In today’s post I’m sharing photos of my latest creation, a 7″ Chef’s knife with a Japanese style ‘Wa’ handle. Wa handles are partial tang, meaning there is less steel inside the handle, making it lighter. This is one of the desired features of this style of knife, as it gives the whole knife a […]
Category: Japanese style
Japanese paring knives with ‘Wa’ handles
The Japanese have a knife and sword making tradition that goes back thousands of years, and they’ve developed several very distinctive styles that have become traditional over the centuries. One of those traditional styles is the petty knife, comparable to the western ‘paring’ knife – a small slim blade that’s standard in every kitchen around […]
Japanese Wa style-handle kitchen knives
Recently I’ve been having fun making knives with Wa handles. Wa handles are a traditional Japanese style knife handle, characterized by a very simple cylindrical shape that does not use pins or bolsters. This results in an overall lighter feel with a blade-forward balance. Wa handles are secured to the knife tang entirely by glue, […]