Knifewear is hiring.

We are looking for knife nuts with personality. You must enjoy talking with customers. Knowledge or interest in knives, a cooking background or Japanese language skills would be beneficial. The desire to learn is mandatory.


Our Calgary retail store has 1 position available:

• full-time (or part-time for the right person) retail sales person with some knife sharpening responsibilities.



All Knifewear employees receive an in depth knife sharpening apprenticeship in the Japanese knife sharpening style. We sharpen our knives by hand on waterstones, the most precise way and with the best results. Learn a dying art.

Knifewear staff enjoy a fun and professional working environment, a healthy discount on knives, and the love/admiration of chefs, foodies and knife nerds.

At Knifewear we sell the finest handmade Japanese kitchen knives available. Most of our knives cannot be found in Canada, many of our knives are not seen outside of Japan. We work with 25+ Japanese knife makers who we consider to be the top blacksmiths in the world.

Please check out our website. www.knifewear.com

Be cool, become a Japanese knife expert at Knifewear.

Wages: $10 per hour

Send resume and cover letter to kevin @knifewear.com