Introducing: Sakai Kyuba Under the Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 brand lies the artistry of one of the most famous blade masters in Sakai (Osaka Prefecture), Japan, drawing from over 600 years old blacksmithing tradition. Our blacksmith established himself in 1927 and combines Sakai’s centuries-long history of knife making knowhow with newer technologies to create superior knives. […]
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 kitchen knife set is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The three knives: Chef’s, Vegetable and Paring knife are the only 3 knives you will ever need. Blades are set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood dyed Olive Green. The knives come in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. The set comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 kitchen knife set is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The three knives: Chef’s, Vegetable and Paring knife are the only 3 knives you will ever need. Blades are set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood dyed Mediterranean Blue. The knives come in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. The set comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 kitchen knife set is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The three knives: Chef’s, Vegetable and Paring knife are the only 3 knives you will ever need. Blades are set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood in Natural Brown. The knives come in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. The set comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 kitchen knife set is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The three knives: Chef’s, Vegetable and Paring knife are the only 3 knives you will ever need. Blades are set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood dyed Mediterranean Blue. The knives come in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. The set comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Santoku knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The Santoku is a general purpose chef’s knife which serves a variety of functions, it will become your go-to knife in the kitchen. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl dyed an Olive Green colour. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. A lifetime guarantee. Used and recommended by world’s top chefs.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Santoku knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The Santoku is a general purpose chef’s knife which serves a variety of functions, it will become your go-to knife in the kitchen. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl dyed a Mediterranean Blue colour. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. A lifetime guarantee. Used and recommended by world’s top chefs.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Gyuto knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The Gyuto is a general purpose chef’s knife which serves a variety of functions, it will become your go-to knife in the kitchen. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl dyed an Olive Green colour. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. A lifetime guarantee. Used and recommended by world’s top chefs.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Gyuto knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The Gyuto is a general purpose chef’s knife which serves a variety of functions, it will become your go-to knife in the kitchen. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl dyed a Mediterranean Blue colour. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. A lifetime guarantee. Used and recommended by world’s top chefs.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Petty knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. It is a small general-purpose knife used for peeling, shaping, and slicing fruits and vegetables, chopping herbs, and making garnishes.The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood in Olive Green. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. Backed by a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Petty knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. It is a small general-purpose knife used for peeling, shaping, and slicing fruits and vegetables, chopping herbs, and making garnishes.The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood in Natural Brown. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. Backed by a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Nakiri knife is designed to increase the joy in cooking/ intensify pleasure from cooking. Nakiri is perfect for more fleshy structured vegetables and fruit like potatoes or butternut squash. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood dyed Olive Green. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. Backed with a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Nakiri knife is designed to increase the joy in cooking/ intensify pleasure from cooking. Nakiri is perfect for more fleshy structured vegetables and fruit like potatoes or butternut squash. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood dyed Mediterranean Blue. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. Backed with a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 kitchen knife set is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The three knives: Chef’s, Vegetable and Paring knife are the only 3 knives you will ever need. Blades are set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood in a Natural Brown colour. The knives come in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. The set comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Santoku knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The Santoku is a general purpose chef’s knife which serves a variety of functions, it will become your go-to knife in the kitchen. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof European cherry wood. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. A lifetime guarantee. Used and recommended by world’s top chefs.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Santoku knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The Santoku is a general purpose chef’s knife which serves a variety of functions, it will become your go-to knife in the kitchen. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl in a Natural Brown colour. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. A lifetime guarantee. Used and recommended by world’s top chefs.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Gyuto knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The Gyuto is a general purpose chef’s knife which serves a variety of functions, it will become your go-to knife in the kitchen. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof European cherry wood. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. A lifetime guarantee. Used and recommended by world’s top chefs.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Petty knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. It is a small general-purpose knife used for peeling, shaping, and slicing fruits and vegetables, chopping herbs, and making garnishes. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood in Mediterranean Blue. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. Backed by a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Nakiri knife is designed to increase the joy in cooking/ intensify pleasure from cooking. Nakiri is perfect for more fleshy structured vegetables and fruit like potatoes or butternut squash. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood in a Natural Brown colour. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. Backed with a lifetime guarantee.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 Gyuto knife is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The Gyuto is a general purpose chef’s knife which serves a variety of functions, it will become your go-to knife in the kitchen. The sharp blade is set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl in a Natural Brown colour. The knife comes in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. A lifetime guarantee. Used and recommended by world’s top chefs.
Quality in cut. Beauty in design. Drawing from a 600 year old blacksmithing tradition, The Sakai Kyuba 堺久馬 kitchen knife set is designed to intensify pleasure from cooking. The three knives: Chef’s, Vegetable and Paring knife are the only 3 knives you will ever need. The blades are set in a premium-cut, waterproof stabilised maple burl wood dyed an Olive Green colour. The knives come in a handcrafted, minimalist wooden box wrapped in a unique illustration strip. The set comes with a lifetime guarantee.
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