Hinokuni (Yukihiro Sakai)
Yukihiro Sakai is a young blacksmith from Kumamoto (Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu). He trained with Nishida-san (Nishida Hamono). Yukihiro-San's recent work is focused on Shirogami #1 with a kuro-uchi finish and evenly ground and flat profiles. His knives are affordable but of superior quality. We anticipate that over the years, the prices of his products will rise due to the superb craftsmanship and his growing popularity.
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Knife configurator
Have you ever tried to match the individual handles and blades on our website to make your own custom knife?
Now that’s a lot of options! It can be hard to visualize the end result and see whether the chosen handle and blade are a good match.
That’s why we’ve created the SharpEdge Configurator - a digital mix-and-match tool that you can use to assemble your very own custom knife!