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Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle
Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle

Ajikiri knife with cherry wood handle

the maker
$248.00

Tamahagane (玉鋼) is a traditional Japanese steel, made from iron sand and used for premium quality swords and knives. Smelted in a traditional Japanese clay furnace, or tatara, these blades are then clad in softer steel (jagane) and forged by hand by a third generation black smith. Ajikira knives are versatile little blades for vegetables and meat, prized by professional fishmongers and fisherfolk in Japan who often describe them as their most useful tool - indeed, the wave pattern on the knife's surface is thought to resemble Japan's tumultuous seas.

Only a very limited number of knives are still produced with this type of slow hand forging, making them a very special and memorable gift for the home cook, knife enthusiast, or anyone looking to invest in the preservation of traditional craftsmanship.

materials : steel blade & cherry wood handle

care: wash with mild detergent before first use, wash soon after use, especially after cutting salty or acidic products. Never leave the wooden handle wet or soaking in the sink! Do not use the blade on frozen foods, or hard surfaces like stone or metal. Do not wash in the dishwasher.

measurements :

blade : 11cm
handle : 12cm

made in Japan by Wooden chair JUN

Fujimoto was born in Tottori Prefecture, Misasa Town in 1964.

He studied art at the Nara University of Education. While a student, he became interested in woodworking. Completely unrelated to his art studies, he put his effort into making things: wooden speakers, a ping pong table, a portable cart, a skateboard, and so on. After working at a chair prototype company, furniture became his life work.

In 1998, while living in Nara City, Nara Prefecture (Tawara region), he began working as a carpenter. In 2013, he returned to his hometown of Misasa. There, he opened a workshop and started making wooden furniture again. The return home made him reflect on the idea of furniture as tools for daily living. With that thought, he began making simple, practical chairs and tables with conifer wood.