JCK Original 風林火山 Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan
                                           White Steel No.1 Wa Series

    This is our new attempt and new concept for JCK Original Brand.  We would like to concentrate more to Wa-style Japanese Traditional taste forged knives(和風打刃物) and expand the Wa Style knife’s selections under the風林火山 brand name.

    風林火山 is one of the famous Samurai’s favorite words and flag slogan, meaning below.

・  風　Whirlwinds: Take action swiftly like a whirlwind.

・  林　Forests: Collect intelligence on the quiet as seen in forests.

・  火　Flames: Organize the forces to burst into flames.

・  山　Mountains: Even in a protracted struggle, keep as dignified as mountains.

    As the first series of 風林火山 brand, we have closely worked with Master Blacksmith (Swordsmith), Teruyasu Fujiwara in Tokyo.  Through 4^th generations, Fujiwara family has been keeping their traditional techniques and knife making processes such as the Hidukuri forging etc. The 4^th generation Fujiwara Teruyasu has strong passion and confidence for his traditional knives. He would like to make the knives which can be passed over to next generations, and people can taste and enjoy its special cutting performance as well as the soul of the traditional craftsmanship.

    If we compare to factory made production knives (factory made knives are getting more common in the market, and unfortunately, the popularity of hand forged Traditional style knives and the numbers of blacksmiths are decreasing these days due to the change of lifestyle), there are some noticeable differences between factory made production knives and Hand Forged Traditional style knives. Some people may say Factory machine made knives are something more precise, neat and stable. As the matter of fact, each hand made and hand hammer forged blade varies in shape, size and thickness and looks unmatched and unfinished or not perfect fitting and finishing. However, we believe these are the distinctive taste and characteristics of Japanese traditional hammer forged knives, that can convey you the spirit and soul of the ancient Samurai swordsmiths. We really hope Japan's respected and long history of traditional forged knives will remain as a treasure for knife lovers and next generations, and the current numbers of fine blacksmiths will continue to turn out fine traditional knives .

    The blade core is pure Carbon steel material “White Steel #1 (SHIOGAMI No.1)” forge-layered (Tan-setsu) with soft stainless steel, finished with unique Textures called “NASHIJI” in Japanese.(HRC63) In fact, we found there is a fairly big demand for Carbon steel blades, especially from many numbers of professionals and serious users, who prefer to select White Steel blade among other carbon steel blades. The pure Carbon steel “White Steel” makes remarkable cutting performance, and ease of re-sharpening. Unlike the stamped or laser-cut blade on the machine made production knives, the forged blade is shaped by hot forging process called “Hidukuri”. This repeated hand hammering process makes the the Hagane tougher with finer steel chemicals organization, and this is the secret why the forged knives out-perform production knives in the durability and duration of sharpness. The outer soft Stainless steel part has a good rust resistance for easy maintenance and also protects from bending and breaking . (Only blade core part has possibility to get rust or discolor).  

Opposite Side Blade comes with "Teruyasu" Engraving logo in Kanji. Classic Japanese Traditional Octagon Shape Magnolia Wooden Handle with Water buffalo ferrule

    You can taste Master Fujiwara’s long history of the forging process, techniques, yet these knives meet with current generation’s and user’s needs and demands. We would like to recommend these finely forged traditional knives especially for the people who cares and needs extra cutting performance, for people who would like to try and own the knife which has soul of craftsmanship.

    Each knife is fully sharpened by whetstone hand sharpening process. Total 9 kinds of fine Japanese blades are now available and ready for your cutting tasks.

W1-1 "Wa Petty 120mm" W1-1  Wa Petty 120mm  Total Length:250mm Blade Thickness:2.5mn Total Weight: 59g  $105.00  Available Now Blade Profile Thicker Version Thinner Version  W1-2 Wa Petty 150mm Total Length:275mm Blade Thickness:2.6mn Total Weight: 70g  $115.00 Available Now Blade Profile Thicker Version Thinner Version

W1-3 "Wa Santoku 180mm" W1-3 Wa Santoku 180mm Total Length:335mm Blade Thickness:3.2mn Total Weight: 135g  $150.00 Available Now Blade Profile Thicker Version Thinner Version

W1-4 "Nakiri 165mm" W1-4 Nakiri 165mm  Total Length:320mm Blade Thickness:3mn Total Weight: 139g  $150.00 Available Now

NEW!! W1-4H "Honesuki 150mm" Single Bevel Edge of W1-4H Honesuki 150mm is Versatile knife for special purpose. It is suitable design for regular Honesuki and Deba's purposes. (de-boning process, cuttng a chicken and a fish, filletting a fish.) W1-4H Honesuki 150mm  Total Length:290mm Blade Thickness:4mn Total Weight: 125g  $174.00 Available Now

W1-6 "Wa Gyuto 240mm" W1-5 Wa Gyuto 210mm  Total Length:355mm Blade Thickness:3.4mn Total Weight: 160g  $190.00 Available Now Blade Profile Thicker Version Thinner Version W1-6 Wa Gyuto 240mm  Total Length:400mm Blade Thickness:3.8mn Total Weight: 190g  $230.00 Available Now Blade Profile Thicker Version Thinner Version W1-7  Wa Gyuto 270mm  Total Length:435mm Blade Thickness:3.8mn Total Weight: 228g  $270.00 Available Now Blade Profile Thicker Version Thinner Version

W1-8 "Wa Sujihiki 240mm" W1-8 Wa Sujihiki 240mm  Total Length:395mm Blade Thickness:3.5mn Total Weight: 150g  $220.00  Available Now Blade Profile Thicker Version Thinner Version W1-9  Wa Sujihiki 270mm  Total Length:440mm Blade Thickness:3.6mn Total Weight: 194g $260.00  Available Now Blade Profile Thicker Version Thinner Version