Knives I have owned

I used to own a couple Henckels knives for years that served their purpose but I started looking into Japanese knives when I bought my wife a sushi making kit for her birthday in 2004. I bought a Ginsanko Yanagiba from Korin.com then I bought a shun Santoku shortly after that. Then I started to do some REAL research and quickly discovered that Shun is an okay knife but there was so much more out there in the way was chef knives and styles. I became a fanatic and bought many many many Japanese knives and I used and sharpened every one of them. Below are pics of 90% of the Japanese knives I've owned. I'm still sad about having to let go of two knives I worked hard to get (Hattori KD ande Ichimonji Honyaki). A family of four with one wage earner in this economy took a toll at our house so I had to sell a few knives to survive. There will be another day. Anyway, hope you enjoy the pics.


Watanabe 300mm Yanagiba made with Blue Steel #2



Watanbe Kuro-uchi Santoku



Watanabe 240mm Gyuto with Dragon engraving with Zogan eyes. Made from White steel #2

With custom handle made from Macassar Ebony, Green Massur Birch Burl ferrule with brass spacers and Fossilized Mammoth Tool end cap.

Tosagata Ajikiri

Tojiro Powdered Steel Gyuto 240mm

Takeda Gytuo 255mm

Takeda Sujiki (double-beveled Yanagiba) 311mm

Takeda Nakiri

Suisin Yanagiba 270mm

Shigefusa Nakiri - Carbon Steel

Nenox Sujihiki 285mm

Misono Carbon Steel Gyuto 270mm

Korin Ginsanko Deba 165mm

Korin Ginsanko Yanagiba 240mm

Kikuichi-Monji Honyaki Gyuto made from White #1 steel with Stag Horn handle 270mm

Kikuichi-Monji Damascus Nakiri 165mm

Kikuichi Elite Carbon Steel Gyuto 240mm

Kikuichi Stainless Gyuto 240mm

Ittosai Honyaki Gyuto made from White #2 Carbon Steel 270mm

Hiromoto Carbon Steel Gyuto 270mm

Hiromoto Ltd Edition Damascus Santoku 165mm

Hiromoto AS Gyuto 240mm - Aogomi Super Carbon Steel core clad with Stainless Steel.

Hiro Itou Damascus Petty 150mm made with R2 Powdered Steel

Hattori KD Damascus Gyuto 270mm made from Cowry-X core clad with a Nickel Stainless damascus.

Hattori HD Series Damascus Gyuto 240mm with VG10 core

Hattori FH Series Petty 150mm made with VG10

Dojo Blue Steel Paring 135mm

Chan Chi Kee Carbon Steel Vegetable Cleaver

Murray Carter Funayki/Petty 150mm made with White Steel clad in stainless

Murray Carter Fukugozai Funayuki 220mm made with Aogomi Super clad with stainless

Ryusen Blazen Honesuki (Boning) 150mm

Al Mar Petty made with VG10