Japanese style handles 

 Note: For Western style handles go here.

Traditional Japanese cutlery comes with a softwood handle and a water buffalo kakumaki (collar). We offer a standard light wood & synthetic kakumaki handle on all of our knives. The light wood is very "grippy" and constitutes a simple, yet functional approach to these knive's handles.

However, we do offer more elaborate handles for our knives upon request. These handles are made using the finest exotic woods and non-ferrous metals (brass, copper, or .925 silver). Gold is also available upon request - but tends to make the handle VERY expensive.

We recommend the following handle lengths for the respective blade lengths:

Ebony wood main, combined with copper Kakumaki and spacers with Osage X Ebony wood mosaic

  Cocobolo with copper kakumaki and spacers, banded Aprikum Padok over cocobolo over a light spruce burl. 

Ebony kakumaki with brass spacer and cocobolo.

Copper kakumaki over rosewood with copper spacers, and Gabon ebony.

Copper kakumaki over cocobolo with brass spacers, teak wood, and ebony.

learn about our Western Style handles

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