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MISONO, Japanese Excellent & Popular Knife Brand
September 20, 2019 Brands
You know, Misono is one of the most well-established knife producers of Japanese professional chef’s knives for decades in Seki-city of Japanese sword capital with 800 years tradition. Dragon Engraved Swedish High-Carbon Steel Knife Series Misono Swedish High-Carbon Steel DRAGON series come with an attractive engraving that makes these knives unique; very interesting and beautiful …
Sakai Takayuki Dedicatory Honyaki Water Quench Mirrored Yanagiba Knife KAGEUCHI / SHINUCHI
September 11, 2019 BrandsSteel Qualities
This Dedicatory Honyaki Water Quench Mirrored Honyaki series is one of the TOP line of Sakai Takayuki brand that has been cultivated through a long 600-year history by skilled craftsmen in Sakai, Japan. The beautifully textured crescent moons on the blade are made during Japanese traditional sword honyaki process by a skillful blacksmith. The mirror …
Goh Umanosuke Yoshihiro Sword-like Ginsan Silver 3 Stainless Steel Japanese Sushi & Sashimi Knives
September 6, 2019 BrandsSteel Qualities
Goh Umanosuke Yoshihiro Ginsan series feature beautiful sword-like blades with Ginsan or Silver paper (Gingami) No.3 Stainless Steel, made of fine Japanese Steel Company — Hitachi’s Special Stainless Steel — which has equivalent sharpness & edge retention to Carbon Steel. Ginsan Silver 3 Stainless Kiritsuke-Yanagiba Knife In the same way as traditional Japanese knives, skillful …
Shigeki Tanaka Arch-shaped “Hakata” Knives with Damascus Texture
September 3, 2019 Damascus KnivesBrandsBlade Styles
The Shigeki Tanaka “HAKATA” knives have a traditional & stylish arched shape, that is said one of the legendary Japanese Santoku knives which were made at Hakata area in Kyushu, JAPAN long time ago. VG-10 Damascus Hakata Knife The VX-10 blade is made of Nickel Damascus-patterned blades with a core of VG-10 stainless steel for …
GLESTAIN TK Stainless Knife Series by Authentic Japanese Brand
August 27, 2019 Brands
Glestain knives received an enormous amount of support from many professional chefs in the field of Western cuisine in Japan. The name of “Glestain” might sound a name of a maker in Western country but it is an authentic Japanese brand. The unique dimples on the surface apparently look different from those on the normal …
Takeshi Saji R2 Black Damascus Gyuto Knife with Dark-Green Micarta Handle
August 22, 2019 Damascus KnivesBrands
The popular Takeshi Saji R2(SG2) Damascus knives from Takefu(Echizen) JAPAN, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as well as its beautifulness and unique design with custom-made feeling. Dark-Green Canvas Micarta version The stylish handle on the knife is hand crafted out of canvas-micarta, an odorless, enormously durable material made of resin and …
VG10 version launched! Sakai Takayuki Damascus Indigo JAPAN BLUE Chef’s Knives
August 17, 2019 Damascus KnivesBrands
Japanese traditional Ai-zome beautiful blue handle version of VG10 Damascus Knife series has been launched by Sakai Takayuki, one of the cool & popular manufacturer with a long 600-year history by skilled craftsmen in Sakai, Japan. This beautiful “JAPAN BLUE” version is crafted out of a 33-layer Damascus Stainless steel (VG10 Alloy Core) with Japanese …
Released! Sakai Takayuki Non-Stick Coating VG10 Hammered Japanese Chef’s Knives
August 12, 2019 BrandsSteel Qualities
The KUROKAGE (“shadow black” in Japanese) Non-Stick Coating knife series feature beautiful black & Hammer-patterned blades with a core of VG10 high carbon stainless steel with a hardness of 60-61 HRC, which provides excellent edge retention. The KUROKAGE is more evolutionarily advanced than MAC Non-Stick Coating knife series. Because not only the blade is coated …
TAKESHI SAJI VG10 Stylish Damascus Knife Series
August 6, 2019 Damascus KnivesBrands
We’re pleased to introduce to you the popular Takeshi Saji VG10 Damascus knives from Takefu(Echizen) JAPAN, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as well as its beautifulness and unique design with custom-made feeling. Japanese Urushi Lacquered Handle version Desert Ironwood handle version Antler handle version The stylish handle on the knife is …
Shigeki Tanaka Stylish Aogami No.2 Damascus Sashimi Yanagiba Knives with Ebony Handle
August 1, 2019 Damascus KnivesBrands
The Aogami No.2 Damascus Sashimi Yanagiba Knives are masterpieces of blacksmith Shigeki Tanaka, carefully forged & finished with his own hands for their top-rate cutting performance. The knives feature stylish Damascus-patterned blades with a core of Blue Paper (Aogami or Aoko) No.2 Steel. This material has highest wear resistance and toughness because of special hardness (hardness …
SAKAI TAKAYUKI 45-Layered Beautiful Damascus Hammered Petty Knife SETs
July 27, 2019 Damascus KnivesBrands
We’re pleased to announce our customers that the popular line SETs of SAKAI TAKAYUKI 45-Layered Damascus Petty Knives have get available at a reasonable price for a limited volume. All 3 Type Petty Knife SET Buffalo Horn Ferrule Petty Knife SET Walnut Handle Petty Knife SET Goldish Ferrule Petty Knife SET Please don’t miss the …
Donated for Kyoto Animation incident to support victims and help restart making animation
July 27, 2019 Topics
We respectfully announce that part of the sales by our Hocho-Knife valued customers was directly donated for Kyoto Animation fire incident on July 18 to support the staff and victims. Thank you so much for your kind understanding, and we really hope that your warm-hearted contribution will help the animation company to successfully restart making …
Full-Hand-Forged IWAI FUMON Damascus Gyuto Chef Knives debuted, available only in Hocho-Knife
July 23, 2019 Damascus KnivesBrands
We’re pleased to introduce to you that the FUMON Full-Hand-Forged Damascus Gyuto and Santoku Chef Knives made by Takeshi and Takayuki Iwai have successfully debuted, available only in Hocho-Knife ! Gyuto Chef Knife 210mm (New, available only in Hocho-Knife) Santoku Knife 180mm (New, available only in Hocho-Knife) On the surface of a blade are the …
Goh Umanosuke Yoshihiro Sword-like Aonamiuchi (Blue-Wave) Sakimaru-Takohiki Knives
July 18, 2019 BrandsSteel Qualities
Goh Umanosuke Yoshihiro Aonamiuchi Sakimaru-Takohiki Knife features Japanese sword-like shape with the beautiful & precious WAVE pattern seen on the reverse side surface. The pattern is called “Montanren”, generated in the Japanese traditional forging process by only high-skill seasoned blacksmiths. Sword-like shaped blade Precious WAVE pattern Traditional Hand Engraving The blade material is higher rank Blue Paper …
YU KUROSAKI Razor-Sharp R2 Japanese Chef’s Knives, SHIZUKU
July 6, 2019 Topics
Yu Kurosaki makes very sharp kitchen knives with unique & stylish design on his blades. His knives are not only super practical, great looking but also demonstrates some of the best traditional Japanese forging technique. SHIZUKU : R2/SG2 Hammered Knives Yu Kurosaki SHIZUKU series are crafted out of SG2 (Super Gold 2 or R2) micro …