Shigefusa

[maxim]

Just some shots before that baby go to its new owner, sorry for bad pics

Any lefty Dream

[Crothcipt]

I wish my bad pics looked that good. beautiful.

[maxim]

One 270mm Shigefusa Yanagi in the store

[apicius9]

Just admired that one on facebook, very nice!

Stefan

[Canadian]

Shigefusa makes such beautiful knives. I regret selling my 250mm gyuto.

[Justin0505]

Yep they was gone pretty fast.

I have one more for sale in my webstore

Masterpiece of a knife

Shigefusa Western Kitaeji 210 mm Gyuto

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OOO!!!!! that knife is certainly a unicorn for me: something I've been chasing for a long time. Did I do the currency conversion correctly that the price is $1,310 in USD?

[markenki]

Did I do the currency conversion correctly that the price is $1,310 in USD?

In the upper left-hand corner of the page, you can choose to display prices in USD (or Euro). It says "$1,252.50" if you do so, but you'll probably pay a bit more with Paypal.

[bieniek]

Hehe that is correct and freaking insane.

Not even this is worth so much. Thats at least what I think.

[Justin0505]

Ah, thanks for the tip on the currency conversion feature, markenki!

Yeah, bieniek, Shige pricing has really gone though the roof in the past few years. Supply and demand and a bit of hype all play into this. I would say that a few years ago Shiges where under priced: you where getting single-custom maker quality at high-end factory pricing. This meant that when one came available, it was a no-brained to buy it. Now however, prices have put shiges into a whole different ballpark in terms of their competition. For +/- a few bucks you could have a full custom from any number of world-class, top-quality American or Japanese makers like Michael Rader, Devin Thomas, Bill Burke.

I purchased a 270mm Kasumi wa-guyto a couple years ago, and this 210 western is almost 2X the price I paid. I understand that westen integral bolsters will always add a big price-jump but this is a bit too rich for my blood.

[Andrew H]

Ah, thanks for the tip on the currency conversion feature, markenki!

Yeah, bieniek, Shige pricing has really gone though the roof in the past few years. Supply and demand and a bit of hype all play into this. I would say that a few years ago Shiges where under priced: you where getting single-custom maker quality at high-end factory pricing. This meant that when one came available, it was a no-brained to buy it. Now however, prices have put shiges into a whole different ballpark in terms of their competition. For +/- a few bucks you could have a full custom from any number of world-class, top-quality American or Japanese makers like Michael Rader, Devin Thomas, Bill Burke.

I purchased a 270mm Kasumi wa-guyto a couple years ago, and this 210 western is almost 2X the price I paid. I understand that westen integral bolsters will always add a big price-jump but this is a bit too rich for my blood.

Justin, you make some good points, but is it fair to compare the price of a wa kasumi two years ago to a kitaeji integral western today?