　Hide's Export　　: The First Kitchen Knife (Yoshihide 150mm Petite)

Apr 28, 2011

The First Kitchen Knife (Yoshihide 150mm Petite)

Right side 150mm Yoshihide SKD Petite

I got the first Kitchen Knife from Yoshikane Hamono to ship to my customer.
It is a 150mm SKD petite knife in migaki finish.

Left side

The custom order was a 150mm petite similar to the SKD suji which my friend at JNS got. The petite should be thinner than the stock knives and with a hand fitted ho saya.
The order was placed on 11th. April when I started this blog. Estimated time was 1 month for the knife plus 1 week for the saya.
This time it came very fast. It was less than 3 weeks after order.

With Saya

I myself have this petite in 135mm. It has the stock dimensions.
Now lets compare the two:

135mm(used) and 150mm Petite

The 135mm petite is also used by my wife. She use it a lot because she does not need to take care as much as a carbon knife (BTW the tip is a bit rounded at her request).

Here the dimensions and weight of the two:
                      135mm         150mm
Blade length          135mm         153mm
Blade height at heel   30mm          34mm
Spine at handle         2.9mm         2.9mm
Spine at heel           2.5mm         2.5mm
Spine at middle         1.9mm         1.8mm
Spine 1cm to tip        1.0mm         0.9mm
Middle at blade (heel) 1.6mm 1.3mm
Weight                   62g           65g

The spine tapers from thick at handle (heel) to the tip which is a proof that it has been forged. You cannot see so much difference at the spine of these 2 knives but when you look at the geometry (middle of spine and edge at heel) the 150mm is thinner by 0.3mm. It has also only a 3g increase in weight though it is 18mm longer.

To cut with it and to make maintainance to this knife my friend has 2 nice videos with his suji:

Yoshikane Suji polish
Shigefusa VS Yoshikane

I hope my customer is happy with this kitchen knife when he receive it.

To order such custom made kitchen knives made by Shigefusa or Yoshikane agree to the terms and conditions and make e-mail. The e-mail address is at About me in the left side.

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Terms and Conditions

All knives I sell are custom made therefore no return policy will be applied.
I will inspect the knife and send pictures before I ship to you.
So far Shigefusa and Yoshikane have made custom knives for my customers with fit and finish of a higher standard than their stock knives.
I am asking them for extra care. But still, very light scratches may occur on the on the softer iron, and this will not be considered a defect in fit and finish.

For legal reasons you must be of legal responsible age to purchase a kitchen knife.
This age is 20 years old in Japan.
I do not know the regulations in your country, but by ordering from Hide's Export, you do affirm that you will only use the knife (or knives) for its intended purpose in the kitchen, and that I will have no legal liability for a for any damage resulting from misuse or improper care after the sale of these knives to you.(misuse or improper care including: washing custom knives in the dishwasher, prolonged exposure of carbon steel to acids or water, use of kitchen knives to cut inappropriate materials, etc.)

Customers must agree to the terms and conditions before asking for a quote or putting in an order. In case of any legal dispute, the Court of Jurisdiction will be Tokyo, Japan.

The customer pays 50% of the price of the knife at the time of order, and the remainder of the price plus the shipping fee are due when the knife is ready to ship.

Payment method is Paypal.