Knives. As much as size or shape, they’re defined by their steel. We agonize over going German or Japanese, to embrace softer or harder edges for peak sharpness or maximum durability. So what is a ...

A Wicked Letter Opener That’s (Possibly) Made Of Old Letters This letter opener looks like a wicked paring knife. Would you ever guess it’s made from recycled paper? Empty mailboxes be damned, these ...

Japanese kitchenware maker Nikken Cutlery, based in the city of Seki, which is famous for its long history of swordsmithing, has found a modern use for their traditional sword-making techniques: ...

If you’re going stick "One Piece" into the box of a single genre, the hit anime/manga is a pirate story. But creator Eiichiro Oda has always crafted the series aesthetics to be whatever he thinks is ...

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