Traditional Japanese Knives

Photo: Andr� Baranowski

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1. The knife known as kamagata usuba originated in Osaka and has a distinctively curved tip suited to intricate vegetable-carving methods, as well as juliennes. The kamagata usuba shown has a handle of Japanese yew, an evergreen native to Japan, and-a rarity among old-style Japanese knives-a blade of stainless steel.