SKD Kiritsuke 240mm with Mono Olive Wood Handle Bunka black and brown hues

black and brown hues

which result in razor sharpness

Benjamin Kamon

Jonas Johnsson sees Honyaki as the highest of artforms

In the spring Jonas Johnsson heads out to his local forest to harvest Birch bark for his Rokkaku Hanmaru handles

SKD Kiritsuke 240mm with Mono Olive Wood Handle Bunka black and brown huesReady to ship from the 28th of October With SKD steel at the core these blades from Yoshikane Hamono are some of the most durable, high performance knives around. The SKD steel is hard, its very hard, we are talking 64HRC 65HRC meaning that these knives will take a very acute and razor sharp edge and they will hold it for a long time. While SKD is not classed as a stainless steel, with its high chromium content, it does have very decent stain