Birch Bowl garments Yamagoya Knife by Otsuka Hamono

Yamagoya Knife by Otsuka Hamono for Terasu

Size: 190mm blade

Photography by Yoshiki Hase

Pockets: Padded Laptop Pocket

yet still maintain exceptional hardness when hand-forged and heat treated by a skilled smith

Birch Bowl garments Yamagoya Knife by Otsuka HamonoBirch (shide, hornbeam) bowl by wood turner Nakaya Yoshitaka. Nakaya studied furniture making for over 10 years in Takayama before moving to Mt. Fuji and deciding to focus on working exclusively with raw wood as a wood turner. Manipulating this green wood that develops a second life upon reaching his hands is like a never ending study of the forest around him. He highlights a variety of woods, sourced from trees that are too deformed for industry