Topics | Hocho Knife (Japanese Chef knife) Official Blog https://blog.hocho-knife.com Made-in-Japan Kitchen Knives "Hocho"--- generally called Sashimi or Sushi Knives・Japanese chef knife --- with Excellent Design and Unparalleled Tradition. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:48:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 89254911 Satoshi Nakagawa SAKACHOJI-HAMON Honyaki Chef’s Knives https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/satoshi-nakagawa-sakachoji-hamon-honyaki-chefs-knives https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/satoshi-nakagawa-sakachoji-hamon-honyaki-chefs-knives?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:47:35 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=10233 The SAKACHOJI-HAMON Honyaki knife by Satoshi Nakagawa is one of the hard-to-get and hard-to-make items. Please be noted that the leadtime is very unpredictable if the current stock is sold out. The blacksmith, Satoshi Nakagawa, is known the top in Sakai to forge honyaki (water-quenched) knives. And the “SAKACHOJI-HAMON” is a rare reverse wave pattern ...

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The SAKACHOJI-HAMON Honyaki knife by Satoshi Nakagawa is one of the hard-to-get and hard-to-make items. Please be noted that the leadtime is very unpredictable if the current stock is sold out.

The blacksmith, Satoshi Nakagawa, is known the top in Sakai to forge honyaki (water-quenched) knives. And the “SAKACHOJI-HAMON” is a rare reverse wave pattern unique to the backsmith. 

This ambitious design incorporates the distinctive wave pattern of Japanese swords into a kitchen knife. Produced in limited quantities each year, these knives are rare and not widely available on the market.

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]]> https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/satoshi-nakagawa-sakachoji-hamon-honyaki-chefs-knives/feed 0 10233 Sakai Takayuki Damascus Utility Steak Petty Knife Series with Unique Handles https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/sakai-takayuki-damascus-utility-steak-petty-knife-series-with-unique-handles https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/sakai-takayuki-damascus-utility-steak-petty-knife-series-with-unique-handles?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 03 May 2025 09:13:31 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=10163 We’re pleased to introduce Sakai Takayuki 33 Layered DamascusUtility Steak Knives with futuristic & unique handles. The blades are crafted out of a 33 layer VG10 damascus steel. These knives have a seriously sharp edge, extremely hard (hardness : 60-61 HRC), excellent edge retention and a light center balanced feel. The handles on these knives ...

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The blades are crafted out of a 33 layer VG10 damascus steel. These knives have a seriously sharp edge, extremely hard (hardness : 60-61 HRC), excellent edge retention and a light center balanced feel.

The handles on these knives are Stabilized Hybrid Wood or High-grade Wood with metal rings for lxurious food experience.

Sakai Takayuki Knives has been cultivated through a long 600-year history. Each knife is hand sharpened to ensure maximum sharpness out of the box.
We highly recommend you to once experience the excellent performance and beautility of the Damascus knives.

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]]> https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/sakai-takayuki-damascus-utility-steak-petty-knife-series-with-unique-handles/feed 0 10163 Yoshimi Kato Aogami Super Kurouchi Chef’s Knives with Unique Hammered Pattern https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/yoshimi-kato-aogami-super-kurouchi-chefs-knives-with-unique-hammered-pattern https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/yoshimi-kato-aogami-super-kurouchi-chefs-knives-with-unique-hammered-pattern?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2025 01:27:55 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=10123 Yoshimi Kato Aogami Super KUROUCHI Hammered series feature beautiful Black finished & Hammered texture with a core of Blue Paper Super (Aogami Super) Steel with a better hardness of approx.65 HRC, which provides excellent edge retention. Especially their hammerd patterns are unique — V pattern like bamboo, Square pattern called ICHIMATSU. The edge is specially ...

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Yoshimi Kato Aogami Super KUROUCHI Hammered series feature beautiful Black finished & Hammered texture with a core of Blue Paper Super (Aogami Super) Steel with a better hardness of approx.65 HRC, which provides excellent edge retention.

Especially their hammerd patterns are unique — V pattern like bamboo, Square pattern called ICHIMATSU.
The edge is specially formed like a clam (or HAMAGURI in Japanese), which shape helps release foods and cut smoothly.

The edge is specially formed like a clam (or HAMAGURI in Japanese), which shape helps release foods and cut smoothly.

Mr. Yoshimi Kato, one of the most promising blacksmiths, received the certification of the traditional craftsmen on February 2008 and took over his father’s company as KATO UCHI HAMONO (KATO Knife Manufacturing Inc.) at Takefu city, Fukui.

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]]> https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/yoshimi-kato-aogami-super-kurouchi-chefs-knives-with-unique-hammered-pattern/feed 0 10123 Sakai Takayuki Gold-Engraving Art Chef’s Knives https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/sakai-takayuki-gold-engraving-art-chefs-knives https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/sakai-takayuki-gold-engraving-art-chefs-knives?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:58:21 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9968 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 ...

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]]> 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 used for a very long time in Japan. The material makes extreme sharpness, very good edge holding and high working hardness.

 

Speaking to the Ebony Wood handle, the Japanese-Style Octagonal figure fits better comfortably to your hand. The Buffalo Tsuba equipped to the handle represents high-quality and excellent durability, that means made for professional originally.

We recommend this high-class kitchen knife series for professional chefs to enhance their art of cooking as well as for Perfect Gift.

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]]> https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/sakai-takayuki-gold-engraving-art-chefs-knives/feed 0 9968 Yoshimi Kato R2 Black Damascus Chef’s Knives with Elegant Ring Ebony Handles https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/yoshimi-kato-r2-black-damascus-chefs-knives-with-elegant-ring-ebony-handles Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:51:43 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9826 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 ...

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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 of the traditional craftsmen on February 2008 and took over his father’s company as KATO UCHI HAMONO (KATO Knife Manufacturing Inc.) at Takefu city, Fukui.


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]]> 9826 Customer took a video as a feedback- Thanks! https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/customer-took-a-video-as-a-feedback-thanks Sun, 23 Jun 2024 22:03:33 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9736 A customer bought a knife and took a video, we’re very happy to have heard his voice. He opend a carton box and used the knife to cut an orange. The video seems helpful especially for first-time buyers, who intend to buy items at the store but have vague feeling of anxiety. If you have ...

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]]> A customer bought a knife and took a video, we’re very happy to have heard his voice.

He opend a carton box and used the knife to cut an orange. The video seems helpful especially for first-time buyers, who intend to buy items at the store but have vague feeling of anxiety.

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]]> 9736 Greatest Attraction of Honyaki Knives https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/greatest-attraction-of-honyaki-knives Sun, 31 Mar 2024 13:11:09 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9559 The distinctive feature of a Sakai knife is in the combining of jigane and hagane. Starting with single-edged, layered knives, swordsmiths of the early Meiji era who during sword prohibition found themselves unable to forge swords, began to use their techniques to forge knives, hoping to fix the shortcomings of these knives and starting the ...

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The distinctive feature of a Sakai knife is in the combining of jigane and hagane. Starting with single-edged, layered knives, swordsmiths of the early Meiji era who during sword prohibition found themselves unable to forge swords, began to use their techniques to forge knives, hoping to fix the shortcomings of these knives and starting the creation of the Honyaki knife.

The value in a Japanese sword is in the combination of both hardness and toughness that is created by combining hard steel with a soft core, and that the name “Honyaki” likely derives from quenching of a fully method of the all-steel blade where the clay applied on the blade is thinned only on the edge, signifying that the method of quenching was “similar to that of a Japanese sword”.


The sugu-ha, gu-nome, midare, and various other forms of hamon, the wave-like patterns seen on the surface of the blade, can be said to be the greatest attraction of a Japanese sword, but in the case of knives, as the polishing of the blade was not as intricate, the burnished edges did not appear as clearly as the hamon (yakiba) of Japanese swords you would see at a museum or the like.  [Referenced from Hamonoarekore by Kato and Asakura(2013)]

Today, however, it is not uncommon to find Honyaki knives that have undergone such intricate polising to produce beautiful hamon on the blade. The picture above is one of the Honyaki yanagiba with beautiful Mt.Fuji and wave patterns.

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]]> 9559 Misuzu Stylish VG10 Brass-Urushi Kiritsuke Kitchen Knives https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/misuzu-stylish-vg10-brass-urushi-kiritsuke-kitchen-knives Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:02:36 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9522 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 ...

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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 (Urushi) with brass ferrule that recalls the images of Japanese tradition. Each knife is hand sharpened to ensure maximum sharpness out of the box.

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]]> 9522 Japanese Style Kitchen Knives used in French Restaurant? https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/japanese-style-kitchen-knives-used-in-french-restaurant Sat, 02 Mar 2024 14:22:48 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9489 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 ...

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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 in a good mood, the chef, the son of a member of cutlery wholesaler mates, appeared to greet us. After praising his cooking skills, I had the audacity to ask him to show me what kind of knife he uses, which is something I wouldn’t ask at a normal restaurant.

The chef kindly showed me the knives he uses, a Yanagiba knife and a Deba knife, both of which, to my surprise, are the ones used at sushi restaurants!


I thought it would be obvious that with the spread of Western cooking, the use of Western style knives (or Gyuto) would become more widespread, but he stated, “these (Yanagiba & Deba) cut better, and are easy to use (for French).”

Let’s illustrate the differences between Western knives and Japanese knives with a cross-sectional diagram. Figure 1 shows the cross-section of a standard knife. The left shows a Western (Gyuto) knife that is made entirely with carbon steel or martentistic stainless steel. The four on the left are Japanese knives, of which 3 are composite.



Figure 1. Knife Cross-Section

[Referenced from Hamonoarekore by Kato and Asakura(2013)]

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]]> 9489 Keiichi Fujii AUS10 Unique Suminagashi Damascus Chef Knives https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/keiichi-fujii-aus10-unique-suminagashi-damascus-chef-knives Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:48:15 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9403 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 ...

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]]> 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 and a long-lasting edge as well as its beautifulness.

The handles on these knives are made of Octagonal-shaped Red Sandalwood with Red ring or Octagonal Oak wood dyed Japanese Lacquered (Urushi) that recalls the images of Japanese tradition.


We highly recommend you to try this new model, to enjoy the traditional sharpening techniques in the knife capital, Sakai.


[about Keiichi Fujii]
Mr. Keiichi Fujii, a 3rd generation master sharpener who received the certification of the traditional craftsmen in the knife capital Sakai City (Osaka), got his start in the knife business while helping his grandfather in the workshop as a kid, and has more than 50 years of knife production experience and over a hundred years of knife history in his family. He continues to sharpen knives at high quality getting the popularity of his products. Recently he has been passionately passing down to young generation his excellent sharpening skills.

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]]> 9403 Daisuke Nishida White Paper #1 Damascus Bunka & Kiristuke Nakiri with Special Custom Handles https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/daisuke-nishida-white-paper-1-damascus-bunka-kiristuke-nakiri-with-special-custom-handles Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:16:49 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9319 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 ...

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Of particular note is that he definitely applies “Warikomi” process to make any blade. The Warikomi is an ancient Japanese manufacturing process, (1)split the heated soft steel with a wedge, (2)insert the hagane steel into the soft steel bar, (3)hammer the merged steel bar to form it into a three-layered construction of steel sandwiched by the soft steel.

The stylish handle is made of Stabilized Hybrid Resin for beauty and durability.

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About Daisuke Nishida
Daisuke Nishida is based in Kumamoto, Southwest Japan. He became a disciple to another blacksmith when he was 19 and after 9 years of training. In 2006, he went on his own way and set up his workshop.He has stuck to using an ancient Japanese manufacturing process “Warikomi” to forge blade at any cost. He is said only the best blacksmiths to rightly forge White Paper No.1 Hard Steel.We recommend you to enjoy his ancient-processed & classical piece of work, different from general knives by other blacksmith.



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]]> 9319 Newly Launched! Sakai Takayuki Original SANPOU Model Shiroko Gyuto Knife https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/newly-launched-sakai-takayuki-original-sanpou-model-shiroko-gyuto-knife Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:27:38 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9280 We’re pleased to introduce the Sakai Takayuki “SANPOU” model has successfully debuted, an original & special brand named after the Sanpou Forging Factory of Aoki Hamono. The SANPOU blade 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 ...

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The SANPOU blade 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 working hardness.

You can grind it to extreme sharpness, which it retains for a long time. The handle is made of Round-shaped mono wenge wood for beauty and durability.

The “SANPOU” means “Iron”, “Fire”, and “Water” which are the three treasures of knife making blacksmiths in Sakai, and the logo featuring these treasures is imprinted on the side of each knife as Sakai Takayuki DNA.




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]]> 9280 Yu Kurosaki SENKO-EI Heavy Ebony & White Turquoise Custom Chef Knife Series https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/yu-kurosaki-senko-ei-heavy-ebony-white-turquoise-custom-knife-series Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:23:32 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=9248 The two high-grade handle versions of Yu Kurosaki SENKO-EI custom chef knife series — with heavy ebony and white turquoise handles — have unique hammered texture blade which conjures numerous Japanese fireworks — got in stock and now available for sale. The custom handle on the knife is hand crafted out of heavy ebony & ...

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The two high-grade handle versions of Yu Kurosaki SENKO-EI custom chef knife series — with heavy ebony and white turquoise handles — have unique hammered texture blade which conjures numerous Japanese fireworks — got in stock and now available for sale.



The custom handle on the knife is hand crafted out of heavy ebony & white turquoise, an odorless, clean, hard and enormously durable material that will last decades. It is so easy to grip and it’s weight is very well balanced.

The blade material is SG2 (Super Gold 2) micro carbide powder stainless steel for professional, one of the hardest blade steel in the world, which provides excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as well as its beautifulness.

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]]> 9248 New Face of Yoshimi Kato R2 MINAMO Thunderstorm-Hammered Chef’s Knives https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/new-face-of-yoshimi-kato-r2-minamo-thunderstorm-hammered-chefs-knives Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:55:43 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=8976 We’re pleased to inform to you that Gyuto, Kengata(Kiritsuke) Gyuto Knives have been successfully added to Yoshimi Kato MINAMO series. The MINAMO features the unique thunderstorm-hammered blades with 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 ...

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We’re pleased to inform to you that Gyuto, Kengata(Kiritsuke) Gyuto Knives have been successfully added to Yoshimi Kato MINAMO series.



The MINAMO features the unique thunderstorm-hammered blades with 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 stylish beadily-hammered texture attracts the attention of others and looks best in your kitchen.

The handle is made of Half Rounded Octagonal Oak Wood dyed Japanese Lacquered (Urushi) for beauty and durability.

Mr. Yoshimi Kato, one of the most promising blacksmiths, received the certification of the traditional craftsmen on February 2008 and took over his father’s company as KATO UCHI HAMONO (KATO Knife Manufacturing Inc.) at Takefu city, Fukui.


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]]> 8976 Daisuke Nishida White Paper No.1 Damascus & Kurouchi Chef’s Knives with Special Custom Handles https://blog.hocho-knife.com/topics/daisuke-nishida-white-paper-no-1-damascus-kurouchi-chefs-knives-with-special-custom-handles Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:34:48 +0000 https://blog.hocho-knife.com/?p=8863 Daisuke’s custom knife blades with special handles are made with an inner core of Yasuki’s traditional Hagane — Shiroko / White Paper No.1 Hard Steel,which has been widely used for a very long time in Japan — supportedly by a layer of softer persistent steel for an exceptionally sharp and smooth cutting experience. Of particular ...

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]]> Daisuke’s custom knife blades with special handles are made with an inner core of Yasuki’s traditional Hagane — Shiroko / White Paper No.1 Hard Steel,which has been widely used for a very long time in Japan — supportedly by a layer of softer persistent steel for an exceptionally sharp and smooth cutting experience.



Of particular note is that he definitely applies “Warikomi” process to make any blade. The Warikomi is an ancient Japanese manufacturing process, (1)split the heated soft steel with a wedge, (2)insert the hagane steel into the soft steel bar, (3)hammer the merged steel bar to form it into a three-layered construction of steel sandwiched by the soft steel.

The unique hammered texture on the kurouchi blades are also attractive and the handles are made of special materials with beauty and durability.


About Daisuke Nishida
Daisuke Nishida is based in Kumamoto, Southwest Japan. He became a disciple to another blacksmith when he was 19 and after 9 years of training. In 2006, he went on his own way and set up his workshop.He has stuck to using an ancient Japanese manufacturing process “Warikomi” to forge blade at any cost. He is said only the best blacksmiths to rightly forge White Paper No.1 Hard Steel.We recommend you to enjoy his ancient-processed & classical piece of work, different from general knives by other blacksmith.

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