Steel Qualities
Daisuke Nishida White Paper #1 Damascus Kiritsuke Knives with Stylish Custom Handle
December 17, 2024 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
We’re pleased to announce to you Daisuke’s Damascus Stylish Kiritsuke 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 note is that …
Sakai Takayuki Supreme Tuna-Kiri Knives
December 16, 2024 BrandsSteel Qualities
The Tokujyo Supreme Tuna-Kiri or Maguro Bocho by Sakai Takayuki is 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 time in Japan. The material makes extreme sharpness, very good edge holding and high …
Satoshi Nakagawa Aogami#1 Damascus Kurouchi Kiritsuke-Gyuto & Slicer Blue Turquoise-Ebony Handle
December 8, 2024 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
Satoshi Nakagawa Aogami No.1 Damascus series feature Unique Kurouchi Suminagashi Damascus-patterned blades with a core of Blue Paper (Aogami or Aoko) No.1 Steel, which is “Aoko” or Blue Paper (Aogami) No.1 Steel Knife, made from famous Yasugi steel, known as prime high carbon steel, specifically developed for tools and knives. The handles on these knives …
Satoshi Nakagawa Aogami Kurouchi Chef’s Knives
December 7, 2024 BrandsSteel Qualities
Satoshi Nakagawa Aogami No.2 Kurouchi series feature beautiful KUROUCHI(Black finished) texture with a core of Blue Paper (Aogami or Aoko) No.2 Steel, which is “Aoko” or Blue Paper (Aogami) No.2 Steel Knife, made from famous Yasugi steel, known as prime high carbon steel, specifically developed for tools and knives. This material has highest wear resistance …
Sakai Takayuki Gold-Engraving Art Chef’s Knives
December 2, 2024 TopicsBrandsSteel Qualities
The beautiful Japanese traditional pictures on the blade are carefully hand-engraved & GOLD-plated by the skilled craftsperson who is one of the few art-engraviners with high-quality in Japan. The blade is made to put soft kitchen knife iron on Yasuki’s traditional Nihonko or Hagane — Shiroko / White Paper Steel — which has been widely …
Yu Kurosaki FUJIN Storm-textured Chef Knives with Stylish Turquoise & Rosewood Handle
December 1, 2024 BrandsSteel Qualities
Yu Kurosaki FUJIN SG2 Turquoise & Rosewood new version has been released! The blade has unique storm-hammered texture which causes an image of a Japanese god believed to control the wind. The blade material is SG2 (Super Gold 2) micro carbide powder stainless steel for professional, one of the hardest blade steel in the world, …
Sakai Takayuki SPG2 Damascus Hammered Chef’s Kengata-Gyuto Knife
November 24, 2024 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
We’re pleased to introduce Sakai Takayuki has sucessfully released the SPG2 Damascus Knife Series. The blades are crafted out of a core of SG2 (Super Gold 2 or R2) Micro Carbide Powder Stainless Steel for professional with a hardness of approx. 63 HRC, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge. The surface of the …
Shigeki Tanaka VG10 Damascus Sashimi Knives SENKO
November 21, 2024 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
The Shigeki Tanaka’s VG10 Chef Knife series “SENKO” feature beautiful Damascus-patterned blades, best choise for sashimi making. The VG10 Damascus series feature multi layers of Nickel 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. These masterpieces with …
Keiichi Fujii Unique Damascus Chinese Cooking Knives
November 10, 2024 Damascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
The beautiful AUS10 Nickel Damascus Chinese Cooking Knives produced by Keiichi Fujii, a skilled knife master sharpener in Sakai, are now in stock. 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 and a long-lasting edge …
Yoshimi Kato Aogami Super Kurouchi Chef’s Knives with Stabilized Wood Handle
October 18, 2024 BrandsSteel Qualities
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. The edge is specially formed like a clam (or HAMAGURI in Japanese), which shape helps release foods and cut smoothly. The …
Yu Kurosaki SENKO-EI R2 Chef Knives with Indigo-dyed Wood Handle and Saya [AITENMOKU]
September 29, 2024 Japanese CultureBrandsSteel QualitiesSaya (knife cover)
This beautiful “JAPAN BLUE” version of SENKO-EI by Yu Kurosaki feature the sharp-pointed shape, the shining unique hammered texture, and Japanese traditional indigo-dyed (Ai-zome) beautiful blue handle and saya sheath. The Ai-zome blue-colored handles and saya of these knives are carefully Ai (Japanese original indigo)-dyed with Japanese traditional method by skilled craftsperson on natural wood …
UN-RYU VG10 Damascus Chef’s Knives with All Stainess Handle
September 17, 2024 Damascus KnivesBlade StylesSteel Qualities
This beautiful UN-RYU knife series is crafted out of a 33-layer Damascus Stainless steel. Because of the core material of the Damascus is VG10 Alloy, these knives have a seriously sharp edge, excellent edge retention and a light center balanced feel. “UN-RYU”, “RYUJI” and “MURATO” are ones of the excellent and popular brands for …
“ONIZORI” Super Arched Sakimaru Long Knives by Sakai Takayuki
September 8, 2024 BrandsBlade StylesSteel Qualities
“ONIZORI” series have been suscessfully launched with up to 390mm mirrored blades, the blades show their super-arched shape, beyond images of the traditional Japanese swords, are forged and sharpened carefully one by one by skillful craftsmen in Sakai. Stylish Super-Arched-Shape Mirror Blades (330, 360, 390mm Long) This Ginsan or Silver paper (Gingami) No.3 Steel …
Yoshimi Kato R2 Black Damascus Chef’s Knives with Elegant Ring Ebony Handles
September 3, 2024 TopicsDamascus KnivesBrandsSteel Qualities
We’re pleased to announce Yoshimi Kato SG2/R2 Damascus Gyuto Knives 210mm with Elegant Orange / Rose-Ring Ebony Handles Handle have get in stock. This series features beautiful Damascus-patterned blades with very hard R2 core, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge. Mr. Yoshimi Kato, one of the most promising blacksmiths, received the certification …
Yu Kurosaki Folding R2(SG2) Black Petty Knife(Utility) 105mm with Black G10 Handle
August 29, 2024 BrandsSteel Qualities
Yu Kurosaki folding knives are crafted out of SG2 (Super Gold 2 or R2) micro carbide powder stainless steel, one of the hardest blade steel in the world, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as well as its beautifulness. The stylish folding handle is hand crafted out of ironwood and G10 often …
