my style.
Kitchen knife maker since a bit more than 10 years full Time.
focused on Kuruchi blade, forged to geometry,
I mainly use soft iron for cladding ( the outside layer) called XC10, sometimes I can use old iron or wrought iron.
satin finish or kasumi finish.
maybe we need a glossary…
my STeel.
i am basically using one kind on steel,
very simple hi carbon steel clean as possible with no alloys.
-145sc , the OG
-125sc the lil’ brother
and since few weeks I have Shirogami 1 from Hitachi.
all that quenched in water reach 65HRC after proper heat treatments.
do we need to talk about prices ?
I've received a lot of questions about my pricing.
It's actually very simple — New prices for jan 2026, here’s how it works:
price for Ku sanmai with XC10 cladding
For 125SC: 2,5€/ mm
For 145SC: 2,6€/ mm
For Shirogami: 2,4€/mm
For Kasumi blades: starting at 80€, depending on blade size.
The per-millimeter pricing applies to blades under 300mm.
I also work with wrought iron cladding. Pricing is adjusted accordingly, depending on the material and the amount of work involved.
Shipping… not an easy point here. It has changed a lot, and very quickly, over the last few years. Until now, I have absorbed all the fluctuations myself.
Most of the cost for cardboard boxes, bubble wrap, and packaging materials has also been on me; I have never charged for that. I will keep this approach for 2026, but DHL costs will be updated.
aAnother point: for satin finish blades listed in the shop, you can of course ask for a kasumi finish. (I’ll add this option to the shop later.)
I can also make a simple, inexpensive saya to protect the blade if you need to carry the knife in a backpack or for everyday use.
