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6/27/09 Up!  

Just added  New Model

 6/10/09 Up!

Master Kiku just got back from Blade Show in Atlanta, GA, where he had a great show. During the 3 days shows, his table was always crowded with many people admiring his work of art and buying his knives. This was a great opportunity to talk to him and pick up his knives.

He wants to thank all of you who has stopped by his table and purchased his knives.

For those who missed this show, JKD is here to give you a chance to aquire his latest collection of the Hot selling knives.

 

       

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The Best Collaborative Knife of the Year Award Winners, Mr. Spencer Frazer, President of SOG Specialty Knives, Inc. and Master Kiku Matsuda, holding the knife together at SOG booth

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Kiku with the Award plaque on his table at the Blade Show in Atlanta

 

Just received a good feedback from Tom Tsouris who is collecting Kiku knives:

"I just received my new Kiku Matsuda "Yoroi Tooshi." It is truly a masterpiece. It is much more impressive in person than I imagined. Razor sharp and incredibly tough, the hamaguri-ba blade cuts through everything like a laser even though the knife is 6mm thick at the spine. The new polished finish is extremely tasteful. This will be the centerpiece of my growing knife collection. Thank you very much for finding it for me. It is always a pleasure doing business with you and your service is next to none.             Sincerely  Tom Tsouris"

Some "Sold Out" models may be re-produced with 1 - 2 months delivery. Please contact us by email 

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Kiku won the Award at Blade Show in 2007!

At the recent Blade Show held in Atlanta on June 8-10, Kiku knife won the Best Collaboration Knife of the Year Award. In this March, Mr.Spencer Frazer, President of SOG Specialty Knives, Inc. Lynnwood, WA. has visited Kiku workshop in Seki, and discussed about the Reverse Collaboration Knife designed by SOG and handmade by Kiku.

Kiku has made two knives for the show, and SOG has presented one knife for the award entry. On the second day of the show, the Knife Of The Year Awards Banquet was held and the Kiku/SOG collaboration knife won the Best Collaboration Knife of the Year Award. This is a great honor for Mr. Kiku Matsuda.

 

    This Award Winning Collabo knife is now available exclusively from SOG Specialty Knives, Inc. Lynnwood, WA  U.S.A. Their retail price is $2,500. For more details and ordering information, please visit http://sogknives.com/wordpress/2007/07/ 

See more photos for the Blade Show event

Here is a comment from Mr. Bob Moon who has recently bought Kiku knife:

"Thank you for a very beautiful knife. It has a wonderful overall shape, and a fine edge. It has a timeless beauty that is indicative of the refinement of Japanese design. I am very pleased, and please pass this message on to Master Kiku"

  

   We have many more thanks letters from the users, and here is the one from Marcin Morawski in Poland 

 

 

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Kiku Matsuda, the new knifemaker who has a magic hand in grinding and polishing the blades in any angles and directions. Unlike normal grinders, he uses a side flat area of the power wheel, that is his canvas to create any 3D grindings, concave, hollow, flat, Hamaguri (convex), twist, double and triple grindings in a free hand. He says his fingers move automatically from his imagination. This is amazing!!!!!!! 

 

    His father has been running a small workshop in Seki for blade grinding work for Seki production knife makers. Kiku has joined at the age of 15 and learned the grinding technique from his father. He is now 56, and his 40 years experiences and techniques have proved to be a best grinder in the world. His fine work was admitted by William Henry Knives some years ago, and all of their custom grade blades are being hand ground and polished by him.

 

 

 

   

 

 After his son, Masayuki (3rd generation) has joined, he has started making his own knives (handmade custom knives). At the local knife shows, his unique Tactical knives have quickly received great reputations for itfs unique blade style and extreme durability and sharpness. His first blade steel preference is the OU-31 (see details of this newly developed specialty steel here), but he also uses D2, ATS-34 and VG-10.

 

The blade durability, edge sharpness and longer edge retention of his knives are not only for the steel character, but also for his special Hamaguri-Ba (Japanese Convex edge famous for Katana) grinding. After polished the blade, he will use a special art etching process on the blade for non-glare finish, corrosion resistance  and blade surface protection. He prefers to use G-10 for the handles, hand contoured and shaped to fit with hand with an unique parachute cord guard. Each knife comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok carrying device.

 

You will be amazed with the outstanding blade grinding and cutting performance of Kiku Knives, when you actually use it. We would like you to experience and prove it,  However, his custom knife production is very limited right now, as he still devotes most of his work for the blade grinding for several knife makers. So far, he only made some knives for the shows. Kiku is my long time friend, and I have been helping him traveling and conducting international shows in last 4 years. From the show knives he made, I was choosing and collecting a few best knives at a time, and finally, the time has come to introduce 15 different knives to the JKD customers. Please note that we have only one piece each model, and have no idea when we will have next, once sold out. Fortunately, he intends to share more times to make his own custom knives, so we hope to be able to get more knives in the near future.

 

 New!  KM-555  Mega Power Utility

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KM-555  Mega Power Utility   Heavy duty (7.0mm thick) Machete Knife of 11-inch OU-31 recurved Hamaguri-ba blade with long false edge on the back. 6-inch Extra large Hand contoured Grey Canvas Micarta handle with finger strap. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

OU-31 blade in 7.0mm thick, 285mm blade, 430mm overall, Weight 700g

JKD Special $945.00  Available 

 

 New!  KM-525  Skeleton Neck Knife 

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 KM-525A  Large  Light weight Skeleton Utility knife of 3-inch D2 blade with false edge on back, One piece construction of D2 jigged handle with notches for non-slip grip. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with neck hanging para-cord strap.

D2 blade in 4.0mm thick, 75mm blade, 167mm overall, Weight 50g

JKD Special  $168.00  Available 

 

KM-525B  Medium  Same as above, but 2-1/4" Skinner blade

D2 blade in 4.0mm thick, 60mm blade, 135mm overall, Weight 45g

JKD Special  $150.00  Available 

 

 KM-525C  Small   Same as above, but 1-5/8" Upswept blade

D2 blade in 4.0mm thick, 41mm blade, 113mm overall, Weight 30g

JKD Special  $140.00  Available 

 

 New!  KM-530  Bushman Knife

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 KM-530  Bushman Knife  Rugged 8.0mm thick and 9-1/4" leng straight Hamaguri-ba OU-31 blade with reinforced dagger type tip with long false edge on back. Hand contoured black G-10 handle with thumb and palm notches and lanyard hole. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

OU-31 blade in 8.0mm thick, 235mm blade, 376mm overall, Weight 470g

JKD Special  $680.00  Available 

 

 New!  KM-535  Strike Dagger

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KM-535  Strike Dagger   Oversized Heavy Duty Dagger knife of 7-3/4" OU-31 recurved Hamaguri-ba blade with concave grind center and large false edge on the back,  Hand contoured black G-10 handle with finger retention para-cord and thumb notches. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

OU-31 blade in 8.0mm thick, 195mm blade, 333mm overall, Weight 600g

JKD Special  $698.00  Available 

 

 New!  KM-540  Kiku Fighter

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KM-540  Kiku Fighter   Finger hole handle Fighting knife of 8 inch OU-31 blade with slightly recurved flat grind body and sharp point tip with long false edge on back . Hand contoured Canvas Micarta handle with finger hole and notched butt. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device

OU-31 in 6.0mm thick, 206mm blade, 330mm overall, Weight 330g

JKD Special  $580.00  Available 

  

 New!  KM-545  Yasha (–鍳j

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KM-545@Yasha   Finger hole handle Tacitial knife.  Multi-ground 5-1/4" OU-31 blade with recurved concave belly and Hamaguri-ba edge toward tip and long false edge on back.  Hand contoured Canvas Micarta handle with finger hole and notched butt.  Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek Lok belt device.

OU-31 blade in 6.0mm thick. 130mm blade and 253mm overall, Weight 300g

JKD Special  $560.00  Available 

 

 New!  KM-550  Enma (θ…–‚j

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KM-550A  Enma, Large   Finger hole handle knife of slightly recurved flat grind 5-1/2" OU-31 blade with false edge and thumb notches on back, Hand contoured Canvas Micarta with finger hole and notched butt, Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

OU-31 blade in 4.0mm thick, 140mm blade, 265mm overall, Weight 210g

JKD Special  $520.00  Available 

  

KM-550B  Enma, Small   Same as above, but smaller size of 5-inch OU-31 blade.

OU-31 blade in 4.0mm thick, 126mm blade, 250mm overall, Weight 200g

JKD Special  $500.00  Available 

 

 Kiku  KM-510  Karambit Desperade

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KM-510  The famous Karambit style Tactical knife with 4-1/2 inch D2 Multi-ground blade of recurved hollow ground belly and Hamaguri (convex) edge upswept tip with large false edge and serrated tooth on back, 4-1/2" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with finger hole on end and finger notches on back.  Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

D-2 blade in 5.0mm thick, 110mm blade, 232mm overall, weight 200g

JKD Special $438.00   Available Now 

 

 Kiku  KM-515  Field Deba

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KM-515A The traditional Deba Hocho knife, ideal for outdoor cooking (home cooking too).  5 inch D-2 V-ground blade with narrow false edge and finger notches on back, 4-1/2" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta non-slip handle with palm notches on the back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

D-2 blade in 5.0mm thick, 126mm blade, 245mm overall, weight 200g

JKD Special $368.00   Sold Out  

 LM-515B  Same as above, but Single edge blade (flat grind on back side)  

JKD Special $368.00   Available  

 

 Kiku  KM-520  Silver Dragon

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 KM-520  Another rare large Machete type knife of "Silver Dragon" is back again. 13-1/2 inch OU-31 multi-ground blade with large recurved concave ground belly and Hamaguri-ba ground toward the blade tip with long false edge on the back.  Over-sized 6-3/4 inch hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with thumb notches on the back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lock belt device.

OU-31 blade in 8.0mm thick, 340mm blade, 500mm overall, Weight 860g

JKD Special $1,100.00     1 pc. Available Now 

 

 Kiku  KM-460  BuckUps

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KM-460  Master Kiku's famous BuckUp Series  Since intorducing the KM-460A BuckUp Original model 3 years ago, it became his best selling model, and now he has added some larger versions for now total 6 models to choose from, to meet every task situation. Each OU-31 blade has Kiku's famous multi-ground of recurved concave (hollow) grind body with extended Hamaguri-ba grind toward tip and long fase edge on the back, Hand contoured sure-grip G-10 or Micarta handle with OD Paracord finger strap and thumb notches on the back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

 

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KM-460A  BuckUp Original   105mm OU-31 blade in 4.0mm thick, 110mm G-10 handle, 210mm overall, Weight 175g

JKD Special $375.00  Available 

 

KM-460B  BuckUp Defender   123mm OU-31 blade in 4.0mm thick, 110mm G-10 handle, 227mm overall, Weight 190g

JKD Special $395.00  Available 

 

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KM-460C  BuckUp Special   121mm OU-31 blade in 5.2mm thick, 110mm G-10 handle, 230mm overall, Weight 240g

JKD Special $438.00  Available 

 

 

KM-460D  BuckUp Evolution I   140mm OU-31 blade in 6.0mm thick, 110mm Grey Canvus Micarta handle, 250mm overall, Weight 295g

JKD Special $498.00  Available Now 

 

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KM-460E  BuckUp Evolution II   160mm OU-31 blade in 7.3mm thick, 120mm G-10 handle, 280mm overall, Weight 415g

JKD Special $550.00  Available 

 

KM-460F  BuckUp Extreme   250mm OU-31 blade in 7.3mm thick, 120mm G-10 handle, 370mm overall, Weight 540g

JKD Special $798.00  Available 

 

 Kiku  KM-480  Rimakiri

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KM-480  Practical Utility Skinner blade. Another favorite knife of Pro-Hunter, Mr. Chujyo who has named it "Rimakiri".  5 inch recurved D2 blade with false edge on back, 5 inch hand contoured Grey Canvas Micarta  handle with finger strap and thumb notches on the back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

D-2 blade in 4.0mm thick, 125mm blade, 245mm overall, weight 190g

JKD Special $368.00   Available  

 

 Kiku  KM-485  Tanto

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KM-485A   Traditional Japanese Tanto blade with triangle reinforced tip.  5-1/2" OU-31 blade with slightly recurved flat grinding,   3-3/ 4" Hand Contoured Red Wine color Micarta handle.  Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

OU-31 blade in 5.0mm thick, 140mm blade, 240mm overall, weight 170g

JKD Special $250.00       Sold Out

 

KM-485B   -ditto-, but 6-1/2" slimmer blade and 3-5/8" Chocolate color Micarta handle.  Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.

OU-31 blade in 5.0mm thick, 170mm blade, 260mm overall, weight 180g

JKD Special $250.00       Available (only 1 pc.)

 

 Kiku  KM-490  Kame  (‹Tj

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KM-490A   Finger grip skeleton knife.  Multi-ground 4-1/4" D2 blade with recurved concave belly and Hamaguri-ba edge toward tip and long false edge on back.  Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek Lock belt device.

D2 blade in 4.0mm thick. 105mm blade and 165mm overall, Weight 100g

JKD Special $220.00   Sold Out

 

 KM-490B  Same as above, but with grind marks for decoration

JKD Special $220.00   Available (1 pc. only) 

 

 Kiku  KM-495  Northland

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Finger hole grip Neck knife.  One piece construction of VG-10 single cutting edg with 16 layered Stainless Damascus steel (flat grind on back side). Recurved blade with sharpened top bevel. Comes with Kydex sheath with OD Paracord Neck strap.

KM-495A  Mini Northland

VG-10 Damascus blade in 3.5mm thick. 35mm blade and 73mm overall, Weight 40g

JKD Special $160.00   Sold Out  

 

KM-495B  Northland

VG-10 Damascus blade in 3.5mm thick. 55mm blade and 104mm overall, Weight 55g

JKD Special $180.00  Available 

 

KM-495C  Long Northland

VG-10 Damascus blade in 3.5mm thick. 68mm blade and 117mm overall, Weight 57g

JKD Special $200.00  Available 

  

 Kiku  KM-500A  Master Hunter I   Hasinau Kamui

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KM-500A  Master Hunters designed by Japanese Pro-Hunter, Mr. Chujyo in Hokkaido. 5 inch long and 1-3/4 inch wide Hamaguri-ba grind skinning blade with false edge and thumb notches on the back. Hand contoured black G-10 handle fits your hand securely and comfortably. Comes with Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.

OU-31 blade in 5.0mm thick. 130mm blade and 260mm overall length. 360g weight

JKD Special  $598.00    Sold Out

 

 Kiku  KM-500B  Master Hunter I SP  Hasinau Kamui Special

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KM-500B  Special High Mirror polished blade version of KM-500A Master Hunter I Hasinau Kamui. Comes with custom made heavy duty black Leather sheath

JKD Special $850.00    Available Now