Higonokami's

[comis]

Cap't, thank you for the great writeup.  I can imagine this folder must be very popular in its golden days, where many school boys would have one on each them, like a pair of pants.

You must remember the pencil knife we had in elementary school, or was that not in HK?

When I go to school, I vaguely remember pencil knife is still ok when I was in primary school, but it was frown upon(or even banned) when I was in highschool. 

The funny part is, the school do allow students to carry razor sharp cutter for art/craftsmanship class, which usually is way sharper than the pencil knife(since no one knows how to sharpen properly).   

[jzmtl]

Cap't, thank you for the great writeup.  I can imagine this folder must be very popular in its golden days, where many school boys would have one on each them, like a pair of pants.

You must remember the pencil knife we had in elementary school, or was that not in HK?

When I go to school, I vaguely remember pencil knife is still ok when I was in primary school, but it was frown upon(or even banned) when I was in highschool. 

The funny part is, the school do allow students to carry razor sharp cutter for art/craftsmanship class, which usually is way sharper than the pencil knife(since no one knows how to sharpen properly).   

I must've had 10+ of those since I kept losing them, they aren't sharp to begin with and I had no clue how to sharpen anything. I only remember them during my early elementary school years, since we were switched to fountain pens in grade 3 or 4.

[zoidberg]

I suppose you could use it if you are determined, but I've tried it and many others, always come back to Vic Climber after a while. 

I am in no way saying it is the best option, but it is actually useful for most cutting tasks.

On a separate note I did not get a chance to give them a "face lift" when I was at my friends house.

You don't have a file? Or some sandpaper? 

[captain spaulding]

Cap't, thank you for the great writeup.  I can imagine this folder must be very popular in its golden days, where many school boys would have one on each them, like a pair of pants.

You must remember the pencil knife we had in elementary school, or was that not in HK?

When I go to school, I vaguely remember pencil knife is still ok when I was in primary school, but it was frown upon(or even banned) when I was in highschool. 

The funny part is, the school do allow students to carry razor sharp cutter for art/craftsmanship class, which usually is way sharper than the pencil knife(since no one knows how to sharpen properly).   

I must've had 10+ of those since I kept losing them, they aren't sharp to begin with and I had no clue how to sharpen anything. I only remember them during my early elementary school years, since we were switched to fountain pens in grade 3 or 4.

Mine came quite sharp. 

[captain spaulding]

I suppose you could use it if you are determined, but I've tried it and many others, always come back to Vic Climber after a while. 

I am in no way saying it is the best option, but it is actually useful for most cutting tasks.

On a separate note I did not get a chance to give them a "face lift" when I was at my friends house.

You don't have a file? Or some sandpaper? 

I had been doing some reading and apparently these do not sharpen well on anything short of a Japanese wet stone. Anything else will cause the blade to chip from what I read. Time will tell though. I will have to sharpen mine eventually. 

[Sparky415]

Capt 

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,26175.0.html

[zoidberg]

I suppose you could use it if you are determined, but I've tried it and many others, always come back to Vic Climber after a while. 

I am in no way saying it is the best option, but it is actually useful for most cutting tasks.

On a separate note I did not get a chance to give them a "face lift" when I was at my friends house.

You don't have a file? Or some sandpaper? 

I had been doing some reading and apparently these do not sharpen well on anything short of a Japanese wet stone. Anything else will cause the blade to chip from what I read. Time will tell though. I will have to sharpen mine eventually.

Not to sharpen, to clean up the spine and jagged edge. 

[captain spaulding]

I suppose you could use it if you are determined, but I've tried it and many others, always come back to Vic Climber after a while. 

I am in no way saying it is the best option, but it is actually useful for most cutting tasks.

On a separate note I did not get a chance to give them a "face lift" when I was at my friends house.

You don't have a file? Or some sandpaper? 

I had been doing some reading and apparently these do not sharpen well on anything short of a Japanese wet stone. Anything else will cause the blade to chip from what I read. Time will tell though. I will have to sharpen mine eventually.

Not to sharpen, to clean up the spine and jagged edge. 

I thought you quoted Jzmtl for some reason. Yes I do, but I have no where to do it and I do not really want to do it inside my house.

[zoidberg]

I suppose you could use it if you are determined, but I've tried it and many others, always come back to Vic Climber after a while. 

I am in no way saying it is the best option, but it is actually useful for most cutting tasks.

On a separate note I did not get a chance to give them a "face lift" when I was at my friends house.

You don't have a file? Or some sandpaper? 

I had been doing some reading and apparently these do not sharpen well on anything short of a Japanese wet stone. Anything else will cause the blade to chip from what I read. Time will tell though. I will have to sharpen mine eventually.

Not to sharpen, to clean up the spine and jagged edge. 

I thought you quoted Jzmtl for some reason. Yes I do, but I have no where to do it and I do not really want to do it inside my house.

Stop with the excuses and smurfing do it already.    Five minutes work and two minutes to clean up.

[jzmtl]

Cap't, thank you for the great writeup.  I can imagine this folder must be very popular in its golden days, where many school boys would have one on each them, like a pair of pants.

You must remember the pencil knife we had in elementary school, or was that not in HK?

When I go to school, I vaguely remember pencil knife is still ok when I was in primary school, but it was frown upon(or even banned) when I was in highschool. 

The funny part is, the school do allow students to carry razor sharp cutter for art/craftsmanship class, which usually is way sharper than the pencil knife(since no one knows how to sharpen properly).   

I must've had 10+ of those since I kept losing them, they aren't sharp to begin with and I had no clue how to sharpen anything. I only remember them during my early elementary school years, since we were switched to fountain pens in grade 3 or 4.

Mine came quite sharp. 

No we were talking about a cheap knife from the 80's that somewhat resembles higonokami, cost a couple of cents each I think. Literally everybody had one in his pencil case.

[captain spaulding]

We'll smurf. I'm just all over the place today. 

[comis]

Cap't, thank you for the great writeup.  I can imagine this folder must be very popular in its golden days, where many school boys would have one on each them, like a pair of pants.

You must remember the pencil knife we had in elementary school, or was that not in HK?

When I go to school, I vaguely remember pencil knife is still ok when I was in primary school, but it was frown upon(or even banned) when I was in highschool. 

The funny part is, the school do allow students to carry razor sharp cutter for art/craftsmanship class, which usually is way sharper than the pencil knife(since no one knows how to sharpen properly).   

I must've had 10+ of those since I kept losing them, they aren't sharp to begin with and I had no clue how to sharpen anything. I only remember them during my early elementary school years, since we were switched to fountain pens in grade 3 or 4.

Mine came quite sharp. 

No we were talking about a cheap knife from the 80's that somewhat resembles higonokami, cost a couple of cents each I think. Literally everybody had one in his pencil case.

(Image removed from quote.)

IIRC, I think that's what I used to have!

Capt 

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,26175.0.html

Great writeup!  I was reading that the other day as I want to learn more about it's history from another forum, and thinking the choice of background is artful and interesting 'cards' collection, here you are posting the link. 

[Sparky415]

Capt 

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,26175.0.html

Great writeup!  I was reading that the other day as I want to learn more about it's history from another forum, and thinking the choice of background is artful and interesting 'cards' collection, here you are posting the link. 

Yep its a really great read 

I thought I would post that link, took me an hour to find it and now its been bumped 

 

[dks]

.

I thought I would post that link, took me an hour to find it and now its been bumped 

  That is why I made this list, to stop people from wasting hours: http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,55891.msg983942.html#msg983942

The higonokami link is 4th from the end, in the 1st post.... 

[comis]

.

I thought I would post that link, took me an hour to find it and now its been bumped 

  That is why I made this list, to stop people from wasting hours: http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,55891.msg983942.html#msg983942

The higonokami link is 4th from the end, in the 1st post.... 

Enki_ck was right on the money, no one read stickies!! 

[dks]

Its not a sticky, so maybe nobody reads my posts.   

[Sparky415]

Its not a sticky, so maybe nobody reads my posts.   

Stickys, your posts, assembly instructions 

[enki_ck]

[comis]

Its not a sticky, so maybe nobody reads my posts.   

Yikes, why on earth will I have that impression on that?!  Guilty as charged!