Since 2012, J. Garza/Mokuzo specializes in making handmade, high quality Sayas & Wa-Handles to meet the individual needs of Chefs, cooks, home cooks alike who wish to take proper care of their blades in order to preserve their sharp edges safely while complementing the beauty of these great culinary tools Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:25:24 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:25:24 +0000 The Kitchen Knife Fora https://www.kitchenknifefora.com/forums/j-garza-mokuzo.91/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:02:37 +0000 https://www.kitchenknifefora.com/threads/basic-grade-sayas.7293/ https://www.kitchenknifefora.com/threads/basic-grade-sayas.7293/ invalid@example.com (Julio) Julio They are light weight, yet more robust and durable!

I got into the Customs Saya Business after my first Saya was broken to the lack of brains my fellow coworkers
who used my knife without my permission and not only they left it dirty, they eft it dirty in the saya!!
Which is something I'd never do.
Not only was there moisture in the inside weakening the wood do to bacterial, but they also inserted the knife
upside down...

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Some of the questions that I have been asked the most are:

Do you Sell Knives?

Do you make knives?

How much for a custom blade?

What kind of steel you use for your blades?

Can you make me a Gyuto from scratch?

You get the idea!

Most questions I have gotten were about “Me Making a Custom Line of Knives”

Well, People have finally twisted my...

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Thanks for stopping by!

I've worked on this book and had it ready to deploy for awhile. It is mainly for people who
are just getting in to Japanese Kitchen Knives. but even if you want something to read and
may be learn something new, well... here you go!

I worked really hard on it and tried to make it as visually attractive as I could.

Just Click the link bellow!

https://bit.ly/3nCuh8b

Hope you like it!

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J. Garza here!

Here are some pictures of the last commission I worked on
Every time I get a this knife, I can never get the right wood for it. I always end up using
Birdseye Maple.

This is just hard Maple but it came out with all of these awesome dark spots on it. I had to purchase everything my supplier had.
I do have a video on my Youtube channel about the whole process in detail about this Saya Build....

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