Way in the year 2005, JCK contacted the leading member of “In The Kitchen” the sub-forum of the Knife Forums to see if a kitchen knife environment might be interested in working together on the exciting new project. This innovative new project might permit the community of kitchen knife enthusiasts to style their personal series of knives, and to also meet the specific needs, while the JCK might use the extensive contacts with the industry of knives to make sure of that high accomplished maker in producing the knives.

The members of the forum quickly appointed the committee, consisting of mutually the professional Chefs and the home cooks that will oversee the plan and will gather the information from the members of the community. Gradually, each aspect of knives was thoroughly explained and the series of specifications and design drawings that has been prepared. The latest designs combined so many features from the existing knives that had been adored by the community, however, they were also planning to fill in most of the product gaps that lived in the market, which were not addressed by most of Japanese knife makers during that point of time. The surrounding members are being weighed carefully the advantages and the cost of different blades and handle materials. In the end, it was unanimous decisions that ‘shrink-proof’, formed Linen Micarta® handles might be the most sensible and that the finest edition of the knives might have been the “Cowry-X” powder metallurgy steel blades, while the normal edition of the knife might have the “VG-10” stainless steel blades. It has been decided also that Master Hattori, the maker of a much-admired knife “Hattori KD Series” the Cowry-X Damascus knife, will produce the knives.

That moment that the prototypes had been finally ready, they had been inspected thoroughly and tried by the members of “In The Kitchen” the sub-forum and there were few modifications that has been suggested. Shortly thereafter, Master Hattori completed the initial batch of the knives and these had been offered for sale in the forum associates and then later on, it has made available into the public through the store of JCK web. The forum affiliates told users that they were elated by the finest quality craftsmanship and the fit and finish in the “JCK Original Series of Hattori FH” knives and uttered their gratitude to the JCK for permitting them the chance to style their own knives. The leader of “In The Kitchen” states: “This one has been really wonderful experience for everybody involved and everyone is sincerely hoping that people will see these knives to the way they are feeling, being the best knives of our world today.”

Because of the forum members that participated in the innovative project, the group has been able to launch “JCK Original” brand, and this now has grown to contain the huge variety of knives styled for everyone from the home cooks to the professional Chefs and those discerning collectors of knives.

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