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(604) 428-8784
Plate 00 — Specimen Sheet Chinatown · Vancouver

Ai & Om

Japanese Knives · Hand Sharpening

An unsolicited concept from X9 Lab Media for Ai & Om Knives — a Japanese knife shop and hand-sharpening service in Chinatown, Vancouver, rated 4.7 from 118 Google reviews. Every photo and price on this page is a placeholder, drawn up as a blueprint specimen for the shop's consideration.

★ 4.7 · 118 Google reviews 129 E Pender St Hand sharpening
Call (604) 428-8784 Visit the shop →
FIG. 00 / Storefront — placeholder Placeholder photograph of Japanese knives
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PEXELS 32808760
Fig. 01 — Gyuto, anatomy of a chef's knife Drawing not to scale · call-outs draw on as you scroll
SPINE 03 SHINOGI 04 TIP 01 TANG 05 BOLSTER 06 EDGE 02
01 Tip · 02 Edge · 03 Spine · 04 Shinogi · 05 Tang · 06 Bolster Sheet 01 / Rev — / Scale NTS

The Steel

Plate 02 — Inventory specimens

Hand-forged Japanese kitchen knives, curated on the shop floor. Makers, steel types and profiles are owner to confirm — shown here as placeholder specimens.

Specimen A Placeholder specimen photograph
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PEXELS 7604431

Specimen A — placeholder

Profileowner to confirm
Steelowner to confirm
Makerowner to confirm
Price$ ?
Specimen B Placeholder specimen photograph
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PEXELS 20392658

Specimen B — placeholder

Profileowner to confirm
Steelowner to confirm
Makerowner to confirm
Price$ ?
Specimen C Placeholder specimen photograph
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PEXELS 16457297

Specimen C — placeholder

Profileowner to confirm
Steelowner to confirm
Makerowner to confirm
Price$ ?
Specimen D Placeholder specimen photograph
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PEXELS 6787924

Specimen D — placeholder

Profileowner to confirm
Steelowner to confirm
Makerowner to confirm
Price$ ?

Sharpening, as a service

Plate 03 — Bench protocol

Drop a knife at the bench and have its edge rebuilt by hand on water stones. Turnaround and scope are owner to confirm.

Per-blade rate · $ ?

Booking & turnaround · owner to confirm

01

Intake

Each knife is logged and read by hand — steel, geometry and the wear it carries.

02

Set

Coarse stones re-establish the bevel toward the angle the blade was forged with.

03

Refine

Progressively finer grits bring the edge up to a clean, low-friction finish.

04

Return

Deburred, stropped, tested, and handed back with notes on keeping it sharp.

Classes

Plate 04 — Proposed modules
M-01

Sharpening Fundamentals

Schedule — owner to confirm · proposed module

$ ?per seat
M-02

Knife Skills

Schedule — owner to confirm · proposed module

$ ?per seat
M-03

Care & Maintenance

Schedule — owner to confirm · proposed module

$ ?per seat

Visit

Plate 05 — Location

Chinatown, Vancouver

Ai & Om Knives
129 E Pender St
Vancouver, BC

Phone(604) 428-8784
HoursHours — owner to confirm
Rating★ 4.7 · 118 Google reviews
ServicesKnives · Hand sharpening · Classes
Call (604) 428-8784
FIG. 05 / Map — 129 E Pender St
Call the shop (604) 428-8784