For almost fifty years, Nikken Cutlery has been making been making some of the best scissors, shears and general purpose tools on the market. Now, they’re planting their flag deeper in the world of paper products with a line of letter openers inspired by Japanese swords. After successfully crushing a similar funding goal for a project like this on a Japanese crowdsourcing site, the team is bringing their unique letter openers to the U.S. with a campaign on Indiegogo. Each one of the Japanese katana-style letter openers is made by skilled craftsmen with the utmost care and attention to detail. Three different famous and beloved swords from Japanese history have been recreated in exacting, miniature detail so you have an authentic Japanese knife to open your letters. In other words, opening your mail is going to be something you look forward to instead of a chore.
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Huckberry’s Essential Holiday Gift Guide
Unzip your coat and have some mulled wine on the house—you’ve arrived at your final gifting destination: The Holiday Gift Guide. It’s like your friendly neighborhood one-stop holiday shop, except instead of balsa wood ornaments, ours is packed with thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. Future heirlooms, small-but-significant stocking stuffers, and gear for getting out there (or staying in)—are all right here. There’s no music playing in the background though, so you’ll just have to hum Bing Crosby while you click around instead.
