to terrify some of my co-workers who aren't used to friction folders. The fit and finish are surprisingly decent for a handmade low-cost knife. You can see the forging marks (especially on the little tab part) and it just adds character to the knife. And yes, it came in the original yellow box.
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where did you got it
I think ill buy it for my collection.
I really like higonokami its an awesome knife
 
My Nagao Higonokami, small in SK5 and large in Aogami (Hitachi Blue Paper) both warikomi of course.

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My Higonokami by Ichiro Hattori in Cowry-X Damascus.

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They're awesome knives. One thing to bear in mind is that as they come from the factory the edge is capable of striking the interior of the handle. A common traditional fix for this is using a pair of pliers to pinch the frame a little more closed so it's a little narrower than the bevel shoulder near the tip of the knife. It stops the blade much like the scales of a straight razor do.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
They're awesome knives. One thing to bear in mind is that as they come from the factory the edge is capable of striking the interior of the handle. A common traditional fix for this is using a pair of pliers to pinch the frame a little more closed so it's a little narrower than the bevel shoulder near the tip of the knife. It stops the blade much like the scales of a straight razor do.
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Thanks, I'll fix it up once I'm back home. It's all rather tight so I didn't notice the blade striking the interior, but it does seem like it up close.

ToxicKatana said:
where did you got it
I think ill buy it for my collection.
I really like higonokami its an awesome knife
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I don't think I can link to it, but it's that big river store...
 
Love that damascus one! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
I was gifted one of the brass ones by a forum member here. It really is a sweet knife. I noticed the steel is so much harder than the brass, that even though it may hit the handle, on occasion, it doesn't do too much to the edge. I don't have a laser edge, though. More like hair scraping, rather than tree-topping. I'll definitely look into that handle-pinching technique. Mine has a pretty wide gap, through the whole length of the handle, so I may have to adjust the rest of it, to avoid it looking odd.
 
Daniel Dorn said:
I was gifted one of the brass ones by a forum member here. It really is a sweet knife. I noticed the steel is so much harder than the brass, that even though it may hit the handle, on occasion, it doesn't do too much to the edge. I don't have a laser edge, though. More like hair scraping, rather than tree-topping. I'll definitely look into that handle-pinching technique. Mine has a pretty wide gap, through the whole length of the handle, so I may have to adjust the rest of it, to avoid it looking odd.
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My last higo had a large "shoulder" at the plunge/base of the blade so the edge didn't make contact with the handle. Besides; the laminated steel is quite tough in my experience.

I ended up gifting it to a buddy who's into bonsai LOL. He called it the samurai belly slitter... ;):D:thumbup:
 
One good tip for the blade to not touch the frame is to put a strip of thick leather that stays in and cushions the blade. That way you dont need to bend the frame.
 
Interesting. I've been thinking about getting one of these for a while now. May be on my to buy list.
 
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