Wakui Knives

Wakui Toshihiro ,from Sanjo Niigata, is a highly talented traditional blacksmith that makes one of our all time favorite kitchen knives. His father, also a blacksmith, made hand forged crowbars and other tools. Toshihiro san began blacksmithing at a young age and trained at Yoshikane hamono to learn about kitchen knife making. His knives are prized for their amazing cutting feel and balanced performance.