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Celebrating >750 Shigefusa knife sales records in the xls, a good time for an interesting graph: development of the average $ per mm for all knives over time, including a moving average. To my best efforts I tried to calculate a CAGR, which came to about 10.3% over a period of 9 years.

Moving Average

Moving Average

 
Lost of graphs posted lately, time for a few photos again, will be posting them on IG later this week:

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Have you had the cleavers for awhile or are they new acquisitions?
 
Zweber12 said:
I've had these since 2016
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I kind of figured something like that. I always wanted to get my hands on a shig cleaver. How do you like the performance?
 
Quietly I have been tracking Kato sales over the last year plus and with a decent "n" it's time for a price comparison.

First off, what is in the xls file so far? Mind you, these are only the gyutos:

Kato_Gyuto_DB

Kato_Gyuto_DB


As a comparator, added Shigefusa Kasumi gyutos, mind you that the below box plot is an average price per mm in USD. The "n" for Shigefusa kasumi gyutos is 150 knives. I left out damascus, kikuryu and yo handled Kato gyutos. So, what does the data show? Well have a look yourself:

Kato_Shig_Gyuto_Plot

Kato_Shig_Gyuto_Plot


Hype? Opportunistic sales? Rarity? Bubble? Let me know your thoughts!
 
Zweber12 said:
Hype? Opportunistic sales? Rarity? Bubble? Let me know your thoughts!
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Volume?

As I understand it... Shigefusa has three people in the workshop (Tokifusa-san and two sons). Yoshiaki Fujiwara ... only Kato-san??
 
Indeed amazing ;)
Been on kkf and j knives for s long time but still I do not recognize all of them.

Do you care in naming all of them?
 
krx927 said:
Indeed amazing ;)
Been on kkf and j knives for s long time but still I do not recognize all of them.

Do you care in naming all of them?
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Alphabetically:
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Ajikiri, 125mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Chukabocho, 230mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Chukabocho, 230mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Deba, 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Deba, 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Fuguhiki, 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Fuguhiki, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Fuguhiki, 300mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto, 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto, 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto, 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto, 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto, 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto, 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 300mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 300mm (SB)
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto (Yo), 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto (Yo), 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto (Yo), 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Honesuki, 165mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Kiritsuke, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Mukimono, 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Nakiri, 165mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Petty, 135mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Petty, 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Petty (Yo), 135mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Petty (Yo), 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Petty (Yo), 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kurouchi Santoku (SB), 165mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Santoku, 185mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Soba Kiri, 246mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Sujihiki (Yo), 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Sujihiki (Yo), 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Sujihiki (Yo), 300mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Sujihiki (Yo), 300mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Sujihiki, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Takohiki, 310mm (NOS)
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Tomoe-Kuri-Kogatana, 200mm (For Sale)
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Usuba, Kakugata, 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Usuba, Kamagata, 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Yanagiba, 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Yanagiba, 270mm (NOS)
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Yanagiba, 300mm
More images and knife measurements can be found on my website in the signature link.
 
Zweber12 said:
Alphabetically:
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Ajikiri, 125mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Chukabocho, 230mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Chukabocho, 230mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Deba, 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Deba, 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Fuguhiki, 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Fuguhiki, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Fuguhiki, 300mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto, 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto, 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto, 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto, 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto, 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto, 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 300mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Gyuto (Yo), 300mm (SB)
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto (Yo), 180mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto (Yo), 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Gyuto (Yo), 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Honesuki, 165mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Kiritsuke, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Mukimono, 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Nakiri, 165mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Petty, 135mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Petty, 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Petty (Yo), 135mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Petty (Yo), 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Petty (Yo), 150mm
  • Shigefusa Kurouchi Santoku (SB), 165mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Santoku, 185mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Soba Kiri, 246mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Sujihiki (Yo), 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Sujihiki (Yo), 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Sujihiki (Yo), 300mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Sujihiki (Yo), 300mm
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Sujihiki, 270mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Takohiki, 310mm (NOS)
  • Shigefusa Kasumi Tomoe-Kuri-Kogatana, 200mm (For Sale)
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Usuba, Kakugata, 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Usuba, Kamagata, 210mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Yanagiba, 240mm
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Yanagiba, 270mm (NOS)
  • Shigefusa Kitaeji Yanagiba, 300mm
More images and knife measurements can be found on my website in the signature link.
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Serious question: Is there anything left? You seem to have covered the different profiles and finishes! I suppose there are always the rare and 'one-offs'...
 
Man, western-handled Shigefusa gyutos have such a unique look. So cool seeing your collection
 
Luftmensch said:
Serious question: Is there anything left? You seem to have covered the different profiles and finishes! I suppose there are always the rare and 'one-offs'...
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I asked myself that question many times before. Last time this question came up i decided to sell quite a few knives and focus more on small(er) sets, e.g. debas, sujihiki, yanagiba, fuguhiki and gyutos. This 'evolvement' one can clearly see in the 2017 vs. 2019 photo.
 
Last year, a major shift in my collection took place to create a bit more focus. During the year, I 'only' added 1 Shigefusa knife to my collection via a trade and sold a total of 14. The year started out hopeful with the addition of the below 150mm kitaeji deba; more knife photos and specs can be found on my website.

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