Seki Outdoor Knife Show 2006(lots of pics)

[machida]

7-8 October 2006
Seki-city, Gifu (Japan)
I went to the first day of the show. Here are lots of pictures!
Outdoor Knife Show: show hall

Seki Cutlery Festival Demonstration: Toyama-ryu iai

 

[machida]

Hidetoshi Nakayama

Tomonari Hamada

Hiroaki Ohta (Ohta knives)

 

[machida]

Tomoyuki Nemoto (Sakura Works)

Tsukasa Hinoura

Kikuo Mastuda (Kiku Knives)

 

[machida]

Hidetsugu Shimada

Kazuyuki Sakurai

Yoshio Suzuki

Kansei Matsuno

Touru Yamamoto

 

[shaldag]

In my opinion, we do not see enough of Japanes custom knives or production knives here in the US. There are a lot of makers and factories whose knives that I have never handled. The ones that I have handled and seen are usually of wonderful quality, and great value. It makes me wonder what I am missing-and your post makes me wonder even more.

Thank you for posting that. I hope that you picked up a few items at the show.

 

[Bruce Bump]

Incredible knives! Thanks for sharing, You made my day.

 

[SharpByCoop]

Wonderful knives and images. I love Yamamoto's D'Alton Folder in the last pic. What a tribute!

Shimada's forged hawk and machete is no joke. WOW!

Coop

 

[samhell]

Thanks for the pics! Love the Hamada's.

 

[SID]

Looked like a fantastic show, thanks so much for the pic's.

 

[mlovett]

Very nice to see Ohta's work. Very clean. He's a friend, but hard to communicate with. Louis has a piece or two from Kensei. WOW! Mike

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Some wonderful slipjoints in those photos. I find many of the knives to be very impressive. Thanks for posting the images.

 

[Jaxx]

Nice pix!
Thank you for posting them here for us to enjoy.

Jaxx

 

[North]

Thanks for taking the time to share the pictures.

Bill

 

[v-man]

Hidetoshi Nakayama

Tomonari Hamada

Hiroaki Ohta (Ohta knives)

In the picture of Hiroaki Ohta Knives......You can see several knives in sheaths on the left. Does anyone know more about them?

 

[Mackenzie4856]

Love that knife with the magnifier. Is the larger blade double edged?

 

[waredbear]

Thanks for sharing these wonderful knives with us. I like the design on several of them.

In His Service,
Reid Allen

 

[T.K.C.]

Thank you for sharing your pix with us!! My favorite is Kansei Matsuno!!

 

[machida]

v-man,

These fixed knives were called slim straight.
I forgot to take pics of slim straights...

Mackenzie4856,
The larger blade is a paper knife. That is an style library tool model.

 

[Mackenzie4856]

Awesome. Thank you.

 

[v-man]

Thanks Machida,
Great pictures. Please email me at vmperkins@bellsouth.net I have a few questions for you.
Thanks again
Vance