Care Guide

お手入れ

We encourage you to treat your Hinoki blade with thorough and ardent care. Consider the knife your lifelong companion, a dear friend with whom you will have a long and fruitful friendship. With this in mind please do not use your knife to hack at bone or frozen food and to truly and deeply care for it please avoid using the blade on surfaces such as glass, marble, china or stone.

CLEANING, DRYING AND OILING 

洗浄、乾燥および油

To promote longevity in your blade, always hand wash it with water and soap, or a mild dishwashing liquid, avoiding abrasive scrubbers and bleach or citrus based cleaning agents. Never put your knife in a dishwasher or sitting in a sink full of soapy water.

Rinse and towel dry immediately, paying extra attention to the wooden handle and any remaining moisture as this can cause micro-corrosion and rot the timber. Let the knife air dry for a few minutes before returning it to storage – ideally store your blade in a knife block, the original box or Hinoki Companion Sheath to avoid bumping and nicks from other objects.

After every 2-3 uses, we recommend using a soft cloth to evenly coat your blade with a small coin sized amount of Hinoki Companion Knife Oil and washing off prior to its next use.

THE ESSENCE OF SHARPENING

研ぎの本質

In order to exert their best performance, we recommend sharpening your Hinoki blade at least once a month. Heavy users should sharpen more often. When sharpening your Hinoki Knife we recommend using our Hinoki Companion Whetstone

To begin, soak the whetstone in the water for 10 mins before you begin sharpening. Once sufficiently wet, remove it and place it atop a damp washcloth to stabilize the whetstone and prevent it from sliding. 

Lightly touch the sharp edge of your knife to the side of the stone marked ‘1000’. Leading with your right hand make one full motion down from the top of the whetstone to the bottom and then back. 

In this action, you should be using about 70% of the whetstone’s surface. Finish your blade on the ‘6000’ stone for the sharpest edge and cleanest cut.

Hinoki serrated knives do not need to be sharpened.

ETERNAL GUARANTEE

永久保証

All Hinoki Knives come with a commitment to a lifetime of service. If at any time you are not satisfied with the performance of your Hinoki blade, we’ll make it right. Whether you have made the initial purchase or received your Hinoki knife as a gift, we commit our knives to a lifetime of performance.

With this sentiment, The Hinoki Eternal Guarantee is yours to define, satisfaction with your product being yours and yours alone. If in ten years you have decided that your Hinoki is no longer serving you – if the edge has become dull from use or the handle worn, reach out to us and we will make it right.