Japan Ep 3: Our most limited knife release of the year...

Aug 12, 2026, 11:02 AM•madeincookware

Hi there,

As part of our 3-part Japan series, I wanted to reach out to let you know we're releasing just 500 of our new Japanese Limited-Edition Green Pakkawood Kamagata this Friday. When they're gone, they're gone, and I think they'll be gone in a few hours. The last 2,500 unit Limited-Edition launch we did sold out in 4 hours, so I expect this one to go quickly. To get first access for its launch on Friday, August 14th, get on the waitlist here.

Let me tell you why I'm excited about this one.

The blade is Japanese VG-10 Damascus, handmade in Seki, Japan, the knife-making capital, and every wave pattern in the steel is unique. This version has a beautiful green pakkawood handle, the first time we've used this pattern. It features a stunning mosaic pin and comes with a custom-fitted magnolia saya (a wooden sheath). Everything from the 5⅛" blade to the handle polishing and sharpening is hand-finished by master craftspeople in Seki. It's a genuine collector's piece.

The Kamagata is a unique-shaped Japanese vegetable knife. Picture the flat edge of a Nakiri, but with a pointed tip a Nakiri doesn't have. The flat edge lands flush on the board, so you push-cut and chop straight down with full contact, which means cleaner cuts, more control, and no bruised herbs. And the tip handles the fine work a flat knife can't: coring, ribbing, peeling, garnish. If you're forever swapping between a Nakiri and a petty, this is both in one.

If you want to go deeper before it drops, the Studio Kitchen Team created two good pieces: "What Is a Kamagata, and What Is it Used For?" and Behind the Design of a past version that we did.

So here's the recommendation: Join the waitlist. It goes live this Friday.

As an aside, buying note: always look out for the country of manufacture when buying knives. A lot of (most) companies will buy German or Japanese steel, ship it to China, and cut corners with Chinese welding and other low-cost manufacturing techniques, but promote the knives as "Japanese Damascus" or "German Steel Knives." So whether or not you buy this knife, be a smart consumer and watch out!

Chip,

CEO and Co-Founder, Made In

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