The sheath aka saya covers your knife and helps protect from damage during transport or when kept in a draw. We strongly recommend using sheaths/sayas to all our customers as they are a snug fits and will prevent scratches and bending. The sheaths do not contain any strong resigns and are moisture resistant and are made with Magnolia wood. Please be sure to clean and dry your knife well before placing into the knife cover, each knife cover is different when it comes to brands so please make sure you select the matching sheath to its blacksmith.

The most essential knife for the kitchen which no chef can be without.

The gyutos meaning is “Cow sword” in Japan as gyu means “Beef” and to means “Sword” this is also known as a Chef’s knife or French knife. It is the one and first knife all chef’s/cooks needs in their kitchen. When buying your first gyuto you have to consider how and what will be built around your first knife as it will do the majority of the work in your kitchen. 

Gyutos like chef’s knives go from 150mm up to 370mm which is massive, when starting out go for something in the range of 180mm to 210mm depending on the size of your hands. Later you can go for a larger chef’s knife like a 260mm to 280mm which can be used for larger jobs like cabbages, large dicing and meat cuts like beef sirloins and fillets.