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From: bill@crystal.ARPA (Bill Cox)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Yet More On Knives
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Date: Fri, 4-Nov-83 01:19:01 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  4 01:19:01 1983
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Japanese knives are listed in catalog for Woodline: The Japan Woodworker,
1731 Clement Avenue, Alameda California 94501; phone (415)521-1810.
I have used (and own some of) the Japanese saws and chisels they import,
and I think they're of very good to excellent quality.
The catalog is $1.50; kitchen knives
are priced at $100+ for "Tools as art" knives, $7 for a paring knife,
$12.75 for a stainless/high carbon, up to $34.25 for a "heavy kitchen
knife" (right handed; lefty version is $50 ! )

Another tool source that I believe sells knives mailorder is Tashiro's
Hardware, 707 South Jackson st, Seattle Washington 98104, phone (206)
622-8452.  catalog is free, but don't hold your breath waiting for it.
(I have a catalog somewhere; I've never bought from them, but have
heard some favorable comments)

Hardware-type stores in any area with significant Japanese population
(L.A.? other California?) would be likely to have kitchen knives.
There's a fairly heavily Japanese area in Chicago, around Lincoln avenue
and (?)Clark.  Maybe some BTL-ers at Indian Hill would know...

	bill cox
	bill@uwisc
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