Crows Nest store now open from Friday to Tuesday, 10am till 6pm.

Knives and Stones · People of the craft

Japanese Knife Craftsmen職人

The blades in our range are forged and finished by individual people, and knowing who made a knife tells you a lot about it. These profiles are researched from primary Japanese sources, checked against maker rosters, and where we can, confirmed with the workshops themselves.

Itsuo Doi土井逸夫

Sakai · Blacksmith

Itsuo Doi (土井逸夫) forges Aogami #2 blades in Sakai for Sakai Takayuki, including the Hien 飛燕 series. Son of the late master smith Keijiro Doi.

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Takayuki Shibata behind the knife display counter at Knives & Stones, Sydney

Takayuki Shibata柴田崇行

Fukuyama City · Designer

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Tokifusa Iizuka飯塚解房

Sanjo · Blacksmith

Tokifusa Iizuka (飯塚解房) founded Shigefusa in Sanjo, hand-forging Swedish carbon steel knives prized by collectors worldwide.

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Yoshikazu Tanaka田中義一

Sakai · Blacksmith

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St Peters, Sydney

St Peters

HQ

Unit 2, 2 Bishop St
St Peters, NSW 2044

(02) 8234 8818 sales@knivesandstones.com.au

Mon–Fri 10am–5pm Closed weekends

Enter via Bishop St. Limited parking — please find nearby street parking.

Crows Nest, Sydney

Crows Nest

Open Weekends

107 West St
Crows Nest, NSW 2065

Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am–6pm Closed Wed & Thu

Right next to Ryo's Noodle.

Braddon, Canberra

Canberra

Kakumei

Unit 3, 32 Lonsdale St
Braddon, ACT 2612

Wed–Thu 10:30am–4:30pm Fri–Sat 10:30am–6pm Sun 10:30am–4:30pm Closed Mon & Tue

Prahran, Melbourne

Prahran

New

Shop 1, 180 Commercial Rd
Prahran, VIC 3181

Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am–6pm Closed Wed & Thu

Soft opening from Monday 27 July. Just opposite the Prahran Market!