The all steel design of this 9" cutting edge Damascus stainless steel carving knife from Shun Cutlery uses methods similar to those that created the best samurai swords. The result is a traditional knife with superior edge holding and cutting ability, and a look good enough for dining service.

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With a PakkaWood handle built for lefties, this Shun Classic 9 Inch Damascus Stainless Steel Bread Knife retains all the fine features of that high quality modern cutlery. The D-shaped handle, made from layers of resin saturated birchwood, is oriented for left handed grips.

Using some of the techniques ...

Beautifully constructed of solid stainless steel with a blade forged in the famous Shun Damascus pattern, this small vegetable chopping knife has the raised handle design created by Chef Alton Brown. Chef Brown liked the quality and efficiency of Shun cutlery but found that his hands were too large to ...

If you understand a few technical things about steel, when you look at this Damascus stainless steel carving knife with 9" blade from Shun it's hard to even imagine anything about it could be less than perfect. The blend of modern materials and traditional design is so good, ...

At last, a professional Chef's knife case you can trust--knife rolls may be the more common solution to traveling with cutlery, but soft-sided cases don't always mix well with fragile modern blades. This rugged fabric and leather roll-up from Shun solves most of the problems with a design that ...

The VG-10 stainless steel used for the cutting edge and core layer of Shun's Classic series Damascus blades is too hard for effective honing with an ordinary sharpening steel. Excessive pressure can even chip the fine edge, and the recommended method of sharpening this fine cutlery is a flat ...

Shun Cutlery's Classic 9 inch Bread Knife shows us a simple answer to the old problem of how to slice bread and pastry. The samurai steel principles used to make this knife solve that problem like a sword dividing a silk cloth. You have to use one to ...

I will not steer you away from this knife--it's a Shun knife, in their VG-10 Damascus layered steel pattern. I doubt that anyone can say there's a better practical cutting edge around. I do have some concerns about the handle, though.

First, let me list all the good ...

If you don't own a Shun already, it's hard to imagine how this Chef's Knife in polished stainless and Damascus layered steel could not become the favorite knife in your kitchen. Using the methods that created the best of the old Samurai swords, Shun Cutlery of Seki City, Japan, has ...

The Shun Elite SG-2 steel Utility knife is not the multi-purpose kitchen tool many people use for everything from slicing tomatoes to prying the lids off cans. The slicing work suits it fine, but there's a lot that's different about this knife.

Made from very hard SG-2 powdered stainless steel, ...

From Shun's Classic series, this Pakka wood handled Damascus stainless steel Carving Knife brings style and efficiency to a knife that is both fine serving ware and a rugged kitchen tool.

The D-style handle, with a flattened side for better grip, has the look of fine ebony but is created ...

One of the best and most versatile knives you can get, the Shun Classic Chef's Knife is the familiar Western "cook's knife" pattern, but better. Made in Seki City, Japan, the Damascus style blades of Shun Classic knives show the same expertise as the best of the old Samurai swords, ...

What looks like a meat cleaver to Western cooks is actually the Asian equivalent of the Cook's Knife--the all purpose vegetable prep knife we've all used for slicing, dicing, mincing and more. Shun's Steel Chinese Chef's Knife, with a blade edge 7 3/4" long and much thinner ...

I want so much to like this knife. Shun makes great knives, not ordinary knives, and this six inch cutting edge utility knife in Shun's famous modern version of Damascus steel is no exception. The light weight but strong blade with a VG-10 core and 32 supporting layers ...

The Shun Steel Gokujo Boning Knife from Kai USA applies the legendary flexibility and edge holding ability of samurai sword technology to the task of boning meat, poultry, and even fish. This 6 inch blade with seamless stainless steel handle, bolster and end cap uses a central core ...

Usually chosen for fileting medium sized fish, or for preparing delicate cuts of raw seafood for sushi, the "willow leaf" Yanagi Ba easily crosses the cultural gap to perform consistently precise cuts on tender American roasts and poultry.

This, like many fine Japanese knives, is not a simple blade. Forged ...

This fine cleaver from Shun Cutlery's line of modern Damascus steel gourmet blades could be one of the finest kitchen knives you'll ever own. In the average Asian kitchen some version of this versatile 7" cutting edge length cleaver may even be the only style of knife in use. ...

A set of four beautiful steak knives from state of the art manufacturer Shun Cutlery, these 5" blades set in laminated black PakkaWood handles and accented with polished stainless steel bolsters far exceed anyone's practical expectations. The ripples marks of the slender but strong blades show the layers ...

Seki, Japan, where the Shun Classic Ultimate Utility (U2) is manufactured, has a long history as a center of Samurai sword production. Many of the old techniques that produced these legendary military blades have now been transferred to high quality cutlery such as the U2.

For the best katana, sword makers used ...

Japanese blades of all kinds, from swords to carpentry tools, are so refined that to many Westerners the subtle features go unnoticed. The Nakiri vegetable knife is a fine example of a craft so skilled it may cause you to rethink the basics and become a better chef.

At first ...

Since Shun knives are so well known for their quality and traditional craftsmanship, you shouldn't expect anything less from their storage block -- a product designed to store them carefully and keep them sharp for their next use. Fortunately, that's what it does.

Your entire cutlery collection will fit in this ...

If you were to refer to this in the proper Japanese terminology, this would be called a petty, which evolved from the term "petit gyutou" or "little cow sword".

Regardless of how you refer to this little knife, it's an excellent knife. Typical of knives from Shun, it is a blend ...

If you're going to spend decent money on a knife, make sure it's one that you'll use frequently, feels comfortable in your hand and is made of premium materials.

This Shun Classic Paring knife has got all that and more.

For starters, it's a paring knife -- one of just a ...

We named Shun Classic Knives our best $500 kitchen knives a while back, and for good reason.

Shun took kitchen cutlery to the next level when they introduced their Classic series a few years back. The Classics feature a VG-10 Japanese "super steel" that is incredibly hard and, as a result, can ...

Many amateur chef's are intimidated by knife sharpening. While unafraid to tackle a dinner party for twelve, they've been told that knife sharpening should be done by a professional.

And yet, sharpening doesn't have to be scary. It requires some time, some practice, and some attention to detail but, as a devout cook, ...

For many Chinese chef's, this type is not just an essential knife, but rather the single most essential knife in the kitchen.

Some will quibble and say that this is a Chef's knife and technically not a cleaver, but what's in a name? If you can use it to hack through ...

CooksDen's Best $500 Kitchen Knives
Shun knives are by no means budget knives. Some consider them synonymous with "expensive". But limit yourself to a small set of essential knives and you'll actually find them worth every penny.

Why? Because Shun has also become synonymous with "quality". All three of the major US cutlery retailers -- ...

You may know that Shun and Kershaw brands are both owned by the same company. You may also know that Ken Onion is one of the most successful designer of Kershaw knives, winning numerous industry awards throughout his career.

So what happens when a premium kitchen knife maker asks a ...

This is the top of the line for Shun.

Their Shun Classic Knives are excellent, lower-priced knives.

What this knife has over the Classic knife is the steel. It's a powdered SG-2 steel, which is pretty much the highest-end steel you're going to find in a kitchen knife.

The Shun Elites are handcrafted in ...

The Shun Classic 8-Inch Chef's Knife is a great example of the high-end ultra-sharp Japanese knives that are now all the rage.

It is made from premium VG-10 steel -- a high-carbon, molybdenum and vanadium blend which is known for its extreme sharpness. The blade is hardened to a Rockwell hardness of ...