# agentsite-static-version=eb9054d7-336e-4ca4-932d-8be514186eb4 # bernalcutlery.com > AI-optimized mirror of bernalcutlery.com containing 249 pages totalling 1,099,766 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://bernalcutlery.com. Last updated: 2026-09-27T09:14:19.357Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [Bernal Cutlery](/content/site-root.html): We are a full-service cutlery shop offering sharpening services, Japanese and Western culinary knives, vintage knives, outdoor, pocket and craft knives, cooking tools and accessories, knife skills and sharpening classes, and more. We are proud to serve kitchen professionals, knife enthusiasts, and home cooks alike. (3,995 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [Shellfish | Seafood – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/shellfish-seafood/index.html) (3,896 words) - [Strops | Compounds – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/strops-compounds/index.html) (4,067 words) - [Axes | Natas – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/axes/index.html) (4,519 words) - [Canaan Palestine Almond Pesto Spread - 4.6oz – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/almond-pesto-spread/index.html): Enjoy this delicious wholesome pesto as a spread, toss in pasta or roast with chicken. Almond Pesto is made with Canaan Almonds, exceptional heirloom Palestinian almonds. These almonds are grown organically, watered by rain only and carefully hand picked by family owned and operated farms. The basil is freshly picked f (3,662 words) - [Utensils – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/utensils/index.html) (5,459 words) - [Saveur Magazine: Eat the World - Issue No 203 Fall/Winter 2024 – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/saveur-fall-winter-2024/index.html): Eat the World with Saveur magazine's second issue since its recent revival. (3,391 words) - [Canaan Palestine Shatta Organic Red Hot Chili Sauce - 3.2oz – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/shatta-organic-red-hot-chili-sauce/index.html): Shatta is the best hot sauce to spice up your culinary endeavors. Fully ripened hot cayenne and chili peppers bring intense heat while fresh garlic adds bold flavor. This sauce is tied together with extra virgin olive oil. Add a small spoonful to your favorite meal, add it to your pasta, spread it over a sandwich or as (3,652 words) - [Hitohira FJ 180mm Gyuto VG10 Pakka – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-fj-180mm-gyuto-vg-10-pakka-handle/index.html): Hand ground VG10 mono steel with a nice taper and convex hamaguri grind. This fine grind makes for smooth cutting and excellent food release with a long edge life and excellent stainless property. VG10 can be more work to sharpen as they get sharpened down but that will take quite some time as the thin convex grind kee (4,293 words) - [Ashi Hamono Ginga 90 mm Petty Swedish Stainless Western Handle with Sa – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/ashi-hamono-ginga-90mm-petty-swedish-stainless-pakka-handle-with-saya.html): Ashi’s Swedish stainless steel knives are some of the lightest, thinnest, and easiest to sharpen knives we have come across. Their cutting feel is excellent due to top quality hand grinding, creating convexity on the side of the knife, and making them extra thin behind the edge. Ideal for a home cook or professional th (4,182 words) - [Accessories – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/accessories/index.html) (5,263 words) - [Canaan Palestine Za’atar - 2.3oz – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/zaatar/index.html): Za'atar is the most beloved spice mix. Za’atar is traditionally eaten for breakfast with olive oil and fresh flat bread. Canaan women’s cooperatives make za’atar according to tradition with freshly harvested and dried oregano, roasted sesame seeds, and sumac. The fresh aroma of oregano, the acidity of sumac, and the nut (3,457 words) - [Knife Storage – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/knife-storage/index.html) (5,342 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi 500 Grit Soft & Fast Ceramic Japanese Whe](/content/products/takarazukushi-500-grit-brown/index.html): Soft and fast cutting 500 grit Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi ceramic stone made in Japan with alumina and zircon abrasives with a great cutting ability. The particles are not completely homogenous and some deeper scratches are to be expected, this is no problem so long as a more homogenous medium stone that is a good cu (3,513 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi 320 WA/800 Cobalt Combination Grit Japane](/content/products/takarazukushi-320-wz-800-cobalt-combo-stone/index.html): Combo 320 white alumina & 800 grit white alumina with cobalt made for Bernal Cutlery for initial edge formation on both hard Japanese steels and softer stainless steels. Equally suited for preparing Japanese double or single bevel knives for a final polish or as a complete stone for Western knives taking a coarser (3,636 words) - [Hitohira Imojiya OKD 170mm Santoku VG1 Tagayasan – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-imojiya-okd-170mm-santoku-vg-1-tagayasan-handle.html): These knives have all the merits of a classic stainless mono steel but with better edge formation and easier sharpening. An excellent cutting feel thanks to the fine, convex hamaguri grinds. Done at the workshop involved in the old Masakane production in Seki. This steel can be somewhat prone to chipping if mistreated, (4,132 words) - [Pastry | Baking – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/pastry-baking/index.html) (4,540 words) - [Hitohira Tanaka Ren 180mm Santoku Shirogami 2 Ho Wood – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-tanaka-ren-180mm-santoku-shirogami-2-ho-wood.html): Smithed by Yoshikazu Tanaka, a top level ‘Dentokougeshi’ blacksmith in Sakai City, Osaka. Tanaka Hamono coaxes excellent edge retention and toughness from Shirogami 2 with a smooth easy sharpening feel. (4,191 words) - [Kitchen Tools – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/kitchen-tools/index.html) (5,426 words) - [Hitohira Imojiya TH 150mm Petty Aogami Super Pakka – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-imojiya-th-150mm-petty-aogami-super-pakka-handle.html): Stainless clad aogami super tungsten carbon steel with stainless cladding and a grey and black pakka wood (resin and pressure treated layered hardwood) handle.  These factory forged knives have a 50/50 symmetrical convex grind on the faces and a little bit right hand biased edge.  Aogami super holds an edge for a nice (4,239 words) - [Hitohira Hinode 150mm Petty Shirogami 2 Nashiji Ho Wood (Oval) – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hinoura-ajikataya-150mm-petty-shirogami-2-nashiji-ho-wood-oval.html): 150mm Petty from the Ajikataya line by Mutsumi Hinoura. Layered steel construction, shirogami 2 cutting core with iron cladding. Rustic Finish (Nashiji) finish with a Magnolia (Ho) wood handle and black horn ferrule Oval. Shirogami, or white steel, which is a very fine grained carbon steel made from low contaminate iro (3,878 words) - [Hitohira Imojiya TH 150mm Honesuki Kaku Aogami Super Pakka – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-imojiya-th-150mm-honesuki-kaku-aogami-super-pakka-handle.html): Stainless clad aogami super tungsten carbon steel with stainless cladding and a grey and black pakka wood (resin and pressure treated layered hardwood) handle.  Aogami super holds an edge for a nice long time but is not stainless, avoid soaking and like any other knife keep out of the dishwasher.  Avoid scrubbing the c (4,244 words) - [Cookware – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/cookware/index.html) (4,724 words) - [Hitohira Imojiya TH 210mm Gyuto Aogami Super Pakka – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-imojiya-th-210mm-gyuto-aogami-super-pakka-handle.html): Stainless clad aogami super tungsten carbon steel with stainless cladding and a grey and black pakka wood (resin and pressure treated layered hardwood) handle.  These factory forged knives have a 50/50 symmetrical convex grind on the faces and a little bit right hand biased edge.  Aogami super holds an edge for a nice (4,257 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Gear](/content/collections/t-shirts-bc-gear/index.html) (5,348 words) - [Hitohira 150mm Butchering Knife SK Carbon Steel Wood Handle (No Bolste – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-150mm-butchering-knife-sk-carbon-steel-wood-handle-no-bolster.html): Thin SK mono-steel blades cut very nicely with their thin profile and are super easy to sharpen and get a nice edge that holds well. They are ideal for the professional or home cook who is looking for a great workhorse with easy sharpen-ability. Sometimes among comparisons of Japanese carbon steels SK family steels are (4,289 words) - [Joseph Rodgers & Sons – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/joseph-rodgers/index.html): Joseph Rodgers & Sons maintained a stellar reputation in the 1800s as a top knife maker in Sheffield, England. They invested heavily in state-of-the-art production facilities and became one of the largest of the Sheffield firms by the end of the 19th century. Their rival brand Geo Wostenholm IXL also had a great re (4,104 words) - [Hitohira Imojiya TH 240mm Gyuto Aogami Super Pakka – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-imojiya-th-240mm-gyuto-aogami-super-pakka-handle.html): Stainless clad aogami super tungsten carbon steel with stainless cladding and a grey and black pakka wood (resin and pressure treated layered hardwood) handle.  These factory forged knives have a 50/50 symmetrical convex grind on the faces and a little bit right hand biased edge.  Aogami super holds an edge for a nice (4,257 words) - [Hitohira HG 180mm Gyuto Stainless Tsuchime Damascus Rosewood Handle – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-hg-180mm-gyuto-stainless-tsuchime-damascus-rosewood-handle.html): Tsuchime hammer marked nickel / stainless suminagashi damscus clad hard stainless core with Rosewood & Pakka Ferrule Octagonal. A good combination of toughness and edge life on this series; the broken up surface area of the face of the blade makes for good food release.   (3,972 words) - [Sharpening Supplies – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/sharpening-supplies/index.html) (5,499 words) - [Books – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/books/index.html) (5,505 words) - [Wine Tools | Corkscrews – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/wine-keys-corkscrews/index.html) (4,291 words) - [Tinned Fish – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/tinned/index.html) (5,510 words) - [Aromatics | Spices | Salt – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/spices-dry/index.html) (5,429 words) - [Tweezers | Tongs – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/tweezers/index.html) (4,142 words) - [Hitohira Imojiya TH 180mm Bunka Aogami Super Pakka – Bernal Cutlery](/content/products/hitohira-imojiya-th-180mm-bunka-aogami-super-pakka-handle.html): Stainless clad aogami super tungsten carbon steel with stainless cladding and a grey and black pakka wood (resin and pressure treated layered hardwood) handle.  These factory forged knives have a 50/50 symmetrical convex grind on the faces and a little bit right hand biased edge.  Aogami super holds an edge for a nice (3,683 words) - [Pins – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/jewelry-pins/index.html) (4,607 words) - [Peelers – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/graters-oroshigane/index.html) (4,735 words) - [Trade Ins – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/trade-ins/index.html): Trade Ins are gently used knives that customers bring back to the shop to put towards a new purchase. We evaluate each one and only accept those that meet our high standards. Each knife gets general maintenance and a spa treatment before it's put up for sale. Trade ins are a great opportunity to find a deal on knives w (3,946 words) - [Magnetic Boards – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/magnetic-boards/index.html) (3,656 words) - [Knife Rolls – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/knife-tool-rolls/index.html): Carrying cases for transporting your knife collection. We strongly suggest using with knives in sayas or blade guards only. (4,257 words) - [Scissors | Snips | Shears – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/scissors-snips-shears/index.html) (3,880 words) - [Aprons | Towels | Totes – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/aprons/index.html) (4,478 words) - [Benchmade Pocket & Outdoor – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/benchmade-folders/index.html): Benchmade knives are, in our opinion, one of the best everyday utility knives on the market. They are made in Oregon City, Oregon. Their heat treatments and locking mechanisms are top quality and they have a rock-solid Limited Lifetime Warranty. We are happy to do special orders. Call us at 415-355-0773. Pocket knife l (5,403 words) - [Oils | Vinegars – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/sauces-oils-vinegars/index.html) (4,726 words) - [Kagetsu Donabe – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/donabe/index.html): We are proud to carry our donabes from Kagetsu, a family business making ceramics for over 160 years in Yokkaichi, Japan. Kagetsu was the creator of the modern donabe clay formula, as household cooking in Japan was transitioning from traditional wood-fire to gas after World War 2 and donabes needed to adjust to its hig (4,298 words) - [Restored Vintage – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/used-vintage/index.html) (6,323 words) - [Opinel – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/opinel-folders/index.html): In 1890, Joseph Opinel turned 18 and worked in the family workshop. With a passion for new machines and innovative technologies, he built his own camera and soon became the photographer for weddings and special events in his area. Led by his passion for machinery and the manufacturing process, he decided to invent an o (4,162 words) - [Cutting Boards – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/cutting-boards/index.html): Many focus on buying a great knife, then use a hard cutting board made from bamboo or plastic, which will quickly dull the edge or potentially cause a chip. Choose Your Cypress Hinoki is a dense and fragrant Japanese softwood in the cedar family, with very strong anti-microbial properties. It is very easy on knife edge (4,271 words) - [Table | Steak – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/table-steak/index.html) (4,554 words) - [A “Pirates and Farmers” Homage – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/a-pirates-and-farmers-homage/index.html): A "Pirates and Farmers" Knife Shop Homage What can I say after almost 20 years of Bernal Cutlery? Our little knife shop is not so little anymore and has a life of its own. I often find myself surprised to see how much the knife shop is imbued with meaning for and from the community and that it has made its way into the (4,860 words) - [How Girls Can Help Their Country – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/how-girls-can-help-their-country/index.html): “How Girls Can Help Their Country”An American [pocketknife] story through the eyes of the official Girl Scout Knife. Kelly Kozak   Kelly’s GSA Knife collection over the cover of Knife World 1995 featuring James Rine’s article on the History of the GSA KnifeI was a Girl Scout for a few days, maybe a few weeks, and my mo (6,968 words) - [Pocket | Outdoor – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/pocket-outdoor/index.html) (5,739 words) - [New Vintage – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/new-old-stock/index.html): New Vintage / New Old Stock are old production knives that have never been used. Artisan before artisan was cool. (5,461 words) - [Western Kitchen Knives – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/western-kitchen-knives/index.html) (6,013 words) - [Coarse | Flattening – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/coarse-flattening/index.html) (4,221 words) - [Stone Holders – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/sharpening-accessories/index.html) (3,735 words) - [Chef – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/chef/index.html): Chef knives are most often used with a forward slicing or rocking motion in which the tip keeps contact with the board. When working with a rocking push-cut, the chef knife is a very powerful tool that requires a fraction of the motion that another knife needs to do the same work. It works quickly and effectively on ve (5,963 words) - [Woodworking | Hobby | Craft – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/carving-whittling/index.html) (4,238 words) - [Boning – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/boning/index.html) (4,386 words) - [Medium Grit – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/medium-grit/index.html) (4,022 words) - [Honing Rods – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/honing-rods/index.html) (4,516 words) - [Meat Breaking – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/breaking/index.html) (4,931 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Stories](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/index.html) (4,722 words) - [Cleavers – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/cleavers-1/index.html) (4,319 words) - [Fine Grit – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/fine-grit-polish/index.html) (4,287 words) - [BC House Stones – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/bc-house-stones/index.html):   Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi ceramic stones are made in Japan with alumina and zircon abrasive particles that are baked with ceramics, creating a fused porous stone.  Harder Takarazukushi stones tend to cut deeper and faster than the semi-soft stones on double bevel knives made with wear resistant steels. Semi-soft T (3,985 words) - [Agricultural – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/agricultural/index.html) (4,584 words) - [Fish Breaking – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/fish-breaking/index.html) (4,744 words) - [Pallares Pocket & Outdoor – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/pallares-folders-1/index.html): Pallares is the last surviving workshop in an area one-time famous (since the 1600s) for its knife making workshops. The third-generation run company was founded by two brothers in Solsona, Spain in 1917. Pallares strives to use traditional, high-quality materials and have always been known for well tempered steel. The (4,092 words) - [Petty – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/petty/index.html): Often thought of as Japanese paring knives—but that’s not entirely true. Petty knives are a generally longer than European style paring knives that are intended for handheld knife work. Petty knives have extra length which makes them suitable for some handheld work but are optimized as utility-style knives that can pee (4,193 words) - [Fixed Blade – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/fixed/index.html) (4,573 words) - [Deba – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/deba/index.html): The deba is a stout, triangular, usually single-beveled blade made for breaking down fish and other seafood. The deba dates back to the late 1500s and was one of the most important Japanese knives until the advent of refrigeration, when prepackaged fish made home butchery obsolete. The heel of the deba is used for roug (5,383 words) - [Zirh – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/zirh/index.html): Handmade knives from Adana, Turkey. (3,822 words) - [Nakiri – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/nakiri/index.html): The nakiri is one of the oldest, most continuously used knives in Japan. It has a simple, double-bevel, rectangular blade and the name essentially translates to “vegetable knife”. It is a fantastic knife for that use and not so great knife for anything else. The nakiri has been a staple of the Japanese kitchen for hund (4,006 words) - [Sujihiki – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/sujihiki/index.html): The sujihiki is the Japanese answer to the Western slicer. Like other western-influenced Japanese knives, the sujihiki was originally made with a single steel and western handle and was only later produced with a Japanese handle. The sujihiki is used similarly to a Western slicer, for cutting proteins with a pull strok (5,537 words) - [Outdoor – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/outdoor/index.html) (4,413 words) - [Steel | Wood Care – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/steel-wood-care/index.html) (4,163 words) - [Vintage – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/vintage/index.html): Bernal Cutlery is proud to offer both unused new-old-stock and refurbished vintage knives. We have been sourcing and refurbishing vintage knives since our beginning in 2005. While very labor-intensive to clean, document, and list, we love how they tell the story of the merger of craft and industrial processes. This sto (6,584 words) - [Paring Knives – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/paring/index.html): Standard: The pointed tip and compact size are ideal for peeling, trimming, and precise cuts.Bird’s beak: The curved tip allows this profile to peel round fruits and vegetables efficiently, as well as tackling intricate garnish work.Sheep’s foot: The flat edge and blunted tip are excellent for controlled, straight cuts (5,858 words) - [Vintage & New Vintage Pocket Knives – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/vintage-pocket/index.html) (3,868 words) - [Slicers – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/slicer/index.html): Used for smooth, clean cuts, especially for proteins like roasts and poultry. The blade length and shape help maintain the integrity of delicate ingredients during slicing. (5,175 words) - [Bread Knives – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/bread/index.html): Standard bread knives have a straight serrated blade for slicing bread, pastries, and cakes. Offset bread knives have a serrated blade and angled handle that ensure knuckles stay clear of the cutting surface. Extra effective at cutting through thick-crusted bread without squashing. (4,397 words) - [Utility Knives – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/utility/index.html): Midsized knives that handle tasks too small for a chef’s knife and too large for a paring knife. (4,709 words) - [Japanese Kitchen Knives – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/japanese-kitchen-knives/index.html) (6,008 words) - [Serrated – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/serrated/index.html) (4,351 words) - [Tosa – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/tosa/index.html): Hand-forged knives from the Tosa area of Shikoku Island, Japan's least populated island with a long history of smithing. Shikoku's thick forests, agriculture and fisheries have led to a local style of smithing that is characterized by rustic, free-forged knives and tools. Many Tosa knives are ryoba style, forged and gr (4,098 words) - [Steel Care – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/steel-care/index.html) (4,017 words) - [Yanagi – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/yanagi/index.html): Also called yanagiba after the willow-leaf shape of the blade, the yanagi was developed in the Kansai region during the Edo Period as a single-bevel slicer designed for cutting fish for sushi. As with other single-bevel knives, the yanagi's ura (inside) side is hollow ground and resists sticking to the slice of fish be (4,858 words) - [Santoku – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/santoku-bunka/index.html): A Santoku is a Japanese designed general purpose kitchen knife whose name means "three virtues" or "three ways," referring to it's ability to cut, slice and chop effectively. Designed in the 1940s as an intermediary between the gyuto (meat), nakiri (vegetables), and deba (fish) knives. It has a flatter heel with a slig (4,366 words) - [Noodle Knives – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/noodle-knives/index.html) (3,742 words) - [The Leftorium – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/left-handed/index.html): This one’s for the southpaws! If we have lefty knives in stock, you’ll find them here. (3,903 words) - [Windmühlenmesser – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/windmuhlenmesser/index.html): Robert Herder Windmühlenmesser knives are made in Solingen, Germany, and are still made utilizing old hand-work techniques. Their fine, hand-ground blades offer a great cutting feel. Ground lightweight and thin, the slight convexity on the faces of the blades makes for reduced friction and sticking during cutting. Wind (5,271 words) - [Usuba – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/usuba/index.html): Designed for vegetables, the usuba is a single-bevel, thin-edged knife. Although the steel is often the same type and hardness as that used for a tough deba, the thin edge makes it much more delicate and better for vegetable work. Like several other single-bevel Japanese knives developed during the Edo period, two main (3,854 words) - [Gyuto – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/gyuto/index.html): The gyuto is the Japanese take on the Western chef knife introduced during the Meiji restoration of the 1870s. As such it can be used very much like a chef knife though it has a thinner, harder blade that makes it more precise but less tolerant of rough use. The term gyuto is often translated as "cow sword" and it was (5,109 words) - [Tsukasa Hinoura – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/tsukasa-hinoura/index.html): Tsukasa Hinoura is a third generation knife maker in Sanjo, Niigata, Japan. Methodically employed traditional techniques are used for the forging of the jigane cladding, the warikomi forge lamination of the steel core and cladding, the water quench heat treatment, the final whetstone finish, and all the steps in betwee (3,982 words) - [Sakai Kikumori – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/sakai-kikumori/index.html): Sakai Kikumori was started in 1926 and draws on Sakai's 600 year history as the major center of traditional Japanese cutlery manufacturing. They work with a large variety of Sakai's best smiths, sharpeners and small factories to offer a wide variety of knives ranging from traditional materials and styles to more modern (4,337 words) - [K Sabatier – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/k-sabatier/index.html): Since 1834, K Sabatier has been the dedicated brand of Sabatier Aine & Perrier, a family cutlery business started by Philippe Sabatier in the early 1800s. The business has been passed down for 8 generations, and has remained located in the hills of Thiers, France, in the village of Bellevue. They continue to run th (5,793 words) - [Yoshikane – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/yoshikane/index.html): Yoshikane is headed by Kazuomi Yoshida the fourth generation to operate this family run knife making operation in Sanjo, Niigata which has been continuously producing since 1919. They deserve their good reputation for excellent forging and heat treatments, which make for easy sharpening and great edge life. The quality (3,895 words) - [Takada no Hamono – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/takada-no-hamano/index.html): Mitsuaki Takada has spent many years as a grinder in Sakai and specializes in double bevel, hamaguri style, convex grinding. In 2018, he set up his own business, Takada no Hamano. He worked for Ashi Hamono for many years, and is very skilled at grinding thin double bevel knives with excellent cutting feel. (4,738 words) - [Silverthorn Knife & Tool – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/silverthorn/index.html): Handmade in North Carolina by Daniel Hilgenberg of Silverthorn Knife & Tool using American-made steels.Silverthorn knives have a super loyal following (beyond the boning knife), and in the last year (2024-2025), production has been interrupted quite a bit. As of August 2025, the official word Hilgenberg is that he (4,384 words) - [Tagai Sanjo – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/tagai/index.html): Tagai is a collaborative project from Sanjo, Niigata, uniting blacksmiths like Mutsumi Hinoura and Takashi Hosokawa. Rather than a single workshop, Tagai blends the talents of top regional makers to create knives that reflect Sanjo’s spirit: practical, balanced, and beautifully ground. Tagai knives often use proven ste (4,042 words) - [Pallares – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/pallares/index.html): Founded in 1917, Pallarès is the last surviving knife maker in Solsona, Spain—a town with centuries of cutlery heritage. Still family-run, Pallarès produces a wide range of carbon and stainless steel kitchen, garden, and table knives. Their carbon steel blades, paired with olive or boxwood handles, are especially value (5,367 words) - [Hitohira – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/hitohira/index.html): Hitohira is a Tokyo-based company that has strong partnerships with a wide network of Japanese blacksmiths, sharpeners, and handle makers to offer thoughtfully curated kitchen knives. Rather than producing in-house, they focus on sourcing and quality control, working closely with both renowned and lesser-known craftspe (5,781 words) - [Products on Auction – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/products-on-auction/index.html) (3,282 words) - [Fontenille Pataud – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/fontenille-pataud/index.html): Fontenille Pataud, founded in 1929 in Thiers, France, is known for crafting high-end folding knives and table cutlery. Under the leadership of Gilles Steinberg, the company reimagined traditional Laguiole knives with modern features like lock-back mechanisms and one-piece construction. All knives are made in-house, com (4,183 words) - [Konosuke – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/konosuke/index.html): Konosuke is a Japanese knife company based in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture—one of Japan’s most storied centers of traditional blade-making. Founded in 2006 by Kosuke Kawamura, Konosuke emerged from the Kawamura family’s longstanding involvement in the cutlery industry through their parent company, Kaneshige Hamono, whi (4,889 words) - [Morakniv – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/morakniv/index.html): The area of Mora, Sweden has been producing knives for over 400 years. Morakniv was started in 1891 by Frost-Erik Erson and has developed into a world recognized brand making affordable, high quality knives for wood-carving, bush-craft, and general utility and outdoor use. (3,779 words) - [Mutsumi Hinoura – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/mutsumi-hinoura/index.html): Mutsumi Hinoura is a fourth generation blacksmith who trained and worked with his father, master smith Tsukasa Hinoura from 2001-2025 in Sanjo. His knives are similar with good distal tapers, wide kiriba style bevels and really wonderful heat treatments. They both have a lot of experience with hunting and outdoor knive (3,721 words) - [Kaji-Bei – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/kaji-bei/index.html): Kaji-Bei knives are forged and ground in a small workshop behind the smith's house in Sanjo Niigata. Ishikawa-san specializes in smaller knives with a good portion of the makiri (fisherman's knives) used in Japan coming from his small workshop. He only makes santokus and nakiris and moonlights as the Oyajigata characte (4,036 words) - [Masakane – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/masakane/index.html): Masakane knives share a lineage of the first Japanese blacksmiths who traveled to the west to learn Western knife making techniques that inspired gyuto making during the Meiji era. These knives are no longer in production. (3,785 words) - [MAC Knife – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/mac-knife/index.html): From Seki City, MAC knives are made from rust-resistant chrome molybdenum vanadium high-carbon cutlery steel. Factory forged, the blades are hand-ground, assembled, and polished by craftsmen in Seki City. Hardened to 57-61 HRC, they hold a nice edge and are easy to sharpen. These are a great introduction to Japanese do (3,839 words) - [Gihei Knives – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/gihei-knives/index.html): Gihei knives are forged and hand ground in Tsubame Sanjo, Niigata at their small family business. Gihei works with some old style steels like shirogami and aogami and also works with new alloys such as ZDP189. These are the best execution of ZDP189 we have found. ZDP189 is a tungsten powder steel made by Hitachi with a (4,121 words) - [Kanehide – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/kanehide/index.html): These knives are made in Seki City, Japan for the Japanese food service industry. These are a good no-frills workhorse knife, made from good quality materials. (3,933 words) - [Hults Bruk Axes – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/hults-bruks-axes/index.html): Established in 1697, Hults Bruk is one of the world’s oldest axe forges, located in Östergötland, Sweden. Originally producing nails and iron goods, the company shifted to axe-making in the 1870s. Known for hand-forged axes with high-carbon Swedish steel, Hults Bruk combines traditional craftsmanship with modern techni (3,789 words) - [John Nowill & Son – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/john-nowill-son/index.html): Made with an old English pattern, we are excited to find this style of knife still in production, especially with the old style carbon steel blade and old Nowill stamp. Made in Sheffield, England. (3,907 words) - [New Old Stock Knives: 2 Japanese Kotozawa & 20 Years of Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/new-old-stock-knives-2-japanese-kotozawa-20-years-of-bernal-cutlery.html): New old stock knives, 2 Japanese kotozawa and now, 20 years of Bernal Cutlery.  This March of 2025, Bernal Cutlery turned 20 years old, and, of course, that allows for a lot of introspection. Not just starting March first; it’s been happening for at least a year running up to the actual anniversary. I have gotten all m (5,920 words) - [Ashi Hamono – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/ashi-hamono/index.html): Ashi Hamono was established in 1948 in Sakai City, Japan; a major center of traditional knife making. Ashi makes knives utilizing one piece of steel (rather than forge laminated 2/3 layer blade), called zenkou construction. Ashi’s Ginga line is famous for its thinness and precision, utilizing top quality carbon and sta (4,684 words) - [J Adams – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/j-adams/index.html): Made in Sheffield, England with an old English pattern, we were excited to find this style of knife still in production, especially with the old style carbon steel blade. (4,149 words) - [Dexter Russell – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/dexter-russell/index.html): Founded in 1818, Harrington Cutlery Company merged with the John Russell Cutlery Company in 1834 to form Dexter-Russell, the largest and oldest US knife maker still doing business today. (3,889 words) - [Helle – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/helle/index.html): Helle knives was founded in 1932 in Holmedal, Norway, by brothers Steinar and Sigmund Helle, whose father, Bernt, was the town blacksmith. The original workshop was run without electricity and the first knives were bicycled through the mountains of Norway to be sold in Oslo. Helle knives are still made in Holmedal, whe (4,093 words) - [Blenheim Forge – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/blenheim-forge/index.html): Forged, ground, and handled by hand at Blenheim Forge Works in Peckham, South London. Blenheim Forge blades are made with Japanese aogami super tungsten carbon steel and handles with English woods and other materials. (4,526 words) - [Au Sabot – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/au-sabot/index.html): Established in 1870 and still a family run business, Au Sabot makes knives in traditional and original patterns in Thiers France. They utilize a wide range of new and old equipment. In Thiers skilled handwork is the keystone of their production. Au Sabot knives reflect Thiers' history as the center of practical, afford (4,308 words) - [Japanese Tinned Fish - Takagi Shoten – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/education/japanese-tinned-fish-takagi-shoten/index.html):   Download PDF for reading on mobile Japanese Tinned Fish Sachi Uchimaru Over the last few years, we have enjoyed creating our collection of tinned fish from around the world. We have a custom designed display for them in our pantry, and even worked with a Japanese replica company to create a one-of-a-kind tinned fish (4,807 words) - [Escape from Kareishu, or: Seiichi and Me – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/escape-from-kareishu-or-seiichi-and-me-by-josh-donald.html): In the summer of 2025, I traveled to Japan with my old friend Sachi, who works with me at Bernal Cutlery, as our Japanese cultural liaison/interpreter/assistant buyer. Sachi herself is not old, but we’ve known each other for about a dozen years, since our sons, Henry and Nalin, became friends on their first day of kind (4,681 words) - [Sign up for Industry Program – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/sign-up-for-industry-list/index.html): The industry programs allows people who work in the food industry the ability to sign up for industry sharpening appointments.Due to the recent climate around global tariffs, the 10% discount we have offered in the past has needed to be put on hold. Read more here.  Create a customer account if you don’t already have o (3,834 words) - [Honyaki: Treated Differently – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/education/honyaki-treated-differently/index.html): IntroductionIn the world of Japanese knives, honyaki has earned a reputation as something special — a bit elusive, often admired, and occasionally misunderstood. The term means “true-forged,” referring to a blade made from a single piece of high-carbon steel, hardened using a method adapted from traditional sword-makin (8,664 words) - [Introducing Gilded Fish – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/introducing-gilded-fish/index.html): Gilded Fish started with the idea that deliciousness is a form of nourishment. Flavor and nutrition are closely intertwined, and the ingredients that deliver both shouldn’t be reserved for a tasting menu. They should be easy to find on a shelf. That idea took shape over years, first in professional kitchens including C (3,894 words) - [How to Choose Your First Good Knife – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/education/how-to-choose-your-first-good-knife/index.html): How to Choose Your First Good Kitchen Knife:A Guide on What to Consider & How to Navigate the Nuance.Kyle Cooper Illustrations: Marco AntoniolliPhotos: Tim Ferron At the time of this writing, we have 605 different kitchen knives in stock at Bernal Cutlery and more often than not, first time visitors to our San Fran (15,042 words) - [Redesigning Tradition: Japanese Knife Evolution Told by the Sakimaru T – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/redesigning-tradition-japanese-knife-evolution-told-by-the-sakimaru-takobiki.html): Redesigning Tradition: Japanese Knife Evolution Told by the Takobiki Going through a half dozen old stock Sakai Konosuke knives made between 2010 and 2015 that we recently acquired reminds me of something that I first learned about the nature of traditional Japanese knife-making through Sakai Konosuke. At first glance (4,630 words) - [About Prototypes – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/about-prototypes/index.html): In the last few years, a number of knives have joined my collection in a kind of liminal state, sliding into home plate unused or before running the bases more than a few times. Normally, there is a little spark of anxiety when I make the decision to “get high on my own supply,” and keep something, but these knives fou (5,321 words) - [Donabe Guide: Their Unique Characteristics & How to Make Them Shine – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/education/donabe-guide-their-unique-characteristics-how-to-make-them-shine.html): Donabe Guide: What to Cook in Them to Make Their Unique Characteristics ShineSachie Uchimaru Over the holidays, we were so happy to see that our donabes were a popular gift choice for loved ones. Now that the holiday frenzy has settled a bit, we wonder if there may be some lucky recipients of a donabe that are not as f (5,855 words) - [That Day I Grabbed a 12" Chefs Knife – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/that-day-i-grabbed-a-12-chefs-knife/index.html): Happy New Year everyone! I want to wish you all a healthy, happy 2025. Hoping it is a big year in the best of ways, and in that spirit, may I offer the following: I recently pulled the 12” chef knife off one of the knife magnets in my kitchen, which doesn't often happen. Sure, if there was an extra large winter squash (4,203 words) - [My Tiny Knife Collecting Problem – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/my-tiny-knife-collecting-problem/index.html): My tiny knife Collecting Problem, an Ode to the Paring Knife The Kitchen Culture of In-hand Knife Skills   At 5 years old, my first job was helping my Grandma Gallagher out on Sunday morning. First, I cleaned “dust bunnies” around the hardwood floor corners, and then, after that, my next and most exciting task was cutt (4,279 words) - [Japanese Textiles: History, Modern Adaptations & Use for the Holidays – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/education/japanese-textiles-history-modern-adaptations-use-for-the-holidays.html): Japanese Textiles: History, Modern Adaptations & Use for the Holidays Sachie Uchimaru Tenugui History Tenugui are traditional Japanese cotton towels that have been a part of Japanese culture for hundreds of years. They dry quickly, come in an array of designs, and are highly versatile. During the Sengoku (Warring S (4,178 words) - [A Snapshot of American Knife History in New England and San Francisco – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/a-snapshot-of-american-knife-history-in-new-england-and-san-francisco.html): Most of the Russell and San Francisco knives that I am the current chaperone of were from the estate of Don Rich, who took a special interest in focusing his many decades of knife collecting on J. Russell Green River Works, A.J. Jordan and the San Francisco makers Will & Finck and Michael Price. I suspect Don decid (6,912 words) - [Sheepsfoot Rediscovery – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/sheepsfoot-rediscovery/index.html): Early this year, Mario Cortez at the SF Chronicle sent the shop an email asking if we could shine any light on the popularity of sheepsfoot knives with chefs at restaurants here in the Bay Area. This email was forwarded to me, and I was initially a little flummoxed. Was I missing some new trend? Honestly, I thought pos (5,153 words) - [The Greenfield Gyuto & the Knives that Found Me – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/greenfield-gyuto-the-knives-that-found-me/index.html): The Greenfield Gyuto& The Knives that Found Me.Josh Donald Greenfield Gyuto - credit: Bernal Cutlery. For many years, the idea of making a knife percolated in my mind; it always seemed 4 steps out of reach, so it lived in the junk drawer of my consciousness.  The last few years have seen me rummaging around in thos (5,187 words) - [Kagetsu Banko Ware Donabe – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/education/kagetsu/index.html): Kagetsu Banko Ware Donabe:Five Generations of Japanese Craft CeramicsKyle Cooper & Sachi Uchimaru   Hiroo Fujii (left) and Motoko Fujii (right) - credit: Takahide Urata. Based out of Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture, Kagetsu has been a family owned and operated ceramics business for over 160 years. Hiroo Fujii, the 5th (5,521 words) - [Steel Resources – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/steel-resources/index.html) (3,310 words) - [Education – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/education/index.html) (3,904 words) - [Explainer: Japanese Style Blade Compositions – Bernal Cutlery](/content/blogs/education/explainer-japanese-style-blade-compositions/index.html): Explainer: Japanese Style Blade CompositionsKyle Cooper Japanese knives are made out of steel. Sometimes, they are made out of one piece of steel and other times they are made out of too many pieces of steel, though the latter is a very personal position. While there are plenty of opinions concerning which type of blad (6,389 words) - [Honyaki: Treated Differently – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/honyaki-treated-differently/index.html): IntroductionIn the world of Japanese knives, honyaki has earned a reputation as something special — a bit elusive, often admired, and occasionally misunderstood. The term means “true-forged,” referring to a blade made from a single piece of high-carbon steel, hardened using a method adapted from traditional sword-makin (8,664 words) - [Two Bernal Cutlery Collaborations: Bookended Boning Knives](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/two-bernal-cutlery-collaborations-bookended-boning-knives.html): We finally got the Konosuke × Bernal Cutlery Ko-Sabaki knife back in stock. It was the first ever Bernal Cutlery collaboration we did, and getting it back in stock gave some perspective to all the collaborations we have happening and made me grateful to get to work with cooks, butchers, bakers, and, of course, knifemak (4,121 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Recipes](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-recipes/index.html) (3,386 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Recipes](/content/blogs/bernal-cutlery-recipes-1/index.html) (3,305 words) - [LA Fire Relief – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/la-fire-support-page/index.html): Please consider giving a donation to some of the following restaurants and food professionals that have been affected by the recent fires in Los Angeles. Support for Chef Hunter Pritchett’s (private chef, fmr Atrium, R&D @Mendocino Farms) familyhttps://gofund.me/7e3b2a73  Altadena Ale House owners Gail &Judah C (3,536 words) - [Returns & Exchange Policy – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/exchange-policy/index.html): All sales are final, both online and in-store, no cash refunds. We are happy to exchange or offer store credit for return of unused items in new condition - shipped or brought to the shop - within 30 days of purchase with receipt and original packaging. Used items, unused items without packaging, or items without recei (3,773 words) - [Products on Auction – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/products-on-auction/index.html) (3,284 words) - [*Old* Sharpening Services – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/old-sharpening-services-two/index.html): Sharpening Services At Bernal Cutlery, we specialize in wet grinding and Japanese whetstone hand sharpening using techniques that provide edges specifically suited for the knife or tool, factoring in its steel type, geometry and use case. We will evaluate each knife and use the best approach to improve performance. Thi (4,938 words) - [Is additional shipping insurance right for you? – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/is-additional-shipping-insurance-right-for-you/index.html): Our standard shipping method is USPS and includes up to $100 of insurance coverage in the case that the package is lost, goes missing or arrives damage. This value can be applied towards a replacement or can be refunded once a claim is submitted and processed. Optional FedEx shipments include up to $100 insurance cover (3,542 words) - [Bidding Details – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/bidding-details/index.html) (3,284 words) - [Customer Auction History – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/customer-auction-history/index.html) (3,285 words) - [How to Choose Your First Good Knife – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/how-to-choose-your-first-good-knife/index.html): How to Choose Your First Good Kitchen Knife:A Guide on What to Consider & How to Navigate the Nuance.Kyle Cooper Illustrations: Marco AntoniolliPhotos: Tim Ferron At the time of this writing, we have 605 different kitchen knives in stock at Bernal Cutlery and more often than not, first time visitors to our San Fran (15,042 words) - [Intro to Natto: Making a Japanese Superfood at Home – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/making-natto-at-home/index.html):   Natto is one of the world’s healthiest foods, and in recent years, this Japanese secret to long life has been discovered and increasingly appreciated by people outside of Japan. In this class, you will learn about the history and the specific health benefits of this amazing food, learn how to make batches of it in yo (3,614 words) - [Wholesale Account Application – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/wholesale-account-application/index.html): Loading…, Please fill out all of the information below. You will be sent an account activation email to the contact provided once the application has been processed. (3,524 words) - [Important Shipping Procedure Updates - 10.09.2023 – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/important-shipping-procedure-updates-10-09-2023/index.html): We have recently changed our shipping rates and policy in an effort to compete with the new (not so new) standard for free shipping for online retail while staying financially sustainable as a small business with post-COVID shipping cost increases.Our goal is to reduce our shipping fees without increasing our retail pr (3,635 words) - [Hinoki Cutting Board Care – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/hinoki-cutting-board-care/index.html): Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) is a dense softwood native to central Japan. It resists fungus and kills bacteria due to the high concentration of volatile oils which gives it a citrus like smell that mellows with use. Important to note that while Hinoki's dense yet soft wood is easy on knife edges, helping them (3,544 words) - [Newsletter & Special Text Heads-Ups – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/newsletter-sign-up/index.html):   Photo: Molly DeCoudreaux (3,290 words) - [Japanese Knife Skills: Chicken Butchery with Honesuki – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/japanese-knife-skills-chicken-butchery-with-honesuki.html): In this introduction to butchery class, you will learn anatomy and the basic technique for breaking down a whole chicken. Students will learn how to de-bone a chicken, the differences between the various portions/cuts, get a primer into stock/bone broth making, and how to wrap chicken roulade. Students will leave the c (3,510 words) - [Auction - Jiro 210mm Wa Sujihiki Shirogami 1 Taihei Tagayasan Handle # – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/upcoming-auction/index.html): Jiro knives are warikomi forged by hand. Warikomi is the process of creating a san-mai blade but instead of layering the steel in between the cladding layer, a piece glowing iron is split and the hard steel core is inserted into the opening then forged into solid piece. The knives are then ground and finished by hand a (3,453 words) - [Contact Us – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/contact-us/index.html):   (3,296 words) - [Intro to Whetstone Sharpening – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/whetstone-sharpening-class-a-primer/index.html):   This class is taught by the proprietor of Bernal Cutlery, Josh Donald. Students will be shown the basic techniques for sharpening western-style Japanese double-beveled knives on whetstones while receiving personalized feedback as they sharpen. This is a regular Thursday evening class. Every now and then we’ll offer a (3,542 words) - [Natural Stone Primer – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/natural-stone-primer/index.html): Japanese natural stones, (honyama or tennen toishi - literally natural stones) are unique siliceous shales that are found around Kyoto and have been used since the late 12th century for finish sharpening. Named after Honma Touzayemon, the original mountain was named Hon's (shortened form of Honma) Mountain or Hon-Yama (3,918 words) - [Industry – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/industry/index.html): The industry list allows people who work in the food industry the ability to sign up for industry sharpening appointments. Due to the current environment, the 10% discount has been put on hold. Read more here. If you cannot access the Industry Sharpening Appointment page, you need to click the link below to sign up for (3,419 words) - [Industry Access Only – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/no-access/index.html): Industry Sharpening Appointments You must be logged in to your industry account to see this page.Log in by clicking here.If you have not applied for industry access, learn more here. Thanks, Bernal Cutlery (3,320 words) - [About Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/about-bernal-cutlery/index.html): We are full-service cutlery shop, offering sharpening services, Japanese and Western culinary knives, vintage knives, outdoor, pocket and craft knives, cooking tools and accessories, knife skills and sharpening classes, and more. We are proud to serve kitchen professionals, knife enthusiasts and home cooks alike. (3,869 words) - [Accessibility Statement – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/accessibility-statement/index.html): We are committed to making our website accessible to everyone, regardless of technology or ability. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level to the best of our ability. If you have trouble accessing any part of our website, please contact us at info@bernalcutlery.com.   Accessi (4,230 words) - [Steel Types: A Beginning Primer – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/steel-types-a-beginning-primer/index.html): Steel is iron with carbon added. In the simplest of terms: cutlery grade steels will have carbon contents of at least .5% (the minimum of carbon to be considered “high carbon”) but higher quality steels will have much more. Often, non-stainless (chromium content of 13% in alloy) steels will be called carbon steel, tech (4,264 words) - [Your Privacy Choices – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/data-sharing-opt-out/index.html): As described in our Privacy Policy, we collect personal information from your interactions with us and our website, including through cookies and similar technologies. We may also share this personal information with third parties, including advertising partners. We do this in order to show you ads on other websites th (3,701 words) - [Everyday Western Knife Skills – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/everyday-western-knife-skills/index.html): Western Knife Skills class coming soon! Sign up for our newsletter in the meantime.  (3,300 words) - [Donabe: History, Use, and Care – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/donabe-use-and-care/index.html): History Banko ware aka Banko Yaki （萬古焼）or Yokkaichi Banko Yaki （四日市萬古焼）is a heat resistant earthenware that has been made in Mie prefecture since the 18th century. It represents the majority of culinary stoneware, now commonly known as Donabe, produced in Japan.  It is officially recognized as a traditional Japanese cr (4,523 words) - [Classes at Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/skills-classes/index.html): We offer an array of classes from basic whetstone sharpening and knife skills to an introduction to natto and whole chicken butchery. All classes are held at our Valencia Street shop in the Mission District. Click in to learn more.  A few things to to keep in mind: Parking nearby is limited. There is metered parking on (3,410 words) - [Job Board – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/job-board/index.html): Looking for work?  Here’s a local list of places that are hiring! Are you hiring? Email: tim@bernalcutlery.com to be added to the job board. Last Update: April 20th, 2025 ————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————   (3,316 words) - [Sign up for Industry Program – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/sign-up-for-industry-list/index.html): The industry programs allows people who work in the food industry the ability to sign up for industry sharpening appointments.Due to the recent climate around global tariffs, the 10% discount we have offered in the past has needed to be put on hold. Read more here.  Create a customer account if you don’t already have o (3,836 words) - [Knife Care – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/knife-care/index.html): To avoid damage, always use knives for their intended purpose. We like to say, If you wouldn't bite it with your teeth, don't cut it with a knife. Coconuts, squash stems, crusty breads & bones will win a fight with your Japanese knife: don’t do it. Japanese knives will chip with mis-use, as they are harder and thin (3,746 words) - [Gift Collections – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/gift-collections/index.html) (3,408 words) - [Special Text Heads-Ups – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/special-text-heads-ups/index.html):   Photo: Molly DeCoudreaux (3,286 words) - [Sharpening Services – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/sharpening-services/index.html): We specialize in wet grinding and Japanese whetstone hand-sharpening using techniques that provide edges specifically suited for the knife or tool, factoring in its steel type, geometry, and use case. (4,705 words) - [Hours & Locations – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/hours-services/index.html): Two SF Locations Valencia Street Every day: 11am–6pm (415) 355-0773 766 Valencia StreetSan Francisco, CA 94110 info@bernalcutlery.com Our Valencia Street location is open for retail shopping, in-store pickup, and sharpening services. Ferry Building Monday–Friday: 11am–5pmSaturday: 9am–4pmSunday: 10am–4pm 1 Ferry Buildi (3,683 words) - [Building Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/bernal-cutlery-manufacturing/index.html) (4,001 words) - [Japanese Tinned Fish Recipes – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/japanese-tinned-fish-recipes/index.html): Japanese Tinned Fish Recipes (3,432 words) - [Western Knife Skills Class – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/western-knife-skills-class/index.html):   In this introductory knife skills class, you will focus on the safest and most efficient cutting techniques. Using the classic chef knife shape, this class will highlight a range of cuts to level up your everyday cooking. We will prepare vegetables for both raw and cooked applications. Students will develop foundatio (3,475 words) - [F.A.Q. – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/pages/f-a-q/index.html): Frequently Asked Questions: Gift Cards, Hours and Services, Shipping, etc. (5,482 words) - [Tariff Impact Message – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/tariff-impact-message/index.html): Dear Industry Professionals and our Bernal Cutlery Community at large,We want to share an update on how global trade tariff changes are affecting our business—and how we’re adapting to keep serving you with the same quality and care that define Bernal Cutlery. The impact has been significant, and we need to make some c (3,564 words) - [Seki, Gifu Prefecture – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/seki-gifu-prefecture/index.html) (3,283 words) - [LA Fire Relief – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/la-fire-support-page/index.html): Please consider giving a donation to some of the following restaurants and food professionals that have been affected by the recent fires in Los Angeles. Support for Chef Hunter Pritchett’s (private chef, fmr Atrium, R&D @Mendocino Farms) familyhttps://gofund.me/7e3b2a73  Altadena Ale House owners Gail &Judah C (3,534 words) - [Bidding Details – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/bidding-details/index.html) (3,282 words) - [Is additional shipping insurance right for you? – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/is-additional-shipping-insurance-right-for-you/index.html): Our standard shipping method is USPS and includes up to $100 of insurance coverage in the case that the package is lost, goes missing or arrives damage. This value can be applied towards a replacement or can be refunded once a claim is submitted and processed. Optional FedEx shipments include up to $100 insurance cover (3,540 words) - [Returns & Exchange Policy – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/exchange-policy/index.html): All sales are final, both online and in-store, no cash refunds. We are happy to exchange or offer store credit for return of unused items in new condition - shipped or brought to the shop - within 30 days of purchase with receipt and original packaging. Used items, unused items without packaging, or items without recei (3,771 words) - [Customer Auction History – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/customer-auction-history/index.html) (3,283 words) - [Wholesale Account Application – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/wholesale-account-application/index.html): Loading…, Please fill out all of the information below. You will be sent an account activation email to the contact provided once the application has been processed. (3,522 words) - [Important Shipping Procedure Updates - 10.09.2023 – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/important-shipping-procedure-updates-10-09-2023/index.html): We have recently changed our shipping rates and policy in an effort to compete with the new (not so new) standard for free shipping for online retail while staying financially sustainable as a small business with post-COVID shipping cost increases.Our goal is to reduce our shipping fees without increasing our retail pr (3,633 words) - [Newsletter & Special Text Heads-Ups – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/newsletter-sign-up/index.html):   Photo: Molly DeCoudreaux (3,288 words) - [*Old* Sharpening Services – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/old-sharpening-services-two/index.html): Sharpening Services At Bernal Cutlery, we specialize in wet grinding and Japanese whetstone hand sharpening using techniques that provide edges specifically suited for the knife or tool, factoring in its steel type, geometry and use case. We will evaluate each knife and use the best approach to improve performance. Thi (4,938 words) - [Your Privacy Choices – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/data-sharing-opt-out/index.html): As described in our Privacy Policy, we collect personal information from your interactions with us and our website, including through cookies and similar technologies. We may also share this personal information with third parties, including advertising partners. We do this in order to show you ads on other websites th (3,699 words) - [Auction - Jiro 210mm Wa Sujihiki Shirogami 1 Taihei Tagayasan Handle # – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/upcoming-auction/index.html): Jiro knives are warikomi forged by hand. Warikomi is the process of creating a san-mai blade but instead of layering the steel in between the cladding layer, a piece glowing iron is split and the hard steel core is inserted into the opening then forged into solid piece. The knives are then ground and finished by hand a (3,451 words) - [Intro to Natto: Making a Japanese Superfood at Home – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/making-natto-at-home/index.html):   Natto is one of the world’s healthiest foods, and in recent years, this Japanese secret to long life has been discovered and increasingly appreciated by people outside of Japan. In this class, you will learn about the history and the specific health benefits of this amazing food, learn how to make batches of it in yo (3,612 words) - [Industry Access Only – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/no-access/index.html): Industry Sharpening Appointments You must be logged in to your industry account to see this page.Log in by clicking here.If you have not applied for industry access, learn more here. Thanks, Bernal Cutlery (3,318 words) - [Hinoki Cutting Board Care – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/hinoki-cutting-board-care/index.html): Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) is a dense softwood native to central Japan. It resists fungus and kills bacteria due to the high concentration of volatile oils which gives it a citrus like smell that mellows with use. Important to note that while Hinoki's dense yet soft wood is easy on knife edges, helping them (3,542 words) - [Classes at Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/skills-classes/index.html): We offer an array of classes from basic whetstone sharpening and knife skills to an introduction to natto and whole chicken butchery. All classes are held at our Valencia Street shop in the Mission District. Click in to learn more.  A few things to to keep in mind: Parking nearby is limited. There is metered parking on (3,408 words) - [Everyday Western Knife Skills – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/everyday-western-knife-skills/index.html): Western Knife Skills class coming soon! Sign up for our newsletter in the meantime.  (3,298 words) - [Hours & Locations – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/hours-services/index.html): Two SF Locations Valencia Street Every day: 11am–6pm (415) 355-0773 766 Valencia StreetSan Francisco, CA 94110 info@bernalcutlery.com Our Valencia Street location is open for retail shopping, in-store pickup, and sharpening services. Ferry Building Monday–Friday: 11am–5pmSaturday: 9am–4pmSunday: 10am–4pm 1 Ferry Buildi (3,681 words) - [Meet the Maker: Nick Rolin – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/meet-the-maker-nick-rolin/index.html): Photo Credit: Scott Evans, 2024 Rolin Knives are meticulously forged, heat-treated, ground, machined, shaped, and handled with an incredible amount of detail and intention by Nick Rolin. Originally from the Bay Area, Nick earned a degree in sustainable agriculture from UC Santa Cruz before entering the food industry. N (3,691 words) - [Japanese Knife Skills: Chicken Butchery with Honesuki – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/japanese-knife-skills-chicken-butchery-with-honesuki.html): In this introduction to butchery class, you will learn anatomy and the basic technique for breaking down a whole chicken. Students will learn how to de-bone a chicken, the differences between the various portions/cuts, get a primer into stock/bone broth making, and how to wrap chicken roulade. Students will leave the c (3,508 words) - [Job Board – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/job-board/index.html): Looking for work?  Here’s a local list of places that are hiring! Are you hiring? Email: tim@bernalcutlery.com to be added to the job board. Last Update: April 20th, 2025 ————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————   (3,314 words) - [Masanobu Okada & Shirogami – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/okada-gyutos/index.html): Meeting Okada-San In 2025, I was introduced to Mr. Masanobu Okada at his workshop in Takefu, Japan, where he hand-forges Japanese gardening tools and knives as the third-generation head of Okada Hamono. It was early summer and unseasonably hot. It should have been the end of the tsuyu season, when spring and summer mee (4,002 words) - [Intro to Whetstone Sharpening – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/whetstone-sharpening-class-a-primer/index.html):   This class is taught by the proprietor of Bernal Cutlery, Josh Donald. Students will be shown the basic techniques for sharpening western-style Japanese double-beveled knives on whetstones while receiving personalized feedback as they sharpen. This is a regular Thursday evening class. Every now and then we’ll offer a (3,540 words) - [Donabe: History, Use, and Care – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/donabe-use-and-care/index.html): History Banko ware aka Banko Yaki （萬古焼）or Yokkaichi Banko Yaki （四日市萬古焼）is a heat resistant earthenware that has been made in Mie prefecture since the 18th century. It represents the majority of culinary stoneware, now commonly known as Donabe, produced in Japan.  It is officially recognized as a traditional Japanese cr (4,521 words) - [Contact Us – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/contact-us/index.html):   (3,294 words) - [Steel Types: A Beginning Primer – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/steel-types-a-beginning-primer/index.html): Steel is iron with carbon added. In the simplest of terms: cutlery grade steels will have carbon contents of at least .5% (the minimum of carbon to be considered “high carbon”) but higher quality steels will have much more. Often, non-stainless (chromium content of 13% in alloy) steels will be called carbon steel, tech (4,264 words) - [Accessibility Statement – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/accessibility-statement/index.html): We are committed to making our website accessible to everyone, regardless of technology or ability. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level to the best of our ability. If you have trouble accessing any part of our website, please contact us at info@bernalcutlery.com.   Accessi (4,228 words) - [F.A.Q. – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/f-a-q/index.html): Frequently Asked Questions: Gift Cards, Hours and Services, Shipping, etc. (5,480 words) - [Natural Stone Primer – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/natural-stone-primer/index.html): Japanese natural stones, (honyama or tennen toishi - literally natural stones) are unique siliceous shales that are found around Kyoto and have been used since the late 12th century for finish sharpening. Named after Honma Touzayemon, the original mountain was named Hon's (shortened form of Honma) Mountain or Hon-Yama (3,916 words) - [Meet the Maker: Elias Sideris – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/meet-the-maker-elias-sideris/index.html): Elias Sideris is a bladesmith and toolmaker based in Oakland, California. He works full-time as the lead of the Bernal Cutlery knife-making operations and makes his own knives under the Astral Works brand.  Originally from New England, Elias was introduced to knife making in college, spent time traveling and learning f (3,797 words) - [About Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/about-bernal-cutlery/index.html): We are full-service cutlery shop, offering sharpening services, Japanese and Western culinary knives, vintage knives, outdoor, pocket and craft knives, cooking tools and accessories, knife skills and sharpening classes, and more. We are proud to serve kitchen professionals, knife enthusiasts and home cooks alike. (3,867 words) - [Yamanaka Shikki Lacquerware – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/yamanaka-shikki-sachi/index.html): Over the summer of 2025 Josh and I spent three weeks traveling across Japan, exploring regions known for traditional crafts and meeting the shokunin who keep these traditions alive. While shokunin is often translated as “artisan” or “craftsperson,” the word carries a much deeper meaning. It reflects a lifelong dedicati (4,996 words) - [Knife Care – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/knife-care/index.html): To avoid damage, always use knives for their intended purpose. We like to say, If you wouldn't bite it with your teeth, don't cut it with a knife. Coconuts, squash stems, crusty breads & bones will win a fight with your Japanese knife: don’t do it. Japanese knives will chip with mis-use, as they are harder and thin (3,746 words) - [Osaki Zaimoku Cutting Boards – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/osaki-zaimoku-cutting-boards-by-sachi-uchimaru/index.html): Osaki-San & Nemoto-San We are honored to be the only retailer outside of Japan featuring the award-winning cutting boards created by Osaki Mayumi-san and Nemoto Tsutomu-san. Osaki-san and her husband run a family lumber mill founded in 1930 in a small town just outside my birthplace of Mito, and Nemoto-san is an 85 (4,189 words) - [agents-md.html](/content/agents-md.html) (477 words) - [Industry – Bernal Cutlery](/content/pages/industry/index.html): The industry list allows people who work in the food industry the ability to sign up for industry sharpening appointments. Due to the current environment, the 10% discount has been put on hold. Read more here. If you cannot access the Industry Sharpening Appointment page, you need to click the link below to sign up for (3,417 words) - [Hojicha: A Primer – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/hojicha-a-primer/index.html): Photo: Tea cultivation in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. Hojicha is a distinct type of Japanese green tea that differs significantly from the better-known varieties such as Sencha, Matcha, and Gyokuro. While the latter are renowned for their vibrant green hue and fresh, vegetal flavors, Hojicha is a rich, toasty, and deeply aromat (3,832 words) - [Behind the Black Label – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/behind-the-black-label/index.html): Photo Credit: Tim Ferron for Bernal Cutlery Black Label came about while Eli and I were waiting for blades to be cut, heat-treated, and CNC pre-ground for our Greenfield series of knives. I sketched out a blade outline and Eli forged it in 52100 carbon steel. This is a steel Eli has worked with for many years, and I ca (4,256 words) - [Tanabe Tatara Tamahagane – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/tanabe-tatara-tamahagane/index.html): Tatara smelting is a traditional Japanese technique for producing steel from iron sand. It began in the 6th century in Kibi Province—now Okayama Prefecture—where craftsmen developed low, box-like furnaces called tatara. These furnaces produced tamahagane (“precious steel”), renowned for its use in swords and tools. The (5,487 words) - [Takayama Chasen Matcha Whisks – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/takayama-chasen-match-whisks/index.html): Masanori Okuda-sama– maker of our Takayama Chasen Matcha Whisks of over 60 years.   Matcha has been everywhere the last few years, leading to the widely documented matcha shortage. With its pervasiveness also comes the difficult task of discerning what is of quality and what is not. A tin of matcha that has the word “c (3,972 words) - [Hamaguri and Me: The Ashi Hamono Effect – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/hamaguri-and-me-the-ashi-hamono-effect-by-josh-donald.html):   Ashi Hamono knives were among the first Japanese knives we imported directly back in 2011, when Bernal Cutlery operated out of a tiny corner of a shared small-business incubator space at 331 Cortland Ave in Bernal Heights.  We initially got very small orders for the 90 sq ft shop, and it took years for the word to ge (3,946 words) - [Japanese Tinned Fish - Takagi Shoten – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/japanese-tinned-fish-takagi-shoten/index.html):   Download PDF for reading on mobile Japanese Tinned Fish Sachi Uchimaru Over the last few years, we have enjoyed creating our collection of tinned fish from around the world. We have a custom designed display for them in our pantry, and even worked with a Japanese replica company to create a one-of-a-kind tinned fish (4,809 words) - [Tea, But Not Tea: A Roundup of Culinary Tea Recipes – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-recipes/recipe-roundup-tea-but-not-tea/index.html):   Powdered teas can be incredible in culinary uses, if the tea is right. For a little bit of warm-weather inspiration, our own Tim F got together with his neighbors Dan (from our neighbor Dalva) and Chef Spencer Horovitz to make a quick roundup of recipes using our exceptional powdered matcha and hojicha, both sourced (5,102 words) - [That Day I Grabbed a 12" Chefs Knife – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/that-day-i-grabbed-a-12-chefs-knife/index.html): Happy New Year everyone! I want to wish you all a healthy, happy 2025. Hoping it is a big year in the best of ways, and in that spirit, may I offer the following: I recently pulled the 12” chef knife off one of the knife magnets in my kitchen, which doesn't often happen. Sure, if there was an extra large winter squash (4,205 words) - [About Prototypes – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/about-prototypes/index.html): In the last few years, a number of knives have joined my collection in a kind of liminal state, sliding into home plate unused or before running the bases more than a few times. Normally, there is a little spark of anxiety when I make the decision to “get high on my own supply,” and keep something, but these knives fou (5,321 words) - [Donabe Guide: Their Unique Characteristics & How to Make Them Shine – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/donabe-guide-their-unique-characteristics-how-to-make-them-shine.html): Donabe Guide: What to Cook in Them to Make Their Unique Characteristics ShineSachie Uchimaru Over the holidays, we were so happy to see that our donabes were a popular gift choice for loved ones. Now that the holiday frenzy has settled a bit, we wonder if there may be some lucky recipients of a donabe that are not as f (5,857 words) - [Redesigning Tradition: Japanese Knife Evolution Told by the Sakimaru T – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/redesigning-tradition-japanese-knife-evolution-told-by-the-sakimaru-takobiki.html): Redesigning Tradition: Japanese Knife Evolution Told by the Takobiki Going through a half dozen old stock Sakai Konosuke knives made between 2010 and 2015 that we recently acquired reminds me of something that I first learned about the nature of traditional Japanese knife-making through Sakai Konosuke. At first glance (4,632 words) - [New Old Stock Knives: 2 Japanese Kotozawa & 20 Years of Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/new-old-stock-knives-2-japanese-kotozawa-20-years-of-bernal-cutlery.html): New old stock knives, 2 Japanese kotozawa and now, 20 years of Bernal Cutlery.  This March of 2025, Bernal Cutlery turned 20 years old, and, of course, that allows for a lot of introspection. Not just starting March first; it’s been happening for at least a year running up to the actual anniversary. I have gotten all m (5,920 words) - [Explainer: Japanese Style Blade Compositions – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/explainer-japanese-style-blade-compositions/index.html): Explainer: Japanese Style Blade CompositionsKyle Cooper Japanese knives are made out of steel. Sometimes, they are made out of one piece of steel and other times they are made out of too many pieces of steel, though the latter is a very personal position. While there are plenty of opinions concerning which type of blad (6,391 words) - [My Tiny Knife Collecting Problem – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/my-tiny-knife-collecting-problem/index.html): My tiny knife Collecting Problem, an Ode to the Paring Knife The Kitchen Culture of In-hand Knife Skills   At 5 years old, my first job was helping my Grandma Gallagher out on Sunday morning. First, I cleaned “dust bunnies” around the hardwood floor corners, and then, after that, my next and most exciting task was cutt (4,279 words) - [How Girls Can Help Their Country – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/how-girls-can-help-their-country/index.html): “How Girls Can Help Their Country”An American [pocketknife] story through the eyes of the official Girl Scout Knife. Kelly Kozak   Kelly’s GSA Knife collection over the cover of Knife World 1995 featuring James Rine’s article on the History of the GSA KnifeI was a Girl Scout for a few days, maybe a few weeks, and my mo (6,968 words) - [Education – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/index.html) (3,904 words) - [A Snapshot of American Knife History in New England and San Francisco – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/a-snapshot-of-american-knife-history-in-new-england-and-san-francisco.html): Most of the Russell and San Francisco knives that I am the current chaperone of were from the estate of Don Rich, who took a special interest in focusing his many decades of knife collecting on J. Russell Green River Works, A.J. Jordan and the San Francisco makers Will & Finck and Michael Price. I suspect Don decid (6,914 words) - [Japanese Textiles: History, Modern Adaptations & Use for the Holidays – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/japanese-textiles-history-modern-adaptations-use-for-the-holidays.html): Japanese Textiles: History, Modern Adaptations & Use for the Holidays Sachie Uchimaru Tenugui History Tenugui are traditional Japanese cotton towels that have been a part of Japanese culture for hundreds of years. They dry quickly, come in an array of designs, and are highly versatile. During the Sengoku (Warring S (4,180 words) - [Kagetsu Banko Ware Donabe – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/education/kagetsu/index.html): Kagetsu Banko Ware Donabe:Five Generations of Japanese Craft CeramicsKyle Cooper & Sachi Uchimaru   Hiroo Fujii (left) and Motoko Fujii (right) - credit: Takahide Urata. Based out of Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture, Kagetsu has been a family owned and operated ceramics business for over 160 years. Hiroo Fujii, the 5th (5,523 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Recipes](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-recipes-1/index.html) (3,307 words) - [Two Bernal Cutlery Collaborations: Bookended Boning Knives](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/two-bernal-cutlery-collaborations-bookended-boning-knives.html): We finally got the Konosuke × Bernal Cutlery Ko-Sabaki knife back in stock. It was the first ever Bernal Cutlery collaboration we did, and getting it back in stock gave some perspective to all the collaborations we have happening and made me grateful to get to work with cooks, butchers, bakers, and, of course, knifemak (4,123 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Recipes](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-recipes/index.html) (3,388 words) - [Mizuno Seisakujo Axes – Bernal Cutlery](/content/collections/mizuno-axes/index.html): Mizuno Seisakujo Axes are rooted in the deep toolmaking traditions of Niigata Prefecture, a region historically shaped by heavy snowfall, dense forests, and a long reliance on finely made edge tools. They are hand forged in Sanjo, Niigata, at Mizuno Seisakujo, a small workshop known for preserving traditional blacksmit (4,027 words) - [The Greenfield Gyuto & the Knives that Found Me – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/greenfield-gyuto-the-knives-that-found-me/index.html): The Greenfield Gyuto& The Knives that Found Me.Josh Donald Greenfield Gyuto - credit: Bernal Cutlery. For many years, the idea of making a knife percolated in my mind; it always seemed 4 steps out of reach, so it lived in the junk drawer of my consciousness.  The last few years have seen me rummaging around in thos (5,189 words) - [A “Pirates and Farmers” Homage – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/a-pirates-and-farmers-homage/index.html): A "Pirates and Farmers" Knife Shop Homage What can I say after almost 20 years of Bernal Cutlery? Our little knife shop is not so little anymore and has a life of its own. I often find myself surprised to see how much the knife shop is imbued with meaning for and from the community and that it has made its way into the (4,862 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Recipes](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-recipes-2/index.html) (3,307 words) - [Bernal Cutlery Stories](/content/en-au/blogs/bernal-cutlery-stories/index.html) (4,724 words) - [Steel Resources – Bernal Cutlery](/content/en-au/blogs/steel-resources/index.html) (3,312 words) ## Resources - [Full Page Index](/index.html): Browse all cached pages with rich metadata - [About This Cache](/about.html): Methodology, technical details, and usage guidelines - [XML Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap for crawler discovery - [Robots.txt](/robots.txt): Crawler directives - [Agentsite Network](https://agentsite.network/network.html): Public index of Agentsites and their machine-readable resources