Tojiro Origami Knife

What could be more characteristically Japanese than a dinner knife, crafted using metalworking techniques going back to the times when metalworking meant making katana swords for the samurai? The Tojiro Origami Knife is the answer: a dinner knife crafted using these smithing traditions but shaped in a way reminiscent of another characteristically Japanese object, origami paper folding! And the result is staggeringly beautiful and exceptionally functional, which adds an extra layer of Japanese culture: that design should always serve function!

The metalworking traditions here are those of the Tsubame-Sanjo area in Niigata Prefecture, one of the three major knife-making hubs of Japan. The Tojiro Origami Knife comes from one of the most famous knife-makers in the area and is available in three colors/finishes: silver, black, and copper. Regardless of the finish, the knife is made of high-carbon stainless steel, is double-edged, and has a total length of approximately 235 mm (9.3"). Perfectly balanced and beautiful, it can become your dinner knife for everyday use, though you might even want to keep it as a decorative ornament!

Specs and Features:

• Colors: silver, black, copper
• Length: approx. 235 mm (9.3")
• Blade material: high-carbon stainless steel
• Blade: double-edged
• Made in the Niigata Prefecture's Tsubame-Sanjo region