Over the last year I've gotten dangerously (for my wallet, that is) enthusiastic about Japanese kitchen knives, of which I now own seven. They all have octagonal wooden wa-style handles. One of my ...

As careful as Dan Eastland is, he still tends to get cut a lot. Fileted flesh is par for the course when your life’s work is building custom knives. Eastland has sliced and diced and punctured himself ...

While the blade of a given knife is obviously the most important part — it’s the part that does the cutting, after all — the handle is only slightly less important, as you’re not going to do much ...

Damasteel marks a significant milestone in the evolution of knife-making materials, blending ancient Damascus steel traditions with cutting-edge metallurgical technology. Originating from Sweden, ...

Not the best for extremely fine, tiny work Price is considerable VS more basic blade handles The Ergo Kiwi is the best ergonomically-sound X-ACTO blade knife that I've ever used. And I've used a lot.

The executive chef at Foraged restaurant creates custom knife handles using exotic materials such as mammoth tusk and mother of pearl. As a young chef in 1999, Duy Pham purchased his first Japanese ...

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