Japanese knives
Learn how to transform your boxer briefs into a blade with the help of traditional knifemaking techniques.
White rice goes head to head with jelly in the sharpest blade stakes, but only one can win.
Possibly the world’s first knife where the soft grip wrapping and slicing edge are made of the same thing.
The story behind this traditional Japanese knife makes the dramatic restoration even more satisfying.






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