Traditional Hocho

Outstanding knives with traditional blade shapes have been made in the traditional manner in small Japanese blacksmith’s shops for centuries, often with a high level of manual work or even completely handmade. Knives of this classical form are known as "Wabocho" in Japan. They are valued by experts because of the best steels, carefully selected materials for the handles and ferrules, a high level of workmanship, original design – and last but not least, extreme sharpness and sharpness retention. The blades usually have a hard carbon steel core forge welded to one or two outer layers of iron – similar to multilayer Samurai swords. Traditional materials and forms are also used for the handles. In a demanding acceptance process, DICK selects the best manufacturers on site and carefully checks the quality of all products.