Ryuichi Kawamura Knives

CasePeanut · Jun 6, 2019

rockman0 said:
Arrived today. He told me he would make my favorite knife, goal accomplished

wow! did you correspond directly with him or through a dealer? I've seen enough of this thread that I want to get in line

rockman0 · Jun 6, 2019

ccsavage said:
Absolutely beautiful!! And sure enough that stag is out of this world compared to the pictures. Nice job scoring that one

Thanks cc

dcpritch said:
Gorgeous!!!!

Thanks dc

CasePeanut said:
wow! did you correspond directly with him or through a dealer? I've seen enough of this thread that I want to get in line

Direct, he's easy to communicate with, wait time is reasonable, he shipped Friday and it arrived Wednesday. Here's a couple of more pictures.

Lhpanther · Jun 6, 2019

rockman0 said:
Arrived today. He told me he would make my favorite knife, goal accomplished

My goodness, that turned out nice! I lack a Lanny’s from Ryu. Just sayin

rockman0 · Jun 6, 2019

Lhpanther said:
My goodness, that turned out nice! I lack a Lanny’s from Ryu. Just sayin

Thank you

as far as I know his books are open

dcpritch · Jun 29, 2019

rockman0 said:
Thanks cc

Thanks dc

Direct, he's easy to communicate with, wait time is reasonable, he shipped Friday and it arrived Wednesday. Here's a couple of more pictures.

Did anyone mention how great this knife is?!

rockman0 · Jun 29, 2019

It's so nice I ordered a gun hammer gun stock the day after I got it.

dcpritch said:
Did anyone mention how great this knife is?!

Pogonasong · Jul 1, 2019

Sorry if I'm overlooking the info but does anyone know what Ryu's books look like? It has to be over a year right?

SVTFreak · Jul 1, 2019

CasePeanut said:
wow! did you correspond directly with him or through a dealer? I've seen enough of this thread that I want to get in line

Directly with him. He's very easy to talk to and a very nice and humble man.

rockman0 said:
Thanks cc

Thanks dc

Direct, he's easy to communicate with, wait time is reasonable, he shipped Friday and it arrived Wednesday. Here's a couple of more pictures.

Wow the color of that stag is amazing. Perfect.

Pogonasong said:
Sorry if I'm overlooking the info but does anyone know what Ryu's books look like? It has to be over a year right?

Last I heard, it was about 6 months, but some depends on his father in laws health. Mine was originally to be 3 months but it ended up being about 10 due to that. That was about a year ago though and his popularity is rising. The one thing that scares some people is (of he hasn't changed his policy) he requires a bank transfer when the knife is complete to pay. So be prepared for that. Either way, it's well worth the wait.

After going to blade and playing with near every traditional makers knives out there, I will say this with confidence. Ryu is one of the best out there. His work is on par with any maker you can think of. Dare I say, better than many of the best. And to come from such a nice person, it's refreshing. After I get this hot rod project a little farther along, I will be ordering at least one more. I want a lockback and an improved trapper.

The Shatz · Jul 1, 2019

I just ordered one last month and was told 4 to 5 months

Pogonasong · Jul 1, 2019

SVTFreak said:
Directly with him. He's very easy to talk to and a very nice and humble man.
Thats

Wow the color of that stag is amazing. Perfect.

Last I heard, it was about 6 months, but some depends on his father in laws health. Mine was originally to be 3 months but it ended up being about 10 due to that. That was about a year ago though and his popularity is rising. The one thing that scares some people is (of he hasn't changed his policy) he requires a bank transfer when the knife is complete to pay. So be prepared for that. Either way, it's well worth the wait.

After going to blade and playing with near every traditional makers knives out there, I will say this with confidence. Ryu is one of the best out there. His work is on par with any maker you can think of. Dare I say, better than many of the best. And to come from such a nice person, it's refreshing. After I get this hot rod project a little farther along, I will be ordering at least one more. I want a lockback and an improved trapper.

Great info thank you very much! One positive aspect of the wait is I'll limit my purchases since I'll know my knife funds need to be high during a specific time frame.I think I'm placing an order!

ccsavage · Jul 2, 2019

Ryu is great to work with and he does accept PayPal.

justsomedude · Feb 4, 2020

Adding pics of my new Kawamura, I now have a nice pair!

FULL GALLERY

SVTFreak · Feb 4, 2020

Saw it on imgur. Very very nice! The stag on it is about perfect.

justsomedude · Feb 4, 2020

SVTFreak said:
Saw it on imgur. Very very nice! The stag on it is about perfect.

Thanks! I've seen yours and love the wharncliffe blade.
I ended up waiting about three years for this knife as it took him a while to find, "the stag you like."

SVTFreak · Feb 4, 2020

I don’t know where he gets his stag, but it’s some of the best I’ve ever seen. Yours is def up there!

Pogonasong · Feb 4, 2020

I just wonder if he has a finite amount of it or if he has a really good connection for replenishment..I've never seen mediocre stag on a knife with his name on it! Ohta too..

TGreen · Mar 11, 2020

Just got this city knife from him. Perfect in every way.

SVTFreak · Mar 11, 2020

TGreen said:
Just got this city knife from him. Perfect in every way.

would love to see it open!

TGreen · Mar 11, 2020

SVTFreak said:
would love to see it open!

Sorry my pics don't do it justice, but here you go.

SVTFreak · Mar 11, 2020

TGreen said:
Sorry my pics don't do it justice, but here you go.

If your pics don’t do it justice, then it’s pretty darn special. Beautiful. And that blade shape is one useful shape. Best of good point of a straight edge and a nice belly when needed. Lockback too? Man that’s incredible.