The Shihlin Custom Cutlery Corp., housed in a quaint old-fashioned two-story building in the suburbs of Taipei, has long been regarded as a center for the manufacturing of all kinds of knives.
士林名刀店位於台北市士林區的小北街底，是一幢陳舊的兩層樓建築。走進窄小的店面，只見製刀的材料和工具散放在屋內四處，耳邊傳來陣陣電動砂輪磨刀的聲音。壁上的玻璃櫃中，展示著各式各樣的刀類，其中最吸引人的，是一套古意盎然的士林刀。