Kokorozashi — 志 — translates as will, motivation, ambition, a sense of purpose. That is the idea behind JNS Knives. Every knife I make under this name is the best I can do at ther moment.
The blades start as forged blanks made to my specifications by some of the best blacksmiths in Japan — Toshihiro Wakui, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Satoshi Nakagawa and others. I source only what meets my standard. Everything after the blank is done by me personally in the JNS workshop.
Grinding is on Japanese horizontal water wheels — slow, traditional, and the right way to build geometry. From there blade is finished on natural stones. A natural stone finish is easier to maintain and touch up on natural stones, which is the whole point of sharpening the way I do it.
The geometry is as flat a bevel as possible while keeping convex. That combination gives you a blade that cuts clean, releases food well, and is easy to thin and sharpen over time. Spine and choil are rounded and polished on every knife. The handles are the best i can find to match the blade. They come razor sharp out of the box.
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JNS x Yoshikazu Tanaka Kokorozashi Tamamoku Nashiji Gyuto 200mm nr 2
DKK5,250.00 Inc. TaxDKK4,200.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 and Tamamoku 杢目 the Pattern on cladding Brand that is made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stones Kokorozashi can be translated as: will, motivation, ambition, a sense... -
JNS x Kisuke Blue 1 KokuEnn Sujihiki 230mm
DKK12,500.00 Inc. TaxDKK10,000.00 Ex. TaxMade in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels Blank is made by Kisuke Manaka from Sanjo Niigata with core steel of blue 1 and hand laminated with soft iron and blue 1 steel makes the cladding harder then your normal San Mai Spine and... -
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JNS x Yoshikazu Tanaka Kokorozashi Tamamoku Nashiji Gyuto 200mm
DKK5,250.00 Inc. TaxDKK4,200.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 and Tamamoku 杢目 the Pattern on cladding Brand that is made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stones Kokorozashi can be translated as: will, motivation, ambition, a sense... -
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JNS x Tanaka Kokorozashi Kasumi Kiritsuke Gyuto 240mm Blue 1
DKK5,750.00 Inc. TaxDKK4,600.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 Brand that is made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stones Kokorozashi can be translated as: will, motivation, ambition, a sense of purpose, or personal missionWith this brand I... -
JNS x Yoshikazu Tanaka Kokorozashi Nakiri 180mm nr 6
DKK4,375.00 Inc. TaxDKK3,500.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 Brand that is made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stones Kokorozashi can be translated as: will, motivation, ambition, a sense of purpose, or personal missionWith this brand I... -
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JNS x Yoshikazu Tanaka Kokorozashi Tamamoku Gyuto 230mm nr 5
DKK7,500.00 Inc. TaxDKK6,000.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 and Tamamoku 杢目 the Pattern on cladding Brand that is made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stones Kokorozashi can be translated as: will, motivation, ambition, a sense... -
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JNS x Nakagawa Dama Kiritsuke Sujihiki 390mm Blue 1
DKK15,000.00 Inc. TaxDKK12,000.00 Ex. TaxIt is forged by Nakagawa Satoshi from blue 1 clad with Damascus iron Special Sharpened and finished by JNS in our own workshop, First super fine polished then etched after shinogi is polished with Uchigumori Parallel scratches so will be... -
JNS x Nakagawa Kiritsuke Gyuto 240mm Deep Etch nr 10
DKK5,000.00 Inc. TaxDKK4,000.00 Ex. TaxIt is forged by Nakagawa Satoshi from blue 1 and damascus cladding Special Sharpened and finished by JNS in our own workshop, Deep Etched top with Choil and spine rounded and polished, Bevel finished with Uchigumori It is finished with... -
JNS x Wakui Kokorozashi Kurouchi Gyuto V2 240mm
DKK3,125.00 Inc. TaxDKK2,500.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 Wakui Made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stonesForged to shape By Toshihiro Wakui from Sanjo Niigata and send to JNS for Sharpening and Polishing with UchigumoriAmazing forging on this line... -
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JNS x Yoshikazu Tanaka Kurouchi Sujihiki 250mm White 1
DKK3,750.00 Inc. TaxDKK3,000.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 Brand that is made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stones Kokorozashi can be translated as: will, motivation, ambition, a sense of purpose, or personal missionWith this brand I... -
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JNS x Wakui Kokorozashi Kurouchi Bunka V2 180mm nr 9
DKK2,750.00 Inc. TaxDKK2,200.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 Wakui Made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stonesForged to shape By Toshihiro Wakui from Sanjo Niigata and send to JNS for Sharpening and Polishing with UchigumoriAmazing forging on this line... -
Yoshikazu Tanaka Kokorozashi Tamamoku Kurouchi Gyuto 230mm nr 2
DKK6,875.00 Inc. TaxDKK5,500.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 and Tamamoku 杢目 the Pattern on cladding Brand that is made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stones Kokorozashi can be translated as: will, motivation, ambition, a sense... -
JNS x Kisuke Blue 1 KokuEnn Gyuto 240mm Nr 3
DKK17,500.00 Inc. TaxDKK14,000.00 Ex. TaxMade in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels Blank is made by Kisuke Manaka from Sanjo Niigata with core steel of blue 1 and hand laminated with soft iron and blue 1 steel makes the cladding harder then your normal San Mai Spine and... -
JNS Raquin Collab Bunka 190mm SC125
DKK8,750.00 Inc. TaxDKK7,000.00 Ex. TaxForged, Laminated and heat-treated by Bryan Raquin from France Auvergne region, with SC125 laminated with XC10 cladding with lots of banding (clouds) that you also see on Shigefusa knives, very difficult to capture on photo. Then it is grinder and... -
Kokorozashi Tanaka Kasumi 230mm White 1 nr2
DKK5,000.00 Inc. TaxDKK4,000.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 Brand that is made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stones Kokorozashi can be translated as: will, motivation, ambition, a sense of purpose, or personal missionWith this brand I... -
Catcheside JNS colab Gyuto 240mm White 1
DKK11,250.00 Inc. TaxDKK9,000.00 Ex. TaxOne of the kind ! Forged by William Catcheside from Catchesidecutlery and sharpened and polished by JNS William do mostly forged geometry blades and do not do full ground blades so this one he did only for JNS to sharpen and polish so much more... -
Kokorozashi Wakui Kurouchi Nakiri V2 180mm nr 2
DKK2,500.00 Inc. TaxDKK2,000.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 Wakui Made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stonesForged to shape By Toshihiro Wakui from Sanjo Niigata and send to JNS for Sharpening and Polishing with UchigumoriAmazing forging on this line... -
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JNS Nakagawa Honyaki Gyuto 240mm White 1
DKK16,250.00 Inc. TaxDKK13,000.00 Ex. TaxIt is forged by Nakagawa Satoshi from White 1 HonyakiSpecial Sharpened and finished by JNS in our own workshop Extra thin grind and with good tapering to the tipChoil and spine rounded and polished, and good banding showing in steel It is finished... -
JNS Yoshikazu Tanaka Kokorozashi Kurouchi Nakiri 180mm
DKK3,750.00 Inc. TaxDKK3,000.00 Ex. TaxKokorozashi 志 Brand that is made in JNS workshop Sharpened on Japanese horizontal wheels finished with Natural stones Kokorozashi can be translated as: will, motivation, ambition, a sense of purpose, or personal mission With this brand I... -
Wakui Seiryu Gyuto 240mm Uchigumori
DKK8,125.00 Inc. TaxDKK6,500.00 Ex. TaxThis one is Polished with Uchigumori and got African Blackwood Handle ! 清流 = Clear stream Made by Toshihiro Wakui from Sanjo Niigata Hand-forged and made all one by one all in his workshop Made with amazing heat treat and...
