I guess I missed the days when honyaki knives from known smiths could be found for relative bargains, so take what I'm about to say with some grain of salt...
Even at inflated prices, I find almost all Japanese knives to represent cost bargains compared with their western competitors. I fault neither for their pricing approaches, but find it somewhat funny that a honyaki from a smith who's been doing this work for decades is considered expensive at $1,700...
Even at inflated prices, I find almost all Japanese knives to represent cost bargains compared with their western competitors. I fault neither for their pricing approaches, but find it somewhat funny that a honyaki from a smith who's been doing this work for decades is considered expensive at $1,700...