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Old 15th December 2010, 03:38 AM   #12
Nathaniel
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Originally Posted by Rich
Neither are military knives. The top one is a gardening/bonsai knife; the lower one is a carpenter's knife used to mark and/or make precise cuts for wood working (I have two of them).

Rich S
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Here are some more examples of the Japanese wood working knife:

http://www.japanwoodworker.com/produ...&dept_id=13221

http://www.japanwoodworker.com/produ...&dept_id=13221


http://www.japanwoodworker.com/dept....&dept_id=13221
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