Traveling through Maine, there's a local arts center we often stop by and buy local crafts. One time, a local blacksmith had just dropped off a collection of kitchen knives, including one he'd tried doing in an Asian style, somewhere between a santoku and A Chinese cleaver, though it does still have a slightly curved edge. However, in recognition of the fact that he wasn't Asian, he'd decided to inscribe the knife "外人刀", apparently unaware of the fact he’d basically just written “gringo sword”. Obviously I ended up getting the knife, which I treasure to this very day.
by ZBLongladder