Front cover of The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders, featuring a large, textured black knife silhouette centered on a grey background, with a white title block on the left side including the subtitle "The Ultimate Guide to the Culture & Craft." | Twentyseven Toronto
Spread from The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders showing three raw, forged knife blades resting on a metal anvil on the left page, and a collection of ten black knife silhouettes | Twentyseven Toronto
Spread of The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders featuring a detailed photograph of a hammered-finish (tsuchime) knife with a wooden handle on the left, and a series of four different black knife profiles on the right | Twentyseven Toronto
Spread from The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders depicting a white knife silhouette set against a background of orange forge flames on the left, and a labeled diagram of a Japanese chef's knife with a wooden handle on the right | Twentyseven Toronto
Spread titled "The Forge's Name" in The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders, featuring descriptive text on the left and two photographs on the right: one showing a glowing, hot metal blade being hammered and another of the intense fire within a forge | Twentyseven Toronto
Front cover of The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders, featuring a large, textured black knife silhouette centered on a grey background, with a white title block on the left side including the subtitle "The Ultimate Guide to the Culture & Craft." | Twentyseven Toronto
Spread from The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders showing three raw, forged knife blades resting on a metal anvil on the left page, and a collection of ten black knife silhouettes | Twentyseven Toronto
Spread of The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders featuring a detailed photograph of a hammered-finish (tsuchime) knife with a wooden handle on the left, and a series of four different black knife profiles on the right | Twentyseven Toronto
Spread from The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders depicting a white knife silhouette set against a background of orange forge flames on the left, and a labeled diagram of a Japanese chef's knife with a wooden handle on the right | Twentyseven Toronto
Spread titled "The Forge's Name" in The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife by Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders, featuring descriptive text on the left and two photographs on the right: one showing a glowing, hot metal blade being hammered and another of the intense fire within a forge | Twentyseven Toronto
Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders

The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife

Helen Symonds and Tom Saunders

The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife

The Ultimate Guide to the Culture and Craft

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The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife is the definitive introduction to the best knives in the business. The craftsmanship of Japanese knives is unparalleled and much coveted across the globe; to own a blade forged in Japan is to know quality, respect history and love food.

The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife walks us through the principles of knifemaking, from blade shapes, materials, handles and finishes to showcase the very best that Japan has to offer. It also tells the story of iconic blades and world-renowned forges, and it is packed with need-to-know information about everything from how to select the right tool for the job to care guides that will keep your knives sharp. With location photography of incredible, multi-generational forges, stunning images of the knives themselves, diagrams to showcase the intricate workings of their design and step-by-step images to show you how best to care for and sharpen your knives, this book is the ultimate guide to the home cook's most covetable piece of equipment, and a must-have for any knife nerd in the making.

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