Day 8: Kyoto – Knives @ Shigeharu (重春) II

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We went back to Shigeharu today to purchase a second chef knife for our own use after realising that we have sufficient remaining cash with us. The first knife was bought especially for someone special which we shall not reveal yet until it is presented to the person. :)

This time round though, we asked the knife maker whether he could engrave Chinese characters onto both of the knives. And he kindly did it for us. He could only do it on the metallic portion of the handle. My guess is that if the engraving were to be done on the blade itself, it would affect the integrity of the blade’s performance.

Yang took a few more shots of the visit today, including the actual knife we bought before it was all wrapped up. Below is a selection of photos.

The shop has a really authentic feel to it, as though it was belonging to a master artisan would makes and sells his own knives. On the other side of the room were several used knives which we suspect he was maintaining for their owners.
The knife maker and shop owner hand-engraving our Chinese characters.
Our second and new knife getting a sharpening.
One of our two knives before it was put through a final polish. Cost 8,000円 each, and we bought additional whetstones at 2,000円 for each too.

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