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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
Kiku with the Award plaque on his
table at the Blade Show in Atlanta
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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
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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 itfs 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
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New! KM-555 Mega Power
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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
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New! KM-525 Skeleton
Neck
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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
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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
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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
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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
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New! KM-545 Yasha
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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
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New! KM-550 Enma
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.)
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Kiku KM-490
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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
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KM-490B
Same as above, but with grind marks for
decoration
JKD Special
$220.00 Available (1 pc.
only)
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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
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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
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Kiku KM-500B Master Hunter
I SP Hasinau Kamui
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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
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