So I started collecting, my first Shigefusa

[Zweber12]

Is there some specific knives you are still looking for?

Yes, for sure, I never stop dreaming:

Kitaeji, Wa Handle
- Yanagiba, 240mm
- Gyuto, 300mm
- Fugubiki, 240mm
- Deba, 165mm
- Deba, 150mm
- Deba, 135mm
- Unagisaki (any length)
- Kiritsuke (any length)
- Garasuke (any length)

Kitaeji, Yo Handle
- Gyuto, 270mm
- Gyuto, 300mm
- Petty, 150mm
- Sujikihi, 300mm
- Sujikihi, 270mm

Kasumi, Yo Handle
- Gyuto, 270mm
- Gyuto, 210mm
- Gyuto, 180mm
- Petty, 135mm

Kasumi, Wa Handle
- Petty 150mm
- Petty 135mm

Anyone with one of these knives can contact me for a fair offer!

 

[Zweber12]

Several folks have asked me recently if I could do an update on the Shigefusa pricing post that I did here back in March. Several interesting pieces have hit the market between March and now and, I guess, there is a need for context.

Okay, so first some info about the data set. My excel file now contains 270+ Shigefusa transactions between 2011 and YTD 2017; it’s a mix of KKF and 3rd party vendors, with 2/3rd of the transactions of the last 3 years. Simple explanation for that is: that’s when I started keeping record. Lastly, the data set is all public information.


First question I always get is: do prices increase? Yes, they do and they have been accelerating in the past 3 years:

The data is for Wa Handle only, Single & Double Bevel mixed:
· Kasumi: 7 year CAGR is 7%, CAGR of the last 3 years: 11%
· Kitaeji : 6 year CAGR is 4%, CAGR of the last 3 years: 6%
· Kurouchi: 6 year CAGR is 8%, CAGR of the last 3 years: 20%


Second question I get is: is this knife a fair/good/bad/outrageous/insane deal?
This question is multifactorial, emotional and rational at the same time, only thing I can do here is give you the box plots with whiskers:

How to read? Simple, take the price in USD, divide by the length of the knife in mm. This will give you a $ price per mm. The blue dot is the Mean, whiskers give min/max max values recorded, box itself is 50% of values.


The third most asked question: “Can you help me price my Shig”, or “What price did the last xx sell for?”
Yes, I can help you with this, just shoot me an KKF pm. If you want a custom answer, same process.

 

[FoRdLaz]

Several folks have asked me recently if I could do an update on the Shigefusa pricing post that I did here back in March. Several interesting pieces have hit the market between March and now and, I guess, there is a need for context.

Okay, so first some info about the data set. My excel file now contains 270+ Shigefusa transactions between 2011 and YTD 2017; it’s a mix of KKF and 3rd party vendors, with 2/3rd of the transactions of the last 3 years. Simple explanation for that is: that’s when I started keeping record. Lastly, the data set is all public information.


First question I always get is: do prices increase? Yes, they do and they have been accelerating in the past 3 years:

The data is for Wa Handle only, Single & Double Bevel mixed:
· Kasumi: 7 year CAGR is 7%, CAGR of the last 3 years: 11%
· Kitaeji : 6 year CAGR is 4%, CAGR of the last 3 years: 6%
· Kurouchi: 6 year CAGR is 8%, CAGR of the last 3 years: 20%


Second question I get is: is this knife a fair/good/bad/outrageous/insane deal?
This question is multifactorial, emotional and rational at the same time, only thing I can do here is give you the box plots with whiskers:

How to read? Simple, take the price in USD, divide by the length of the knife in mm. This will give you a $ price per mm. The blue dot is the Mean, whiskers give min/max max values recorded, box itself is 50% of values.


The third most asked question: “Can you help me price my Shig”, or “What price did the last xx sell for?”
Yes, I can help you with this, just shoot me an KKF pm. If you want a custom answer, same process.

Awesome info. Thanks for your time and effort!

 

[valgard]

Incredibly useful and well organized info as usual Floris. I love the nerdy graphs xD.

 

[valgard]

Those whiskers are very biased to higher values lol.

 

[QCDawg]

U r amazing Floris. There again, u set the market on most of the data 😂

 

[Zweber12]

Those whiskers are very biased to higher values lol.

True, though the knives in each category have different dimensions; length, type etc. The price per mm is just a simple calculation and certain unicorns can heavily distort the data set.

 

[Zweber12]

Got a few messages over the last weeks from folks asking for updates on my website. I know, the last update was somewhere in June and I have acquired several knives since. With the launch of a redesigned site, these knives will be featured in full detail. The latter will be somewhere this fall, or check out my IG account to get your weekly Shig fix!

 

[Zweber12]

Small update, did start the redesign of the website, progress is slow though a preview below. A lot more focus will be put on photos:

 

[Eitan78]

Small update, did start the redesign of the website, progress is slow though a preview below. A lot more focus will be put on photos:

Awesome work Floris!
Superb!
next step is opening the shigefusa museum for the community.
[emoji1]

 

[Zweber12]

Awesome work Floris!
Superb!
next step is opening the shigefusa museum for the community.
[emoji1]

The invite is in the mail!

 

[valgard]

Awesome Floris, I need a badge as first one to visit the museum lol.

Small update, did start the redesign of the website, progress is slow though a preview below. A lot more focus will be put on photos:

 

[nevin]

Small update, did start the redesign of the website, progress is slow though a preview below.

Floris, I urge you to have a roadshow around the world with your Shigefusa's collection!

 

[Zweber12]

Floris, I urge you to have a roadshow around the world with your Shigefusa's collection!

A "Zweber12 pass-around;" as long as the next recipient pays for S&H, I am in. Still have plenty of holidays left this year.. :doublethumbsup:

 

[nevin]

A "Zweber12 pass-around;" as long as the next recipient pays for S&H, I am in. Still have plenty of holidays left this year.. :doublethumbsup:

How can we only pass around the knives without meeting the famous celebrity?

 

[Zweber12]

Not one of the most brilliant of images, though a shot of a Shigefusa Kasumi Kiritsuki, 270mm. Once I have my new site up an running, I will document this knife in more detail!

 

[Mute-on]

That’s a beautiful blade!

 

[Zweber12]

Two more photos of recently acquired knives, wish I had more time to dedicate to cataloging and updating the website.

Shigefusa kasumi Kiritsuke, 270mm

Shigefusa kitaeji Mioroshi Deba, 240mm

 

[Zweber12]

Rounding up an exceptional week with this one, a Shigefusa Kitaeji Sujihiki,270 mm, yo handle:

 

[valgard]

OMG

 

[fatboylim]

Holy smokes batman!

 

[Mute-on]

OMG

Yeah, ummm, what he said.

Seriously, Floris?

 

[Marek07]

Rounding up an exceptional week with this one, a Shigefusa Kitaeji Sujihiki,270 mm, yo handle:

Your "exceptional week" = a couple of years to us mortals! Very, very nice.

 

[Zweber12]

I finally got around to take new photos, enjoy!


This image captures 3 of my favourite knives, 2 kitaeji Fugubikis, 270 & 300mm and a kasumi Fugubiki 270mm.

No need for an introduction:

Kitaeji Kamagata Usuba, 210mm

Kitaeji Yanagiba, 270mm, NOS:

 

[Zweber12]

One more:

 

[Zweber12]

Not everything I collect is Shigefusa, one of the other highlights, a Yoshiaki Fujiwara Kikuryu Gyuto, 240mm

 

[malexthekid]

One more:

I love the grain and colouring on that handle

 

[valgard]

GTFO [emoji91]

 

[StonedEdge]

GTFO [emoji91]

+1

 

[Zweber12]

Still in the process of taking new photos for my site, here a recent one from a 195mm kasumi Deba. Several nice features are the NOS handle and the chiseled kanji on a kasumi single bevel: