Product Description
This jaw-dropping knife will make you sit back and truly appreciate Kikuichi’s old world craftsmanship. This 7" santoku-style knife offers performance, beauty and unparalleled quality all in one package. And did we mention that the blade is made of 16 layers of true damascus steel (not laser-etched as with many other knives on the market)? The result are patterns that create complex designs in the surface of the steel and an edge that is exceedingly sharp, stays sharp and is easy to sharpen when becoming dull.
A 700 year old family tradition of unsurpassed craftsmanship, Kikuichi is the ONLY Japanese cutlery manufacturer with the true legacy of a Samurai swordsmith. And Stoddard’s is proud to have been chosen as their first authorized dealer in the U.S.
For most of their long storied history, Kikuichi manufactured Samurai swords that bore the Emperor’s Chrysanthemum symbol (or “Kiku-no-mon”) as a mark of their excellence. Today, that same symbol appears on all of their knives. No one else in Japan is allowed the same privilege. The sharpness of their high-quality, handcrafted 2-sided blade is easily maintained. Each blade is made of 100% carbon steel that will not only hold the sharpest cutting edge imaginable, but can easily be re-sharpened. The compressed wood handle has 3 rivets for optimum balance and durability. All Kikuichi knives are packaged in an attractive gift box with sharpening and care instructions.
When you purchase any Kikuichi knife, you will own a piece of history and unsurpassed craftsmanship like no other.
Features
- Hand made in Japan by craftsman backed by 700 years of swordsmith experience
- Lightweight and perfectly balanced
- Blade consists of a solid VG10 core with 16 outer layers of beautiful hammered (dimpled) Damascus-style folded steel
- The “unique to each knife” dimpled pattern (“tsuchime”) helps keep food from sticking to the blade
- Extremely sharp with excellent edge retention
- Each knife is packaged in an attractive gift box
Specifications
- Blade Length: 8”
- Solid VG10 core with 16 outer layers of hammered Damascus-style folded steel
- Compressed wood
- Chopping, dicing, mincing and slicing
