Santoku knife, VG10 stainless steel, western handle, damascus finish - Kato

The Knives are made by Yoshimi Kato the now owner of Kanehiro Hamono who’s father trained him and Yu Kurosaki.

SHAPE: Santoku. Named after the three best things to do with this knife - slicing, dicing and mincing. It is the classic veg prep knife with both good breadth and width.

STEEL: VG10. A premium high carbon Japanese stainless steel capable of impressive hardness. This is the premier product in the V Gold series made by Takefu steel.

FINISH: Damascus or Suminagashi. This type of finish is made by creating a Kitaeji; which is produced by repeatedly folding/stacking then compressing two different steels until they create a laminated pattern. This can then be manipulated in various ways to produce the maker’s desired pattern effect. This material is then clad around the core metal of the blade as an elaborate protective layer for the core steel - thus giving the knife a beautiful and striking appearance.

HANDLE: Western Mircarta handle.

LENGTH: 180mm in length.

MAKER: Yoshimi Kato - Takefu, Echizen, Japan

BEST FOR: Multifunctional use

SAUNDERS SAYS: "It always amazes me how one knife maker can make knives as different as these are to the Kanehiro range. These santoku’s are real head turners."

These knives are hand-forged so there may be slight variations in measurements and finishes.