I blame Jon Broida for announcements like this.
I would like to order one.
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You got one of each, Maksim??
Then you told us they were more polished, yet cheaper Shigs??
How does that compute!!? :lol2:
This is why I have such a hard time imagining any blade in the world untouched by a sword polisher (not a cheap service) to be polished better than a Shigefusa, their standard is out of this world and you have to study a blade for a long time to even notice where the traditional and this swifter method differ.
Good to see non-domestic support of Tokifuza-san's youngest son, Maxim. Few take the time it takes to build a business contact with these great smiths and I'm not surprised to see they sold so fast, there are however a couple of points I would like to address which frankly doesn't make any sense. I do not mean to insult or give critique, rather that Shigefusa should be shown the respect they deserve. Reading this thread you make it sound like Tokifuza-san's sons have reached the same skill if not even greater just as they leave their apprentice role and start on their own path, this is not the case.
Tokifuza-san has developed an extremely effective polishing method (as everyone should know of Shigefusa, so cheap for what you get) that is very similar to the traditional polish of Katana. He didn't just stumble on those techniques however as he has apprenticed both under a sword maker and a sword polisher, this along with very clever solutions to save time on the traditional polish is how Shigefusa came to be.
This is why I have such a hard time imagining any blade in the world untouched by a sword polisher (not a cheap service) to be polished better than a Shigefusa, their standard is out of this world and you have to study a blade for a long time to even notice where the traditional and this swifter method differ.
I hope you do not take offense to this post Maxim, but his sons have a lot of experience to acquire before they can be put in the leagues of their father. The knives may be stunning and a dedicated user might not notice the difference, but that difference will always be there if you understand what I'm aiming at. Especially considering their choice of steel and how sensitive it is when being laminated to iron.
Perhaps you could use "shigefusa style polish" since they're so renowned for their finish?
Regards
Hal
For example, the finish on the Gesshin Hide special edition gyutos looks much more interesting/special than the finish on Shigefusa kasumi gyutos.
Good to see non-domestic support of Tokifuza-san's youngest son, Maxim. Few take the time it takes to build a business contact with these great smiths and I'm not surprised to see they sold so fast, there are however a couple of points I would like to address which frankly doesn't make any sense. I do not mean to insult or give critique, rather that Shigefusa should be shown the respect they deserve. Reading this thread you make it sound like Tokifuza-san's sons have reached the same skill if not even greater just as they leave their apprentice role and start on their own path, this is not the case.
Tokifuza-san has developed an extremely effective polishing method (as everyone should know of Shigefusa, so cheap for what you get) that is very similar to the traditional polish of Katana. He didn't just stumble on those techniques however as he has apprenticed both under a sword maker and a sword polisher, this along with very clever solutions to save time on the traditional polish is how Shigefusa came to be.
This is why I have such a hard time imagining any blade in the world untouched by a sword polisher (not a cheap service) to be polished better than a Shigefusa, their standard is out of this world and you have to study a blade for a long time to even notice where the traditional and this swifter method differ.
I hope you do not take offense to this post Maxim, but his sons have a lot of experience to acquire before they can be put in the leagues of their father. The knives may be stunning and a dedicated user might not notice the difference, but that difference will always be there if you understand what I'm aiming at. Especially considering their choice of steel and how sensitive it is when being laminated to iron.
Perhaps you could use "shigefusa style polish" since they're so renowned for their finish?
Regards
Hal
I didn't know you really got one Seth!
Can't wait for more pics and to hear your first impressions.
Congrats.
Wellcome to KKF
When i say it is (Maybe) Bit finer it doesn't mean that it is better.
Compering Sword polishing with Shigefusa polish i very bad example, there is nothing about Shigefusa knives that compeers with Sword polishing.
Very different techniques are used when Shigefusa knives is polished. And it is not similar at all with polishing Katana.
We have very different view of what is good kitchen knife or polish here then in Japan.
Some of us prefer mirror polish, in many cases it is more finer polished then Shigefusa, but will you say its better ???
I think that Iizukas san's son's deserve as much respect for Shigefusa knives as they father. And they own work is as good to they father in my eyes !
Note: I do not talk about skills, i still think that Iizuka san skills is one of the best in Japan for Kitchen knives, and you do not see all his skills in Shigefusa knives !!
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