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Misuzu Stylish VG10 Brass-Urushi Kiritsuke Kitchen Knives
March 10, 2024 Topics
The Misuzu VG10 Core series feature stylish sharp form with a core of VG10 high carbon stainless steel with a hardness of 60-61 HRC, which provides excellent edge retention. The unique san-mai awase double-edged blade are fully handmade by master sharpener Yamato Miyawaki. The handles on these knives are rounded magnolia wood dyed Japanese lacquered …
Japanese Style Kitchen Knives used in French Restaurant?
March 2, 2024 Topics
Although western style knives are very popular, Japan has its own unique and amazingly sharp Japanese kitchen knives. The other day, a monthly meeting of cutlery wholesaler mates was held at a French restaurant where a member’s son works as a chef. Both the food and the wine were tasty, and just as everyone was …
Yu Kurosaki NEW GEKKO VG-XEOS Chef Knives with White Buffalo Ring Ebony Handle
February 26, 2024 BrandsSteel Qualities
The limited version of Yu Kurosaki NEW GEKKO with rare White Buffalo Ring Ebony Handle has got in re-stock! The New GEKKO blades are crafted out of newly developed VG-XEOS Stainless Steel for professional. The material VG-XEOS combines high corrosion resistance and high hardness at a high dimension to achieve excellent rust hygiene characteristics and a …
Yoshimi Kato R2 Black Damascus Gyuto Knife with Unique Texture Honduran Rosewood Handle
February 26, 2024 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
We’re pleased to announce Yoshimi Kato SG2/R2 Damascus Gyuto Knives 210mm with Elegant Honduran Rosewood Handle have get in stock. The beautiful texture of the Honduran rosewood handle is different from the normal rosewood. This series features beautiful Damascus-patterned blades with very hard R2 core, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge. …
Takeshi Saji R2 Damascus Chinese Cooking Knives got in stock!
January 28, 2024 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
Takeshi Saji’s Chinese Cooking Knives with R2(SG2) Damascus-patterned blades have gotten in stock again. This series provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as well as its beautifulness and unique design with custom-made feeling. The surface of the blade is black-finished to highlight the Damascus texture for more elegance. The stylish handle on the …
Two Popular Full-Hand-Engraving Japanese Art Deba Knives by Sakai Takayuki
January 26, 2024 BrandsBlade Styles
Sakai Takayuki popular line of Japanese art engraved deba knives feature beautiful traditional dwawing on the blade by full-hand engraving. The beautiful pictures are carefully hand-engraved by the skilled craftsperson, Kubota-san, who is one of the few art-engraviners with high-quality in Japan. The blades are made to put soft kitchen knife iron on Yasuki’s traditional …
Tetsugi High-Carbon Molybdenum Stainless Hammered Chinese Cooking Knives (Made in JAPAN)
January 17, 2024 BrandsSteel Qualities
Tetsugi, one of Japanese cutlery manufactures at Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata, produces an unique knife series centering on Chinese cooking knives. Tetsugi’s High-Carbon Molybdenum Stainless Hammered Knife Series feature beautiful black tsuchime finished texture with a core of High-Carbon Molybdenum Stainless Steel which provides excellent edge retention for both professional and home-use. The stylish handle on …
Keiichi Fujii AUS10 Unique Suminagashi Damascus Chef Knives
January 7, 2024 Topics
We’re pleased to introduce to you that beautiful AUS10 Nickel Damascus Knives produced by Keiichi Fujii, a skilled knife master sharpener in Sakai, have been successfully launched. This damascus knife series feature unique Suminagashi Damascus-patterned blades with a core of AUS10 stainless steel with a hardness of 60-62 HRC. The blade provides excellent rust resistance …
Yoshihiro Supreme Jousaku Chef Knives for Left Handed Persons
December 29, 2023 Left-Handed KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
Yoshihiro’s Jousaku Supreme knives are very popular, and we’re pleased to introduce to you the LEFT handed version of the Josaku series. Josaku blades are made to put soft kitchen knife iron on Yasuki’s traditional Nihonko or Hagane — Shiroko / White Paper No.2 Steel — which has been widely used for a very long …
Kanetsune 101-Layer Damascus NAMISHIBUKI Kiritsuke Gyuto Slim Package Version
December 25, 2023 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
The stylish kiritsuke gyuto joined Namishibuki(wave splash of the ocean) series of KANETSUNE which feature 101 Layer Damascus-patterned blades with a core of high speed powder hard stainless steel for professional. And the wood box becomes slimmer compared to the conventional ones. The nicely finished blade by skilled craftsmen in Seki city provides excellent sharpness …
Daisuke Nishida White Paper #1 Damascus Bunka & Kiristuke Nakiri with Special Custom Handles
December 21, 2023 Topics
We’re pleased to announce to you Daisuke’s Damascus Stylish Bunka & Kiristuke Nakiri Knives with special handles which are made with an inner core of Yasuki’s traditional Hagane — Shiroko / White Paper No.1 Hard Steel — supportedly by a layer of softer persistent steel for an exceptionally sharp and smooth cutting experience. Of particular …
Takeshi Saji HIGONOKAMI Folding VG10 Black Damascus Kritsuke Petty Knives with Damascus Metal Handle
December 17, 2023 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
Please be noted that there remains the LAST ONE IN STOCK for each item number of the Takeshi Saji HIGONOKAMI Folding VG10 Black Damascus Kritsuke Petty Knives with Damascus Metal Handle, becase they are quite rare and unique. Takeshi Saji VG10 Damascus series feature Nickel Damascus-patterned blades with a core of VG-10 stainless steel for …
Sakai Takayuki VG10-VG2 Coreless Damascus Unique Wide Bunka Knives
December 13, 2023 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
The Coreless Damascus Stainless Steel Knives are made of VG10 & VG2 multi-layered damascus steel throughout the entire blade. These knives have extremely hard edge, more excellent edge retention (durability x2) and better sharpness (cutting x 1.5) than the standard VG10 blades. The handles on these knives are Half Rounded Octagonal Wenge Wood. Each knife …
Get in Stock! Yoshimi Kato Popular Aogami Super Kurouchi & VG10 Black Damascus Chef Knives
December 8, 2023 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
We’re pleased to announce to you that popular series of Yoshimi Kato have been gotten in stock! The first is Aogami Super KUROUCHI series which feature beautiful Black finished texture with a core of Blue Paper Super Steel with a better hardness of approx.65 HRC, which provides excellent edge retention. The second is VG10 black …
Back in stock! Yu Kurosaki SENKO-EI Stylish R2 Chef Knives with Brown-ring Rosewood Handle
November 26, 2023 BrandsSteel Qualities
Yu Kurosaki SENKO-EI series have got in stock! The SENKO-EI features its sharp-pointed shape – “EI (sharp)” or “EIJIN (sharp knife)” in Japanese. And the shining surface has unique hammered texture which conjures numerous fireworks, “SENKO”. The handle is made of Octagonal-shaped Rosewood with Light-Brown Honduras Wood Ferrule for beauty and durability. The blade are …
