Sakai Takayuki VG10 Kurokage Kengata (K-tip) Santoku 160mmThe all new Takayuki Kurokage line, state of the art VG10 steel with Teflon coating. The unique Teflon coatings gives an superb food release while the high carbon VG10 provides an tough and long listing edge. Comes with a Takayuki exclusive octagonal wenge handle. Takayuki is the leading Japanese kithcen knife manufacturer based in Sakai, Osaka. With more than 600 years of knife making history, Sakai knife makers collectively produce most of the

This is the pro version that can deal with a bigger cabbage and cuts a wider slice

requiring immediate wiping and drying after use to prevent corrosion

Starves Binchotan charcoal of oxygen to take it back to its original state so it can be used again and again

Poplular Yoshimi Kato (Kintaro) Damascus SG2 Gyuto 210mm with rosewood handle

Blade length:79mm

Aogami #2 steel achieves 61-63 HRC hardness and contains 1

The result

the swirling grain mixed with the undyed part of the grain perfectly resembles Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night

Forged in Sakai by Aoki Hamono

0 mm Width of Spine Above Heel 4

same grind and the same core-steel (R2)

and can hold a stone up to 390mm in length