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A bright Nashiji finish on 26c3 Carbon Steel at 335mm / 190mm
The Nakiri is among the oldest commercial knife designs in the world. Predating Japans Meiji dynasty this Mise-en-place essential is as timeless as cooking itself.
This piece is available.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
The Nakiri is among the oldest commercial knife designs in the world. Predating Japans Meiji dynasty this Mise-en-place essential is as timeless as cooking itself.
This piece is available.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A bright Nashiji finish on 26c3 Carbon Steel at 335mm / 190mm
The Nakiri is among the oldest commercial knife designs in the world. Predating Japans Meiji dynasty this Mise-en-place essential is as timeless as cooking itself.
This piece is available.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
The Nakiri is among the oldest commercial knife designs in the world. Predating Japans Meiji dynasty this Mise-en-place essential is as timeless as cooking itself.
This piece is available.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Possibly the most satisfying part of being an artist is when another artist appreciates your work.
I met glass artist @dickinsonglass at this year’s kings_mountain_art_fair where he fell in love with a Nakiri similar to this one and had to have one for himself.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
I met glass artist @dickinsonglass at this year’s kings_mountain_art_fair where he fell in love with a Nakiri similar to this one and had to have one for himself.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Possibly the most satisfying part of being an artist is when another artist appreciates your work.
I met glass artist @dickinsonglass at this year’s kings_mountain_art_fair where he fell in love with a Nakiri similar to this one and had to have one for himself.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
I met glass artist @dickinsonglass at this year’s kings_mountain_art_fair where he fell in love with a Nakiri similar to this one and had to have one for himself.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
A pair of recently completed full-tang Nakiri. Both in 52100 carbon steel with a crisp Nashiji finish.
The handle materials are Leopardwood & Snakewood
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
The handle materials are Leopardwood & Snakewood
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A pair of recently completed full-tang Nakiri. Both in 52100 carbon steel with a crisp Nashiji finish.
The handle materials are Leopardwood & Snakewood
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
The handle materials are Leopardwood & Snakewood
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
I just finished this spectacular pair for a repeat client. Their first Alma piece was a “Starry Night” Carolina Shucker.
The blades each feature a core of 26c3 Carbon Steel clad in beautiful Wrought Iron that’s at least 100yrs old.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
The blades each feature a core of 26c3 Carbon Steel clad in beautiful Wrought Iron that’s at least 100yrs old.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I just finished this spectacular pair for a repeat client. Their first Alma piece was a “Starry Night” Carolina Shucker.
The blades each feature a core of 26c3 Carbon Steel clad in beautiful Wrought Iron that’s at least 100yrs old.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
The blades each feature a core of 26c3 Carbon Steel clad in beautiful Wrought Iron that’s at least 100yrs old.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
The crisp Nashiji finish on this 52100 carbon steel, full-tang Nakiri looks spectacular with Leopardwood handles and teal/black g10 liners
Dimensions:
290mm overall
180mm cutting edge
52mm depth
2.5mm spine
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Dimensions:
290mm overall
180mm cutting edge
52mm depth
2.5mm spine
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The crisp Nashiji finish on this 52100 carbon steel, full-tang Nakiri looks spectacular with Leopardwood handles and teal/black g10 liners
Dimensions:
290mm overall
180mm cutting edge
52mm depth
2.5mm spine
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Dimensions:
290mm overall
180mm cutting edge
52mm depth
2.5mm spine
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Happy Friday!
Whatcha havin? 🍽️ 🧶
Whatcha havin? 🍽️ 🧶
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Happy Friday!
Whatcha havin? 🍽️ 🧶
Whatcha havin? 🍽️ 🧶
One of my recent favorite handle materials, Hemp!
Here on a hand-forged Bunka Bocho in 52100 carbon steel. A general-purpose kitchen blade, this one measures 310mm overall with 180mm of cutting edge and 2.5mm spine thickness.
This piece is available.
Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Here on a hand-forged Bunka Bocho in 52100 carbon steel. A general-purpose kitchen blade, this one measures 310mm overall with 180mm of cutting edge and 2.5mm spine thickness.
This piece is available.
Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
One of my recent favorite handle materials, Hemp!
Here on a hand-forged Bunka Bocho in 52100 carbon steel. A general-purpose kitchen blade, this one measures 310mm overall with 180mm of cutting edge and 2.5mm spine thickness.
This piece is available.
Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Here on a hand-forged Bunka Bocho in 52100 carbon steel. A general-purpose kitchen blade, this one measures 310mm overall with 180mm of cutting edge and 2.5mm spine thickness.
This piece is available.
Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Simplicity ain’t easy to achieve.
A simple single piece of African Blackwood with a nickel stainless divider.
A simple Migaki finish on the Hira.
A simple belt finish on the Kiriba.
A simple steel (52100) at ~62rh in a simple traditional pattern.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
A simple single piece of African Blackwood with a nickel stainless divider.
A simple Migaki finish on the Hira.
A simple belt finish on the Kiriba.
A simple steel (52100) at ~62rh in a simple traditional pattern.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Simplicity ain’t easy to achieve.
A simple single piece of African Blackwood with a nickel stainless divider.
A simple Migaki finish on the Hira.
A simple belt finish on the Kiriba.
A simple steel (52100) at ~62rh in a simple traditional pattern.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
A simple single piece of African Blackwood with a nickel stainless divider.
A simple Migaki finish on the Hira.
A simple belt finish on the Kiriba.
A simple steel (52100) at ~62rh in a simple traditional pattern.
Alma Knife Co
🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Just finished this morning….
260mm of finely ground carbon steel cutting edge…
410mm overall length…
50,000yr old Bog Oak handle
52100 Carbon Steel
Belt-finished Kiriba
Etch/Stonewashed Hira
Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
260mm of finely ground carbon steel cutting edge…
410mm overall length…
50,000yr old Bog Oak handle
52100 Carbon Steel
Belt-finished Kiriba
Etch/Stonewashed Hira
Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Just finished this morning….
260mm of finely ground carbon steel cutting edge…
410mm overall length…
50,000yr old Bog Oak handle
52100 Carbon Steel
Belt-finished Kiriba
Etch/Stonewashed Hira
Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
260mm of finely ground carbon steel cutting edge…
410mm overall length…
50,000yr old Bog Oak handle
52100 Carbon Steel
Belt-finished Kiriba
Etch/Stonewashed Hira
Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Our little foster-monster Sammy is a really chill guy. Here he’s hanging out with big-sis Daisy in the workshop.
He’s “limited-mobility” because of a raft of issues but he’s a super-happy-hoppy-snuggly little guy.
Looking for a forever home soon.
He’s “limited-mobility” because of a raft of issues but he’s a super-happy-hoppy-snuggly little guy.
Looking for a forever home soon.
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our little foster-monster Sammy is a really chill guy. Here he’s hanging out with big-sis Daisy in the workshop.
He’s “limited-mobility” because of a raft of issues but he’s a super-happy-hoppy-snuggly little guy.
Looking for a forever home soon.
He’s “limited-mobility” because of a raft of issues but he’s a super-happy-hoppy-snuggly little guy.
Looking for a forever home soon.
Wrapping up this day in the shop on an
OH MY GAWD note…..
A gorgeous piece of SanMai consisting of Vintage Wrought Iron clad with 26c3 carbon steel.
Here getting a little test-etch before I begin stone-polishing the kiriba
Alma Knife Co
🍽️ 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
OH MY GAWD note…..
A gorgeous piece of SanMai consisting of Vintage Wrought Iron clad with 26c3 carbon steel.
Here getting a little test-etch before I begin stone-polishing the kiriba
Alma Knife Co
🍽️ 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Wrapping up this day in the shop on an
OH MY GAWD note…..
A gorgeous piece of SanMai consisting of Vintage Wrought Iron clad with 26c3 carbon steel.
Here getting a little test-etch before I begin stone-polishing the kiriba
Alma Knife Co
🍽️ 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
OH MY GAWD note…..
A gorgeous piece of SanMai consisting of Vintage Wrought Iron clad with 26c3 carbon steel.
Here getting a little test-etch before I begin stone-polishing the kiriba
Alma Knife Co
🍽️ 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Mise’ madness in the shop this week as I experiment with some alternative dimensions off of my standard (center w/handle) Nakiri template. Some a bit longer, some deeper, some both and full-tang?
Which one piques your interest? 🍽️ 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Which one piques your interest? 🍽️ 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Mise’ madness in the shop this week as I experiment with some alternative dimensions off of my standard (center w/handle) Nakiri template. Some a bit longer, some deeper, some both and full-tang?
Which one piques your interest? 🍽️ 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Which one piques your interest? 🍽️ 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Let me be clear. If you voted for this, do not wish us a “Happy Veterans Day”
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Let me be clear. If you voted for this, do not wish us a “Happy Veterans Day”
Dude hasn’t been sworn in as Mayor yet.
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Dude hasn’t been sworn in as Mayor yet.
She’s been turning me into stone for 20yrs
November 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
She’s been turning me into stone for 20yrs
Absolutely overjoyed this weekend to be joining the beautiful people of NOCHI (New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute)
Awarding an Alma Knife Co hand-forged Gyuto to one exceptional student in this semester’s cohort.
Alma Knife Co
Awarding an Alma Knife Co hand-forged Gyuto to one exceptional student in this semester’s cohort.
Alma Knife Co
November 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Absolutely overjoyed this weekend to be joining the beautiful people of NOCHI (New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute)
Awarding an Alma Knife Co hand-forged Gyuto to one exceptional student in this semester’s cohort.
Alma Knife Co
Awarding an Alma Knife Co hand-forged Gyuto to one exceptional student in this semester’s cohort.
Alma Knife Co
Daisy & Sammy chillin in the workshop.
Sammy is our little, limited-mobility foster-monster and he’s almost ready to start looking for a forever home.
He’s great with other dogs, chill in the kitchen or a workshop and a top-notch snugglebug.
Sammy is our little, limited-mobility foster-monster and he’s almost ready to start looking for a forever home.
He’s great with other dogs, chill in the kitchen or a workshop and a top-notch snugglebug.
October 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Daisy & Sammy chillin in the workshop.
Sammy is our little, limited-mobility foster-monster and he’s almost ready to start looking for a forever home.
He’s great with other dogs, chill in the kitchen or a workshop and a top-notch snugglebug.
Sammy is our little, limited-mobility foster-monster and he’s almost ready to start looking for a forever home.
He’s great with other dogs, chill in the kitchen or a workshop and a top-notch snugglebug.
Finding peace in fire, steel and the face of an anvil.
Alma Knife Co
Alma Knife Co
October 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Finding peace in fire, steel and the face of an anvil.
Alma Knife Co
Alma Knife Co
Then what happened…..
October 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Then what happened…..
Una bella giornata per Rosottis con un contorno di Piaggio
October 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Una bella giornata per Rosottis con un contorno di Piaggio
Having to first give a lesson on how batteries work so the kid at the Autoparts store can understand what I’m looking for is a subtle but exhausting side effect of 2025
October 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Having to first give a lesson on how batteries work so the kid at the Autoparts store can understand what I’m looking for is a subtle but exhausting side effect of 2025
Totally out of context but still flattering.
October 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Totally out of context but still flattering.