Higonokami Folding Knife – Blue Paper Steel 90mm

Better than expected for the price. ALOT BETTER! I have had a smaller one on my keyring for years. Sharp enough to shave leg hairs hahah and its not going to randomly open in my pocket. I will buy more of these. Definitely getting one for my nephew when he is a little older. Im not saying ot will be the only knife I carry but if Im out in town, odds are this cool little knife will be in my pocket. Its not ideal for protection or self defense but It would be a lot better than nothing! Its a great little tool for opening mail or the dozens of amazon boxes I get monthly. I reckon anyone who complains about a 29 dollar knife has warped expectations. I have no complaints about it. If you want to play rambo with a knife, 29 dollars is never gonna get you there. Sharpen your pencils look for Godzilla and stop whining. Hahahahah

Sharp. Fair quality. Good price. Happy customer.

Great Googlymoogly! This is some hard steel. Wonderfully forged, it was expeditiously sharpened — on a grinder. None of, that is zero of, the knives I have bought were sharpened the way I would have put edges on them. Honestly I spend way more time keening them up than I do parting out anything I cut outside of the kitchen. This center of presumably Hitachi White is HARD. Takes a stunning edge, and makes me wish for a 100 to 175mm sanmai fixed blade in a western style sheath and scales . . . that I could (would be willing to) afford. I note that this folder, when closed, easily comes into contact with the folded brass handle which was not going to fly. I inserted a 1/2 inch split length of vinyl tube to prevent that. The took a bit of jiggery and fiddling. I LIKE that the blade does not swing out easily. With the rivet pin fit as mine is assembled, there is NO chance it will open in your pocket. There will be some hours yet of polishing the sides remaining. I am working on an acetic acid patina before I get to the stropping. After the stropping I will put a thin coat of a drying oil such as walnut on it since use will easily wear this away and if I cut a apple with it there will be no toxicity. What a fine blade.

Beautifully unique pocket knife

This knife is really good, sharp and convenient. While this isn't a drawback but buyers should know it rusts easily, traditionally japanese blacksmiths use carbon steel which oxidizes rapidly. Keep it oiled with WD40, Linseed oil, wax, or other oils and it wont rust.

This is a 'daily driver' that goes into my pocket for all sorts of tasks. It is a smaller sized knife that is easy to open and has a great hand feel. It is a no nonsense build that relies on friction to keep the blade closed. It is a great little knife.

Very nice simple knife. The brass and the steel patina nicely.

While the knife is sharp, the handle and blade itself has many, many small scratches. I am very disappointed.