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Overview Knives
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How to sharpen Japanese Kitchen Knives
How to sharpen Japanese Kitchen Knives


Japanese Handmade Kitchen Knives made by Hideo Kitaoka

Japanese Handmade Kitchen Knives made by Hideo Kitaoka

Hideo Kitaoka

Handmade Kitchen Knives "Kitaoka Series" made by Hideo Kitaoka

Knifesmith Hideo Kitaoka in Takefu, Fukui Province specializes in the production of high-quality kitchen knives. With all his knives, the cutting edges are forged from "white paper steel", a high-carbon steel that is very hard but not so brittle as one would expect. The outer layers of the blades are formed of many-layered Damascus steel, which is called "Suminagashi" in Japanese. The blades’ hardness is more than 60 HRC. These knives are not stainless steel!

The elegant handle is made of sandalwood, and the ferrule is Asian buffalo horn.

Take a look into the knife smithy of Hideo Kitaoka and watch him at work (with video).

Click pictures for enlargements!



Matsuba Hocho made by Hideo Kitaoka

Matsuba Hocho

A nice and small kitchen knife for universal use.
Blade is sharpened only on right side and therefore only for righthanders. The cutting edge, in white paper steel,
is laminated on one side to 12 layers of Damascus steel. The handle is of sandalwood, the ferrule of buffalo horn.

Blade length 120 mm
Blade width 3 mm
Tang width 3.5 mm
Order nr. 312716
Price € 139.00


Deba Hocho made by Hideo Kitaoka

Deba Hocho

Chopping knife and cleaver.
The blade is sharpened on one side. The cutting edge, in white paper steel is laminated on one side to 12 layers of Damascus steel. The handle is of sandalwood, the ferrule of buffalo horn. Picture: Righthander knife

For Righthanders
Blade length 120 mm
Blade width 5 mm
Tang width 6 mm
Order nr. 312708
Price € 149.00


For Righthanders
Blade length 150 mm
Blade width 6 mm
Tang width 7 mm
Order nr. 312702
Price € 189.00


For Righthanders
Blade length 180 mm
Blade width 6 mm
Tang width 8 mm
Order nr. 312709
Price € 239.00


For Lefthanders
Blade length 150 mm
Blade width 6 mm
Tang width 7 mm
Order nr. 312710
Price € 229.00


Sashimi Hocho made by Hideo Kitaoka

Sashimi Hocho

Fish knife.
Blade is sharpened on one side. The cutting edge, in white paper steel,
is laminated on one side to 12 layers of Damascus steel. The handle is of sandalwood, the ferrule of buffalo horn. Picture: Righthander knife


For Righthanders
Blade length 240 mm
Blade width 3.7 mm
Tang width 4 mm
Order nr. 312704
Price € 239.00


For Righthanders
Blade length 300 mm
Blade width 3.7 mm
Tang width 4 mm
Order nr. 312706
Price € 369.00


For Lefthanders
Blade length 240 mm
Blade width 3.7 mm
Tang width 4 mm
Order nr. 312707
Price € 249.00


Mioroshi Hocho made by Hideo Kitaoka

Mioroshi Hocho

It is a pleasure to cut with this big, thick, and sharp knife!
Blade is sharpened only on right side and therefore only for righthanders. The cutting edge, in white paper steel,
is laminated on one side to 12 layers of Damascus steel. The handle is of sandalwood, the ferrule of buffalo horn.

Blade length 210 mm
Blade width 6 mm
Tang width 8 mm
Order nr. 312715
Price € 269.00



Katsushige Anryu

Handmade Kitchen Knives "Kitaoka Series" made by Katsushige Anryu

In Takefu too, next door to Hideo Kitaoka master blacksmith Katsushige Anryu has his forge. Beyond his own knife program he makes the Santoku and the Nakiri of the "Kitaoka Series". The outer layers of the blades are formed of 5 layered Damascus steel each side, the cutting edges are forged from "white paper steel". The blades’ hardness is more than 60 HRC. These knives are not stainless steel!

The elegant handle is made of sandalwood, and the ferrule is Asian buffalo horn.

Click pictures for enlargements!



Santoku Hocho made by Hideo Kitaoka

Santoku Hocho

All-purpose kitchen knife.
Both sides of blade are sharpened. The cutting edge, in white paper steel, is middle of three-layer laminate. The outer laminates are in 6-layer Damascus steel, the handle in sandalwood, and the ferrule in buffalo horn.
Blade length 165 mm
Blade width 1.7 mm
Tang width 4.7 mm
Order nr. 312700
Price € 129.00


Nakiri Hocho made by Hideo Kitaoka

Nakiri Hocho

Vegetable knife.
Both sides of blade are sharpened.
The cutting edge, in white paper steel,
is middle of three-layer laminate.
The outer laminates are in 6-layer Damascus steel, the handle in sandalwood, and the ferrule in buffalo horn.
Blade length 165 mm
Blade width 1.7 mm
Tang width 4.7 mm
Order nr. 312701
Price € 129.00