Monthly Archives: November 2014
Stylish brand in the knife capital, Sakai Takayuki
November 23, 2014 Damascus KnivesBrands
You know, Sakai is well-known as the representative production area of Traditional Japanese Kitchen Knives, that is located in Osaka prefecture next to Kyoto. “Sakai Takayuki” Knives have been cultivated through a long 600-year history in Sakai. The Takayuki produces some of the Stylish Damascus blades as we briefly introduced in a past blog. This …
Any Knife for Left-Handed Person?
November 9, 2014 Left-Handed KnivesBlade Styles
Recently, a customer asked us, “Is there a good knife for a Left-handed cook ? “ This may be one of the serious concern for left-handed people. Our answer is “YES”. There are some choice and examples as follows, (1) Double-edged stainless gyuto or santoku(all purpose knife) for both right-and-left handed, < Standard Stainless Type > < Damascus-Pattern Stainless Type (Good Idea for …
SHAPTON Professional Ceramic Waterstone (“HA NO KUROMAKU” in Japanese)
November 7, 2014 Knife Sharpening
Do you look for a waterstone developed for Specially Professional use ? The high-end ceramic whetstones investigated the grinding power, feeling of grinding and purpose by blending several sorts of selected compound products. The Professional series suite the various edged tool and purposes at each — kitchen knives ,chef’s knives, carpenter’s tool, razor, and …