Knife Advice

The application of Japanese lacquer has long been a way to make low-cost "ho" wood handles more attractive while keeping the price down. We recently imported some Japanese Shirogami steel kitchen kniv … read more

Gyuto rhymes with Pluto, our second favorite planet. Lots of English language speakers ask us how to pronounce the name of the most popular Japanese kitchen knife. They often misplace the "O" and the … read more

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Purchasing a new knife from District Cutlery is now a great opportunity to get your other knives sharpened, Getting a new knife usually makes our customers realize how dull their other knives hav … read more

Blade thinning is the process of removing material from the sides of a blade and then re-polishing the surface to a factory finish. Blade thinning is beneficial and often necessary at some p … read more