Number 27

Number 27 At #27, we provide a professional knife sharpening service and sell specialist kitchen knives

New to  #27, this Hitohira KH stainless steel 240mm Gyuto is a real workhorse, a nice weight, balanced and with a steel ...
01/06/2026

New to #27, this Hitohira KH stainless steel 240mm Gyuto is a real workhorse, a nice weight, balanced and with a steel hardness of about HRC60, it can hold that edge whilst being nice to sharpen

New onto the website is this lovely Nigara VG XEOS Nakiri - the pattern in this blade is just astounding      #27
31/05/2026

New onto the website is this lovely Nigara VG XEOS Nakiri - the pattern in this blade is just astounding #27

Does anyone know what has happened to Axe Wax  from Oregon? They seem to have disappeared off the radar and I can’t get ...
29/05/2026

Does anyone know what has happened to Axe Wax from Oregon? They seem to have disappeared off the radar and I can’t get a response from them. For anyone interested, it’s a fabulous product and I still have a couple of dozen tins in stock #27

Just got this lovely pair of Yanagiba from Hitohira onto the website. A 240mm Tanaka Manzo Blue  #1 and a 330mm Togashi ...
28/05/2026

Just got this lovely pair of Yanagiba from Hitohira onto the website. A 240mm Tanaka Manzo Blue #1 and a 330mm Togashi Blue #2 - just the one of each available

I do love the big repair jobs…. As costs relentlessly go up, I had been planning to increase my charges for sharpening s...
13/04/2026

I do love the big repair jobs…. As costs relentlessly go up, I had been planning to increase my charges for sharpening services but in recognition of the cost of living issues we’re all having, I have decided to hold them as they are for the rest of the year #27

SOLD - these two stunning Japanese knives from  are on their way to Auckland - a Tanaka Mosuke Aogami Kiritsuke Yanagiba...
30/03/2026

SOLD - these two stunning Japanese knives from are on their way to Auckland - a Tanaka Mosuke Aogami Kiritsuke Yanagiba 300mm and a Tanaka Manzo Shirogami Deba 150mm. Gorgeous

Our new entry level knives are the Hitohira Hizen Kurouchi White  #2 range, with this one being the 165mm Santoku with a...
24/03/2026

Our new entry level knives are the Hitohira Hizen Kurouchi White #2 range, with this one being the 165mm Santoku with a Walnut Handle. Great value and a really practical way into the world of high carbon steel blades

When it comes to raw fish, what size Yanagiba do you prefer - 240mm, 270mm or the mighty 300mm? These beauties are all@o...
19/03/2026

When it comes to raw fish, what size Yanagiba do you prefer - 240mm, 270mm or the mighty 300mm? These beauties are all@on the website #27

Last harvest of the season and a very happy 14 litres of the best honey in town(yes, we are biased) - the most pampered ...
09/03/2026

Last harvest of the season and a very happy 14 litres of the best honey in town(yes, we are biased) - the most pampered and looked after bees, I’d hate to think what each jar of honey cost 😂 #27

Very excited to get two Kogetsu Carbon knives into stock, a Gyuto 180mm and a Honesuki Kaku 150mm. I love how these kniv...
01/03/2026

Very excited to get two Kogetsu Carbon knives into stock, a Gyuto 180mm and a Honesuki Kaku 150mm. I love how these knives are so purposefully designed and focussed on functionality.

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