
Wooden handles: Maple burl vs Cherry wood
Before we can go into the details of each wood type, we must identify what makes wooden handles so good. So why opt for wooden…
Although the art of blades-making has been long popular in Japan. The trend of manufacturing of highly specialised cooking knives became widespread only in the…
One thing that makes traditional Japanese knives different from Western ones is the fact that many types are honed only on one side; the right…
Whether you’re a professional kitchen chef or an amateur cook, Japanese knife you should pay particular attention to the type of steel used in the…
As an deeper analysis of our Guide to the Best Knife Steel, we’ve compiled the reference table below showing the most popular types of knife steel and…
In European tradition, knives are bevelled on both sides of the blade; coming to a point in the middle. In Japanese tradition, however, the bevel…