SharpEdge Makiri Hocho Hammer Fixed Blade

Mar 2, 2020

RudolphHi Rudolf, Grega here from SharpEdge, sorry for the late reply. Sometimes it slips our mind to take such photos, we want to display the blade but then forget about making photos of the sheathed knife. Thanks for reminding us of this, much appreciated. I made some photos of the makiri with the sheath on it, I hope these will be useful to you. If you'd like to see some additional photos, please let me know. Best, Grega

Manadono

Nov 17, 2019

hey! iron oxide does not form a passivating layer on the knife as its grain structure is too large to inhibit further corrosion, please update the item's description accordingly 🙂

massdrop01

783

May 12, 2019

Thought I read “harakiri” at first 😀

Orion13

May 8, 2019

I really want to like this knife but the apparent saya quality and fit issues ruin it for me. If it was well fitted into a premium saya, I would love it. A dual bevel would be nice but that’s just my preference. I love the blade shape and finish.

Kavik

5531

May 8, 2019

Orion13Sounds like you're looking for a completely different knife....

May 9, 2019

Orion13Hi @Orion13, thanks for your comment. The saya on the Makiri knife works on the friction principle, so the initial fit has to be very tight as the wood (magnolia) of the sheath will after some usage give in, and then it the blade will slide in much easier. As you probably know, magnolia wood is widely used to make handles of Japanese knives, and since Makiri is a traditional Japanese fishermen knife, they used the most common wood to make the handle and saya for it. Magnolia is a soft wood, so it can 'chip' at the edges if not taken care of properly, and can also get stains if you use it with dirty hands. A little sandpaper can fix this easily, although we like the used look on the Makiri as this is our go-to knife for camping and adventures, its always in our backpack.

BobAZ

Feb 13, 2019

Left handed people beware. My experience with kitchen knives sharpened on one side only is that they are designed for right-handed people. Used in the left hand, when slicing, the blade runs off at a crazy, uncontrollable angle. For us leftys, the flat side is in contract with the sliver, not the uncut part.

Feb 13, 2019

BobAZHey @BobAZ, thanks for your comment! Indeed, the Makiri is single bevel knife, meant to be used only by right-handed users. I asked Massdrop to add this important piece of information to the product page. Single bevel Japanese knives are 99% of times only made for right-handed users (this is mostly because of their history, it was socially only accepted to use right hand for swords/knives), so unfortunately left-handed users are in a big disadvantage here.. Things are changing for the better, but it's still quite difficult to get a non-custom made left-handed single bevel knife in Japan.

EPEE

Feb 13, 2019

Is this made in Japan? I really hope the blade shape is better, just a little slimmer on the tip would make this knife kook so much better.

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Feb 13, 2019

EPEEYes, Makiri is made in Japan by blacsmith Ikeuchi. The slimmer tip would indeed make Makiri perform better. Since it is a traditional fisherman knife, they needed a ticker spine so it could be used as a deba to cut fish on the spot if needed, and also it was supposed to be used for rougher tasks on a boat, so the thinner tip would be more prone to chipping/breaking.

Orion13

May 8, 2019

EPEEI dunno, I think it look pretty kook.

TheUsualSuspect91

Feb 1, 2019

Omniseed

1972

Feb 29, 2020

TheUsualSuspect91It's really nice looking, how's it working for you?

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Timberland88

Dec 29, 2018

That does the kanji on the handle say?