Takamura Knife, Best 5, Features, Reviews
Echizen is undoubtedly one of the areas having the richest knife-making history in Japan. After the end of the war, Isamu Takamura established Takamura Cutlery, a cutlery company in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Nakiri knives and agricultural knives were the most common products at that time. Takamura -san created excellent quality knives he could forge using stainless steel. This practice is still unpopular during that time. Takamura Hamono prospered manufacturing kitchen knives and was the first to make knives from new materials like powered high-speed steel. Crafters forge knives using R2/SG2 steel to improve the sharpness and edge retention. […]