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Chusen Tenugui: Beautiful, Hand-dyed Multipurpo...
Sometimes, I feel like my fellow Japanese folk have to make every simple craft into some kind of masterpiece. From Tamagoyaki omelet making, wrapping gifts ornately, and even typing. If...
Chusen Tenugui: Beautiful, Hand-dyed Multipurpo...
Sometimes, I feel like my fellow Japanese folk have to make every simple craft into some kind of masterpiece. From Tamagoyaki omelet making, wrapping gifts ornately, and even typing. If...
Master Blacksmith Masashi Yamamoto Visits Canad...
Masashi Yamamoto is easily one of the best Japanese blacksmiths of our time, and since he struck out as an independant knife maker in 2014, we've been honoured to carry his knives. After...
Master Blacksmith Masashi Yamamoto Visits Canad...
Masashi Yamamoto is easily one of the best Japanese blacksmiths of our time, and since he struck out as an independant knife maker in 2014, we've been honoured to carry his knives. After...
TWO New Lines from Masashi Yamamoto: The Kokuen...
Masashi Yamamoto is easily one of the best Japanese blacksmiths of our time. Masashi-san isn’t just a great knife maker, he’s an absolute knife-making genius. Since setting out on his...
TWO New Lines from Masashi Yamamoto: The Kokuen...
Masashi Yamamoto is easily one of the best Japanese blacksmiths of our time. Masashi-san isn’t just a great knife maker, he’s an absolute knife-making genius. Since setting out on his...
$100 knife v.s. $1000 knife: What's the Differe...
One of the questions we get most often in the store is, “which is the most expensive knife around?” There’s something to be said about holding a knife worth more...
$100 knife v.s. $1000 knife: What's the Differe...
One of the questions we get most often in the store is, “which is the most expensive knife around?” There’s something to be said about holding a knife worth more...
Blacksmith Profile: Masashi Yamamoto
At Knifewear, we deal with over 50 individual craftspeople: blacksmiths, knife sharpeners, handle-makers… and we can say with confidence that Masashi Yamamoto-san is one of the best in Japan. He...
Blacksmith Profile: Masashi Yamamoto
At Knifewear, we deal with over 50 individual craftspeople: blacksmiths, knife sharpeners, handle-makers… and we can say with confidence that Masashi Yamamoto-san is one of the best in Japan. He...
Why are Japanese Kitchen Knives so Expensive?
Have you ever built something? Made something with your hands? I’m willing to bet that you have at one point or another. When I was a kid in the 8th...
Why are Japanese Kitchen Knives so Expensive?
Have you ever built something? Made something with your hands? I’m willing to bet that you have at one point or another. When I was a kid in the 8th...