Recent content by buttermilk

That is certainly a lot of money, but remember that the designation of yakusugi is reserved specifically for Japanese cedar trees growing on Yakushima that have been alive for at least 1,000 years. Though Yakushima has a history of logging predating the U.S. by two-hundred years, it's been...

I habitually use a combination of two things. Putting two or three fingertips against the blade at an acute angle, and pulling (Softly! Though still not a great idea) back. The other is placing the edge on my thumbnail at a ~45° angle and trying to slide the blade into the edge, at various...

Potentially lucky for you, a great customer ended up cancelling their order for the last of these santoku. It has been re-posted as available.

The code went a bit nuts. I'm not sure if it was from use or my own coding error. Anyway, because of this, I'm extending the 20% discount code until tomorrow afternoon. My apologies to everyone that encountered this issue. The code is working again!

International shipping from the U.S., in actual shipping costs, is significantly more expensive than it likely needs to be. Seeing as though knives will always ship for free in the U.S., I decided to absorb most of the international shipping on knives as well. Diets exist only in relative...

Today is the last day to take advantage of the 20% off code! We've just restocked a bunch of Shigehiro and Hinoura knives. Deal ends at midnight! Thanks! I'm happy to help. Enjoy your new knife. :)

Yes. Let me look into getting another run of shirts. I'll post about it when there's an update. As to my shop, the new workshop I've just built is actually three hours west of the city, on the Mississippi. At the end of last year, two significant family issues came suddenly. I've spent the...

Or a Euro size?

Yes, sir. The 20% off this weekend includes all services as well. No restrictions. If you'd PM me your size, I'd be happy to accommodate an XS.

As one of my final steps in opening shop to the world, and having just recently finished the construction on our new workshop and office, I wanted to continue the industry (restaurant industry) tradition of Friends & Family. After just now announcing to those that have followed me in food...

29 There's some truth to this. If done right, it's a life-consuming career. My end came prematurely as opening a restaurant and being newly married are, unless your partner is in the same restaurant as you, mutually exclusive.

Not at the moment, but it's definitely something that I'd consider in a month or two.

Marko, I wouldn't call myself an expert, but I've definitely had(have) a lot of experience. PM inbound.

This was definitely the hardest I've laughed at my computer today.

A re-stock on a few of the knives that a bunch of you have been waiting for. The first re-stock of kasumi Blue #2 and two new suminagashi knives: 165mm petty and 180mm santoku. Here's the link. Here's what was posted: 3 - Kasumi White #2 210mm Gyuto 2 - Kasumi White #2 240mm Gyuto 2 -...