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Yoshimi Kato VG-10 Nickel Damascus Nakiri 165mm (6.5") Dark Purple Handle

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Specifications
  • Style : Nakiri Knife
  • Length : 165mm (6.5")
  • Weight : 6.0 oz (170g)
  • Special Feature : Nickel Damascus, San Mai
  • Blade Steel Type : VG-10
  • Handle material : Resin-Treated Compressed Wood
  • HRC : 61
  • Bevel Angle Ratio : 50/50
  • Cover : Not included
Yoshimi Kato VG-10 Nickel Damascus

Kato Hamono is known more commonly for their forged knives with thicker spines, sharp distal taper and rustic finish with a Japanese-style handle.
These VG-10 Nickel Damascus knives run counter to that; they have a much thinner spine, less taper and a beautiful matte black finish to the blades that accentuates the pattern-welded steel. These knives are quite thin at the edge and will excel at all cutting tasks given their excellent geometry. These knives are less blade-heavy and have a more centered balance-point than the Aogami Super line from Kato Hamono.

San Mai

San-mai (lit. three sheets) is a style of manufacture common for Japanese knives. A more practical translation is "three layers", referring to the core hardened steel being jacketed with soft steel. These styles of knives may seen being referred to as "clad" or "kasumi", which has some overlap with a similar style of manufacture called Ni-mai or "two layers". Ni-mai is commonly found in single-bevel knives where the soft steel is only on one side of the knife with a small portion spilling over to the other side.

About Yoshimi Kato

Yoshimi Kato knives are produced in Takefu knife village in Fukui Japan by a blacksmith collective headed by Yoshimi Kato, the son-in-law of Hiroshi Kato. Yoshimi Kato has stepped in to fill his father-in-law's shoes and has done so admirably, producing knives with a high level of attention to detail. Yoshimi Kato produces some of the most desirable carbon steel knives available in the United States today and we're excited to be carrying them.

Nakiri Knife

Nakiri (lit. Vegetable cutting knife) is a double-bevel variant of the traditional single-bevel Usuba. Its profile is quite flat, even when compared to the already-flat profile of a Japanese Gyuto; this flatness lends itself well to push-cutting tasks since more of the knife will contact the board at one time. It is common for Nakiri to have some degree of curvature to the middle of the blade so that there is less risk of introducing recurve into the blade while sharpening and also to accommodate inconsistencies and low spots in a cutting board that may impact the knife's ability to make a full cut. As the name implies, a Nakiri is ideal for vegetables and any cutting tasks not requiring or heavily benefiting from having a sharp tip for precise work.

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