shigefusa, where to buy?

[bechler]

Where can one purchase a shig gyuto? Just curious as I rarely see them.

 

[Ucmd]

Maxim

 

[bechler]

Maxim?

 

[James]

Maxim

+1. I would also give JWW a call

 

[chinacats]

You could try maksim or rakuten, they are both out now, but rakuten has been rolling through quite a few shig's lately, i believe maxim has a mailing list for when he gets them in...jww doesn't update, so it always looks like they are in stock...good luck! Rakuten currently has nakiri, yanabiba and petty's in stock.

 

[bechler]

What is Maxim

 

[chinacats]

What is Maxim

http://www.japanesenaturalstones.com/

he is a forum member here as well...

http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/forumdisplay.php/63-JapaneseNaturalStones-com

 

[Messy Jesse]

Just sign up on Maxim's Shig mailing list. I just got a Shig yanagi from him through the list. Great experience, and Shigs are worth every penny! Good luck.

 

[Namaxy]

Japan woodworker looks like they have them on their website, as has been stated before. However if you call or e-mail them, Coleen (I think that's her name) will e-mail you the list in stock. Having said that - they've never had a gyuto in stock when I've checked - but they have had some yanagis.

As everyone has already suggested, Maxim has a separate Shig e-mail list. Sign up for that list. He sends it around when he has stock - and then it's a first come first serve that goes extremely fast (we're talking hours ). Good luck!

 

[Eamon Burke]

lololol that is great..."What is Maxim?"

I remember that feeling very clearly. Lots of first-name-basis around here.

 

[TB_London]

270 in the for sale section of the old forum

 

[barramonday]

Takeshi over at Aframes has some new old stock kitaeji yanagibas in various sizes at the moment