K-Tip Chef's Knife (Santoku) - 180mm (7in) - with Ironwood

Product Description for K-Tip Chef's Knife (Santoku) - 180mm (7in) - with Ironwood

Maker: Yuta Katayama (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 100785
Blade length: 7.25 in.
Cutting edge length: 6.90 in.
Total length: 11.90 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.98 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.10 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.09 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.03 in.
Item weight: 8.00 oz.
Shipment weight: 10.6 oz.
Blade: Kurouchi tsuchime damascus san mai with a shirogami carbon steel core, Rc 62
Bolster: Stainless steel
Handle: Contoured ironwood handle set on a full tang
Description: The santoku is the traditional Japanese chef's knife. This comfortable design is a fantastic multipurpose chopper. The Santoku style has quickly become the new favorite for chefs in the West. Whether slicing onions, mincing herbs, or chopping this santoku is a perfect knife to use.
Yuta Katayama makes custom kitchen knives and outdoor knives. His knives offer a tremendously comfortable grip. Katayama-san is one of three knifemakers who work under Takeshi Saji in Eichizen City. Born in 1986, he started working under Saji over 15 years ago and began making his own knives about 2010.
Katayama's chef's knives feature a blade of exquisite beauty. Layers of carbon steel damascus surround a premium Shirogami #2 carbon steel core. Shirogami is a favorite of sushi chefs in Japan. It takes a particularly keen edge and is very responsive to sharpening on stones and honing on ceramic rods. Each knife is a unique design created by forging -- a true work of art. The ambidextrous blade features a 50/50 shinogi grind.
A stainless steel bolster separates the blade from the handle. The double riveted tang runs the full length of the handle for strength and longevity. The beautifully rounded Arizona desert ironwood handle swells at the palm, moves into a slimmer waist, and swells again at the end. The natural wood handle will hold up beautifully to the heavy demands of either a home or professional kitchen.


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