Products

MAKER

• Sakai Takayuki
  iSakai City has a history of blade crafting spanning over 600 years. Some of Japan's finest blacksmiths work under the Sakai Takayuki umbrella. We carry 11 different lines, from stainless VG10 to Blue Steel Honyaki and everything in the middle.
   

MATERIAL

• Carbon  

SHAPES

• Boning Knife
  iJapanese boning knives have a stiff triangular shaped blade to make quick work of removing meat from the bone and slicing through soft joints.
   
• Set
  iShop knife sets for special savings.
   

BEVEL

• 50/50 Right or Left Handed
  iBlade is sharpened equally on both sides for right or left handed use.
   
• Single Edge Right Handed
  iBlade is sharpened entirely on the right side.
   
• Single Edge Left Handed
  iBlade is sharpened entirely on the left side.
   

STEEL TYPE

• Blue #2
  iBlue Carbon Steels are a bit tougher with better edge retention than white steels.
   
• White #2
  iSimilar in composition to White #1 but slightly less prone to chipping.
   
• White #1
  iThis pure carbon steel is favored by blacksmiths because it responds well to different types of forging, creating a great end product.
   

COLLECTION

• Sanpo  
• White #2 Kurouchi  
• Itsuo Doi  
• Blue Steel Honyaki  
• Byakko  
• Kasumitogi