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Knifewear Canmore Pop-up, Jan 14 at Alder Cafe & Grocery

Knifewear Canmore Pop-up, Jan 14 at Alder Cafe ...

After many requests, we're finally coming to Canmore for a pop-up! Sunday January from 10:30-4:30, we'll be at Alder Cafe + Grocery at 1020 Spring Creek Drive. We're bringing our...

Knifewear Canmore Pop-up, Jan 14 at Alder Cafe ...

After many requests, we're finally coming to Canmore for a pop-up! Sunday January from 10:30-4:30, we'll be at Alder Cafe + Grocery at 1020 Spring Creek Drive. We're bringing our...

A Quick Guide To Knife Steel for Non-Nerds

A Quick Guide To Knife Steel for Non-Nerds

This guide is designed to help you pick the right knife, without needing to know everything about steel. I grew up in the ’80s and ’90s when being a nerd...

A Quick Guide To Knife Steel for Non-Nerds

This guide is designed to help you pick the right knife, without needing to know everything about steel. I grew up in the ’80s and ’90s when being a nerd...

What’s the Sharpest Knife?

What’s the Sharpest Knife?

Shoshui Takeda-san firmly believes “the sharpest thing in the world is nothingness.” He’s on a mission to forge the thinnest knives he possibly can, and if you’ve ever held a...

What’s the Sharpest Knife?

Shoshui Takeda-san firmly believes “the sharpest thing in the world is nothingness.” He’s on a mission to forge the thinnest knives he possibly can, and if you’ve ever held a...

How to Choose a Charcoal Yakitori Grill: Konro v.s. Green Life v.s. Shichirin

How to Choose a Charcoal Yakitori Grill: Konro ...

So you think you want a new grill? Well, you’re right. You’re damn right! So you go ahead and hop on your handy cargo bike/e-scooter/Velociraptor/Motorcycle* or even get into one...

How to Choose a Charcoal Yakitori Grill: Konro ...

So you think you want a new grill? Well, you’re right. You’re damn right! So you go ahead and hop on your handy cargo bike/e-scooter/Velociraptor/Motorcycle* or even get into one...

Honyaki: The Kitchen Katana

Honyaki: The Kitchen Katana

Most Japanese knives are made like a sandwich — a very hard steel core sandwiched on each side by a softer steel. The hard steel is what makes a Japanese...

Honyaki: The Kitchen Katana

Most Japanese knives are made like a sandwich — a very hard steel core sandwiched on each side by a softer steel. The hard steel is what makes a Japanese...

The Best Japanese Kitchen Knives that Last a Lifetime

The Best Japanese Kitchen Knives that Last a Li...

Over the past decade, working in retail and speaking with customers daily, I’ve noticed a considerable increase in the number of folks looking for ‘lifetime quality’ products. For many, it’s...

The Best Japanese Kitchen Knives that Last a Li...

Over the past decade, working in retail and speaking with customers daily, I’ve noticed a considerable increase in the number of folks looking for ‘lifetime quality’ products. For many, it’s...