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Takeshi Saji Beautiful Damascus Chinese Cooking Knife Series

Takeshi Saji’s Chinese Cooking Knife series feature beautiful R2, VG10 and SRS13 Damascus-patterned blades which 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 knife …

Sakai Takayuki 33 Layered Damascus Knives with Stylish Japanese Red Lacquered Oak Handle [KOUSEKI]

Sakai Takayuki 33 Layered Damascus Knife Series “KOUSEKI” feature Beautiful Japanese Lacquered Shiny-Red Oak Handle. The blades of KOUSEKI 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 …

Yoshihiro Beautiful Honyaki Mt.Fuji-on-Wave Art Mirrored Sakimaru Takohiki Knives

Yoshihiro Honyaki Sakimaru Takohiki with Mt.Fuji, full moon and wave texture is one of the hard-to-get and hard-to-make items. Right now a few items have gotten in stock fortunately (the leadtime is very unpredictable if the current stock is sold out). The blacksmith is known the top in Sakai to forge honyaki (water-quenched) knives in …

Restocked! Kei Kobayashi R2 Special Finished Sharp Chefs Knives

Some says Kei Kobayashi’s knives can be the best as your important present because of his outstanding beautiful finishing work in details. The special-finished version has been very popular with advanced blade finishing technique. Kei’s Knives feature special-finished blades with a core of SG2 (Super Gold 2 or R2) Micro Carbide Powder Stainless Steel for …

Takeshi Saji Long 390~240mm R2 Damascus Sakimaru-Slicers with High-Grade Handles

Takeshi Saji’s Swordlike Knife Slier series feature beautiful R2 Damascus-patterned blades with its stylish arched shape (390mm version), recreating the element of the traditional Japanese sword, best choise for sashimi making. The stylish handles are hand crafted out of beautiful turquoise, karin lump and white deer horn, which are enormously durable material that will last …

Beautiful Mt.Fuji-on-Wave Art Mirrored Honyaki Kiritsuke Yanagiba Knives by Yoshihiro

This Honyaki Kiritsuke Yanagiba with Mt.Fuji, full moon and wave texture 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 is known the top in Sakai to forge honyaki (water-quenched) knives in Japan. There is said no one …

[Special Offer] Sakai Takayuki Grand Chef SP-Type III Knife Series with Stylish Design Handle

Sakai Takayuki Grand Chef SP Type-III has achieved excellent combination of extra razor-sharp blade and stylish design handle into one single product.  The blades are not only extra razor-sharp but very light and surprisingly durable. The stylish handles are hand crafted out of beautiful color stabilized hybrid resin with polished stainless bolster.  The knife is …

Limited Quantity – Razor-sharp Shigeki Tanaka Aogami No.2 Damascus Gyuto Chef Knives 210mm

Due to very limited inventory and their popularity, the legendary Gyuto by Shigeki Tanaka are expected sold out as soon as they got in stock. The Shigeki Tanaka Aogami Damascus Gyuto series feature beautiful Damascus-patterned blades with a core of Blue Paper (Aogami or Aoko) No.2 Steel, known as prime high carbon steel. Chef Knife …

Yoshimi Kato R2 Black Damascus Chef Knives with Unique Texture Honduran Rosewood Handle

We’re pleased to introduce Yoshimi Kato SG2/R2 Damascus Knives with Elegant Honduran Rosewood Handle. 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. Mr. Yoshimi Kato, one of the most …

Value SET of Sakai Takayuki Popular 33 Layered Damascus Knives with Beautiful Japanese Style Handle

We’re pleased to announce some value SETs (up to 10 pcs) of popular 33 Layered Damascus Knives with Beautiful Japanese Style Handle by Sakai Takayuki. 10 knife SET of 33 Layered Damascus Knives 7 knife SET There are some other sets (9pcs, 8pcs and 5 pcs) in this series. >> Check the details The 33-layer …

Back in Stock! Daisuke Nishida Traditional Kurouchi Black-finished Chef’s Knives

Daisuke’s Kurouchi Black-finished (Kurouchi) blades are back in stock at better price than ever. The blades 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 …

Impressive Review from Customer

A review from our customer was posted in our site, and impressed us very much.  This time we’re pleased to introduce it in full with a thankful heart to him. “If you are reading this, you may be asking yourself can’t I buy one of those $200 knives and get the same thing. I once …

Kei Kobayashi R2 Damascus Special Black Finished Chefs Knives with Beautiful Graded Effect

Kei Kobayashi’s knives are sometimes said the best as your important present because of his outstanding beautiful finishing work in details. We’re pleased to introduce his more sophisticated damascus blades with beautiful graded effect. Kei’s Knives feature 63 Layer Damascus-patterned & Black-finished blades with a core of SG2 (Super Gold 2 or R2) Micro Carbide …

New! Fujiwara Kanefusa Kurouchi Damascus White Steel Chef Knives

Fujiwara Kanefusa WB Kurouchi Hamon Series has unique wavy Damascus pattern & Kurouchi finished surface on the blade, 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 …

Back in stock! Sakai Takayuki ZANGETSU Mirrored Honyaki Stainless Sakimaru-Yanagiba Knives

This ZANGETSU “Honyaki” Mirrored 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 (390, 360, 330 & 300mm)   The honyaki (water quenched) version cannot be mass-produced. They are …

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