Sekibun

Product Description for Sekibun

Maker: Hidetoshi Nakayama (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 84544
Blade length: 2.60 in.
Total length: 6.90 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.50 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.25 in.
Item weight: 3.52 oz.
Shipment weight: 4.88 oz.
Blade: Antiqued D2 carbon steel
Handle: Integral D2 carbon steel with silk wrap
Sheath: Wenge
Description: Knifemaker Hidetoshi Nakayama has been making knives since 1990. I was tremendously impressed when I saw his work at the East Coast Custom Knife Show in March 2004 and was very pleased when I encountered him again on my visit to Japan during the late fall of 2006. He has been a netsuke artist for over 10 years. Netsuke is a unique form of small sculpture which developed as an art form in Japan over a period of more than three hundred years, serving both functional and aesthetic purposes. Over time netsuke, which started as a toggle used to stop the kimono cord from slipping, began to feature elaborate carving, lacquer work, and inlays of rare and exotic materials including ivory, wood, precious metals, shell, coral, and semiprecious stones. Clearly the attention necessary for carving fine figures in netsuke has transferred to his knife making.
The blade of this integral fixed blade is D2 carbon steel. D2 has slight stain resistant qualities while also having much of the benefits of carbon steel. The three sided blade has been hand satin finished and moves nicely into the complicated, integral sculpted "ferrule". Both have been antiqued for an heirloom sense. The handle is wrapped in Japanese silk cord and is very comfortable. The scabbard is sculpted from wenge. Exquisite work from a maker rarely seen in the United States custom knife community!


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