i’m quite new to knifes and loved this video! thank you for uploading!
@bbeniss1911 Жыл бұрын
Very informative video, beautiful collection!
@armadagunshow Жыл бұрын
Awesome collection, thanks for sharing that to us
@davidkurle54182 жыл бұрын
Wonderful collection. And I appreciate you sharing their history as well. Cheers, my friend!
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. One day I’ll script a video and do a coherent story!
@invoker638 Жыл бұрын
The kanji on the holder means : trademark HIGONOKAMI. If im not mistaken
@pocketknives_and_harmonicas Жыл бұрын
Great history lesson! And those are nice looking knives
@gadgetgus2 жыл бұрын
The Magnificent Thirteen! 👌 Great video Eric! Atb Gus 👍
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
Well, I didn’t want to overwhelm folk!
@TheStreamingEnderman Жыл бұрын
I've been getting into these lately. Heinnie sure has a great selection! I still prefer Opinels and Mercators, but hey. Time for something new!
@WilliamsKnifeLife2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's a nice collection
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I enjoy them!
@rhino54192 жыл бұрын
Hello. Very interresting and educational. All the best.
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@KnifeChatswithTobias2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always felt the show side of a fixed blade handle should show when the knife is in the sheath. I’ve read that the writing on the knives covers the maker of the knife and numerous aspects of the knife such as the steel used for the blade. I really enjoy these kinds of video that go into great detail about lesser known knives of different cultures. I’ve learned quite a bit. Thanks, Eric.
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
It’s difficult to do these videos without coming over as a goal geek! I do enjoy it. I’ve another Japanese video coming up on 18th. The question inf the mei on a Japanese sword is interesting to me. There’s a lot goes in to it, but it’s normally hidden. That it ‘needs’ to be facing outwards, but can’t be seen, amuses me. It does help to distinguish between a short tachi and and o-katana though.
@jerseyknifeguy63822 жыл бұрын
Holly smokes Eric wow you have a lot of knives!!!!!! You don’t mess around I didn’t know you liked them so much!!!!! I always looked at them….. thanks buddy I’ll see you soon
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
My wife says, “too many!” Im nothing like Tobias, I’ve only around 300 or so! I do limit myself to British, Japanese and European knives, plus a few example statement pieces (Chris Reeve, Medford, Benchmade, Buck, ADV, etc.), but only a couple or so of each brand. I don’t buy American or Chinese knives as a rule, as there are just too many, and I’d run out of space and money in no time. But I’ve still accumulated a few by accident!
@bmpifvАй бұрын
@@slick_slicerswhat would you say is your favorite country to get knifes from?
@Scratchy8775 ай бұрын
Great, I have one that was given to me. Its blade is worn but still usable. Wish I new my knifes personal history.
@kerouacf00696 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing, thinking of buying one for cutting leather , do you think it would be suitable ?
@erikramaekers63 Жыл бұрын
Ohta knives are made by one man Mr Ohta always with a wooden handle and D2 blade.Higanokami knives are beautiful friction folders too.Messing or copper handle and carbon or stainless steel ( also Damascus) Great collection i have only six ( in Europe knives are more expensive than in the US)It says : Lord of Higonokami
@ianrosie44312 жыл бұрын
What a treat for a fan of friction folders. I thoroughly enjoyed that, Slick. According to Tod Cutler, the pattern was common in the U.K too, up to the 16th century. I have one of his reproductions. Interestingly, and just from what I've seen, in Britain we tended to curve the tang up on friction folders. This allows the thumb to be released for reverse grips and such. Do you know if the Higonokami's were originally designed to be razors, eschewing other utilities?
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
I don’t believe they were, but I don’t know what Japanese people of old used. I use a Japanese Feather razor today, but the double-edged safety razor wasn’t invented till 1904, by Gillette, some 8 years after the Higonokami! The main characteristic of the Higonokami blade is that it’s a convex, apple seed, shape. Most open razors are very fine hollow grinds, but that doesn’t really prove anything!
@ianrosie44312 жыл бұрын
@@slick_slicers Thanks.
@rottiejakeluke9 ай бұрын
Will you please let me know where you purchased all of the ones with the wood scales? A link for each would be greatly appreciated. ThaNK YOU..
@slick_slicers9 ай бұрын
The tiny, and ridiculously expensive one was from Moonrakerknives.co.uk and the rest were all from Heinnie.com Oh, the one second from the right came from Ali Express, I think, but I can’t be sure!
@ShinyuuBoy6 ай бұрын
really nice collection, and interesting information about the higonokami, do you have the model of the smallest one in wood from the left?
@slick_slicers6 ай бұрын
I don’t, but I got it on line from Moonraker Knives.
@ShinyuuBoy6 ай бұрын
@@slick_slicers after long research, boker higo bonsai hikari
@gizmocarr30932 жыл бұрын
I appreciate their simple design and useful purpose. It is an interesting part of the history of Japan. Thank you for showing and explaining about this style of knife. I like the wooden handle one's looks the best. I have noticed some models have two blades that one blade opens from each end of the handle. 🏮🙂 It must have been hard to find all the models you discovered.
@hawleyfromhell Жыл бұрын
Nice collection. Hope you picked them up in person and not just online~
@slick_slicers9 ай бұрын
Sorry to be so late in responding, I seem to have missed your comment. Sadly I couldn’t pop over to Japan, maybe one day, but I did buy them from reputable dealers so the provenance is fairly sound for all but a couple.
@bladeinwales2 жыл бұрын
My word Eric, what a collection! I don't have any of those, but , without being disrespectful about them, I can see their naive beauty. What I like about your videos is I very often learn something I did'nt know, for example the origin of the city of Tokyo.Where does your fascination with Japan come from? ATB Tony.🐴🏴
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
In August 1976, when I was 9 years old, I found a katana in my grandad’s attic. I didn’t see it again for almost 40 years, but I could describe it perfectly. I’d handled it for two or three minutes, but it made a huge impact. I now own it, and know a hell of a lot more about it, but it gave me two questions. It was in a shirasaya, but had a tsuba, and it had a deep sori, too deep! I spent ages in the library trying to understand these two things (no internet back then), and that meant libraries and books. I started researching aged 10.
@TheShahofBaltimore2 ай бұрын
How to you open your Higo faster??
@ramonw990510 ай бұрын
Great video. Can you tell me where? Did you purchase the leather ends for your knives in this video?
@slick_slicers10 ай бұрын
Thank you! I made them myself. I bought some 3mm flat leather cord from eBay and then tied the knots. If you search for “lanyard knot” on KZbin, there are lots of videos to show you how.
@apbeckstead53478 ай бұрын
Shirogami is basic and Aogami has the additives.
@Gandalf_The_Pale2 жыл бұрын
I increased the contrast of a photo on my brass 120mm Higo. Google Translate recognized all the characters. It was interpreted as the following: 藤肥後守必剛登録商標 or "Fuji Higonokami Registered Trademark" The one thing that sticks out to me is Fuji. Why Fuji? But the rest makes sense.
@Gandalf_The_Pale2 жыл бұрын
And the markings on the blade indicate, at least partly, the blue paper steel.
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
That’s part of it, but I think there’s more. The chap who did the translation before told me some extra stuff. I do know a few other experts on kanji related to nihonto, but I never seem to find the time! I’m a member of the To-Ken Society of Great Britain, but I rarely manage to get to meetings these days.
@John..18Ай бұрын
I've just ordered a Higonokami, I wish I could afford a Rockstead,, 😂😂😂
@Beowulf_98 Жыл бұрын
White paper is a very pure carbon blue paper is the same as white paper just with tungsten. And they actually do have a micro bevel from the factory if you watch them being made on KZbin they actually do put a micro bevel on them.
@EPIEUR5 ай бұрын
Une bien belle collection, tu devrais ajouter le douk-douk lame higonokami en acier N690 co😉
@calambria1006 ай бұрын
I think the cheap ones are more elegant.
@jock-of-ages732 жыл бұрын
You can get the translation from the letters on the handle (sheath) using your phone camera and Google translate. Just a thought.
@CNYKnifeNerd2 жыл бұрын
繼肥後守定駒 (Higonokami tei koma) Higonokami Sadakoma No idea of the accuracy
@JAMESGREGORYKULP19852 жыл бұрын
I bought A Gerber AYAKO Folding pocket knife. That is kind of like the HIGO NO KAMI Japanese pocket knife.
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know it, but Gerber and Moki in Japan did a lot of work together, so a crossover isn’t surprising. I think that there’s a good deal of commonality between the Higonokami and the one piece plastic handled folders, originally from Paul Gerber, and later from Spyderco and Fallkniven.
@ereotav2 жыл бұрын
where can i get a genuine higo knife? only able to find the cheap ones in the style of
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
In the UK, both Moonraker and Heinnie sell genuine ones, but they also sell others. Best to ring them.
@cabinvibeetsystore90942 жыл бұрын
New sub !
@slick_slicers2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, welcome aboard!
@jimathybindlenim635919 күн бұрын
7:00 knife stuf
@rickokuma633 Жыл бұрын
You need to write yourself a script and practice before presenting yourself in front of thousands of people! Otherwise your information was very good.
@slick_slicers Жыл бұрын
Never likely to happen, I’m afraid! The channel only exists to share my knives and the contents of my indisciplined mind.
@vitapita355511 ай бұрын
25:37 --- такие ножички были у всех школьников в СССР, такой ширпотреб клепали н акаждом танковом заводе!