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Japanese Art Engraved Kasumi Knives by Sakai Takayuki

This Japanese art engraved Kasumi knife series by Sakai Takayuki is a popular line of traditional forged knives which work well for first time users as well as more experienced chefs. Hand-Engraved Traditional Dragon Art on the Blade   The beautiful traditional picture or kanji characters on the blade is carefully hand-engraving by the skilled …

New! Honyaki ZANGETSU Arched Sakimaru-Yanagiba Knife by Sakai Takayuki

This ZANGETSU “Honyaki” version is forged and sharpened carefully one by one by skillful craftsmen in Sakai. The long blade shows its stylish arched shape, recreating the element of the traditional Japanese swords. Stylish Arched-Shape Mirror Honyaki Blade (390mm)   The honyaki (water quenched) version cannot be mass-produced. They are primarily for professional chefs and …

Yu Kurosaki FUJIN Damascus & Storm-textured Chef Knives with Stylish Brown-Ring Rosewood Handle

Yu Kurosaki FUJIN series feature Damascus and unique hammered “FUJIN” texture which causes an image of a Japanese god believed to control the wind & storm. The blade is made of Nickel Damascus-patterned VG-10 core stainless steel for professional with a hardness of 60-61 HRC, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as …

Kanetsune 101-Layer Damascus NAMISHIBUKI Chef’s Knife Series Newly Released

The “Namishibuki(wave splash of the ocean)” of KANETSUNE KC-810 series feature 101 Layer Damascus-patterned blades with a core of high speed powder hard stainless steel for professional. The nicely finished blade by skilled craftsmen in Seki city provides excellent sharpness and better cutting performance as well as its beautifulness and unique damascus texture. Speaking to the stylish …

Do you know Kei Kobayashi R2 Damascus Special Finished Chef’s Knives?

For the coming gift season, some says Kei Kobayashi’s knives can be the best as your important present because of his outstanding beautiful finishing work in details. The hairline finished blade with skilled Kobayashi’s technique provides sharper edge than that by other craftspersons, and the blade insertion point into the handle is — sometimes undervalued …

New! Sakai Takayuki GINGA 69-Layer ZA-18 Beautiful Damascus Chef Knives

The GINGA beautiful mirror-finished damascus version is crafted out of a 69-layer Damascus Stainless steel with ZA-18 Alloy Core developed by Aichi Steel Co. These knives have a seriously sharp edge, extremely hard (hardness : 61-63 HRC), excellent edge retention and a light center balanced feel. The handles on these knives are Half Rounded Octagonal …

Yu Kurosaki SENKO R2 Firework-textured Chef Knives with Stylish Rosewood Handle

Yu Kurosaki New SENKO series has been launched with Octagonal Brown-Ring Rosewood Handle. The blade surface has unique hammered texture which conjures numerous Japanese fireworks. The handle is made of Octagonal-shaped Rosewood with Honduras Wood Ferrule for beauty and durability. The blade are crafted out of SG2 (Super Gold 2 or R2) micro carbide powder …

Back in stock! Takeshi Saji R2 Diamond Finished Damascus Chef’s Knives with Blue Turquoise Handle

Takeshi Saji R2 Damascus knives with its attractive blue turquoise custom handle have been back in stock after a few months, and NOW is the time to get the special one for you. The blades feature Damascus-patterned blades with a core of SG2 (Super Gold 2 or R2) Micro Carbide Powder Stainless Steel for professional …

Shigeki Tanaka Popular Aogami Damascus Santoku Knives with Japanese-Style Stylish Handles

The Shigeki Tanaka Aogami Damascus Santoku knives feature beautiful Damascus-patterned blades with a core of Blue Paper (Aogami or Aoko) No.2 Steel, known as prime high carbon steel. Today, we’d like to introduce his three popular handle versions of this Aogami Damascus knives. Tanaka’s Santoku knife with D-shaped Magnolia Wood handle This material has highest …

MASAMOTO VG10 Cobalt Steel Yanagiba(Sashimi) Knives

Masamoto VG Cobalt Steel series are forged of cobalt alloy VG10 with soft stainless steel, providing low maintenance without compromising sharpness or edge retention. The edge material VG10 has superior hardness, durability and corrosion resistance. Sharpness, Soft usage feeling and Unparalleled durability supported by the experience through history.  The Buffalo Tsuba equipped to the handle …

New Takeshi Saji VG10 Mirror Hammered Damascus Knives with Brown Antler Handle

Takeshi Saji VG10 Damascus series feature Mirror Hammered Damascus-patterned blades with a core of VG-10 stainless steel for professional, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as well as its beautifulness and unique design with custom-made feeling. The stylish handle on the knife is hand crafted out of Antler (Deer horn) with metal …

Popular Tojiro FUJITORA DP 3-Layered VG10 Chef Knife Series

The “FUJITORA” DP series by TOJIRO is one of the Best Seller Professional Model, made with a core of VG-10 stainless steel sandwiched between a layer of softer stainless for ease of sharpening. This line is constructed with a Black Stamina wood handle and stainless steel bolster. These knives are known for their superior performance …

Beautiful Kurogaki Edition of Mt.Fuji-Art Honyaki Yanagiba Knife by Yoshihiro

This Honyaki knife with Mt.Fuji under full moon texture & Kurogaki saya is one of the hard-to-get rare items. The blacksmith is known “Genkai Masakuni”, the top blacksmith to forge honyaki knives in Japan.  There is said no one to compare to him in the world because he can make the drawing on knife blade …

Shigeki Tanaka Swordlike Archformed Aogami Damascus Sakimaru Sashimi Knives 330mm Long

The Shigeki Tanaka Aogami Swordlike Knife series feature beautiful Damascus-patterned blades with a core of Blue Paper (Aogami or Aoko) No.2 Steel, known as prime high carbon steel. The longer blade 330mm shows its stylish arched shape, recreating the element of the traditional Japanese sword. This material has highest wear resistance and toughness because of …

Yoshimi Kato Aogami Super Kurouchi(Black-finished) Chef’s Knives with Black Cherry Handle

Yoshimi Kato Aogami Super KUROUCHI series feature beautiful Black finished texture with a core of Blue Paper Super (Aogami Super) Steel with a better hardness of approx.65 HRC, which provides excellent edge retention. Aogami Super Black-finished Chef’s Knives with Black Cherry Handle The edge is specially formed like a clam (or HAMAGURI in Japanese), which …

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