Pippin89
Active Member
Good Morning All
So as I mentioned in another thread I recently purchased a Nakiri from a website I found that sells knives direct from Japan. They have several makers on there and their knives vary in price obviously....
https://www.sakaiknife.com/shopping.asp
So this Nakiri was one of the cheaper ones (presumably made by a less experienced smith. The price from the website was 7200Yen which is about £51. By the time you add in shipping, import tax, handling fees etc it set me back about £80 so the equivalent of a lower mid range knife here in the UK. Obviously these costs may be different in other countries.... Also worth noting it took around 3 weeks to arrive from Japan including getting held in customs and waiting for the local delivery company to pull their finger out, and over the Christmas period so not too bad.
I wasn't expecting huge things but thought it was worth a try and it definitely was. The knife itself is top end quality and rivals knives I have that cost over £300. It is an absolute joy to use. The geometry is perfect in my eyes with a square tip (not a rounded tip that defies the whole point of a nakiri), and its a perfect fit in my hand and feels as comfortable as a knife I have been using all my life.
So is it perfect? No.... Sadly not, the one issue is in fit and finish. Where the handle wood meets the bolster there is a noticeable step. You can't feel it while using it so its not too much of an issue but if you run your finger over it you can. Which is a mild disappointment. Maybe the more expensive knife makers on the site will be better? For reference the most expensive Nakiri's are about £90 on the site so about £120 to my door in the UK.
Overall though for the money I would say its as good as it gets. If you have a smaller budget for knives then these guys are definitely worth a go! I will continue to update this as I remember too and as I use the knife more and more. I will attempt to post some photos here but its the first time I have tried so forgive me if it goes wrong!
So as I mentioned in another thread I recently purchased a Nakiri from a website I found that sells knives direct from Japan. They have several makers on there and their knives vary in price obviously....
https://www.sakaiknife.com/shopping.asp
So this Nakiri was one of the cheaper ones (presumably made by a less experienced smith. The price from the website was 7200Yen which is about £51. By the time you add in shipping, import tax, handling fees etc it set me back about £80 so the equivalent of a lower mid range knife here in the UK. Obviously these costs may be different in other countries.... Also worth noting it took around 3 weeks to arrive from Japan including getting held in customs and waiting for the local delivery company to pull their finger out, and over the Christmas period so not too bad.
I wasn't expecting huge things but thought it was worth a try and it definitely was. The knife itself is top end quality and rivals knives I have that cost over £300. It is an absolute joy to use. The geometry is perfect in my eyes with a square tip (not a rounded tip that defies the whole point of a nakiri), and its a perfect fit in my hand and feels as comfortable as a knife I have been using all my life.
So is it perfect? No.... Sadly not, the one issue is in fit and finish. Where the handle wood meets the bolster there is a noticeable step. You can't feel it while using it so its not too much of an issue but if you run your finger over it you can. Which is a mild disappointment. Maybe the more expensive knife makers on the site will be better? For reference the most expensive Nakiri's are about £90 on the site so about £120 to my door in the UK.
Overall though for the money I would say its as good as it gets. If you have a smaller budget for knives then these guys are definitely worth a go! I will continue to update this as I remember too and as I use the knife more and more. I will attempt to post some photos here but its the first time I have tried so forgive me if it goes wrong!
