Shape | Santoku |
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Blade Length | 165 mm |
Steel Type | Aogami #2 (Blue Carbon Steel)
With Carbon Steel Cladding
Rust Prone ⓘ This knife can rust, click to learn more.
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Rockwell Hardness | 62–63 |
Edge/Bevel | Double (50/50) |
Handle | Wa (Japanese) Handle - Oval Cherrywood Plastic Collar |
Blacksmith/Maker | Kyohei Shindo |
Made in | Tosa, Kochi, Japan |
A note about measurements: Handmade Japanese knives can vary in their dimensions, so these measurements are only an example.
About the Shape -This is also a multi purpose knife, but with a slight vegetable bias. Santoku means 'Three Virtues' or 'To solve Three Problems'. The virtues or problems are slicing, dicing and mincing. Santoku is usually found in 160mm - 190mm lengths. These are more and more popular in Western kitchens due to the unique shape and smaller easy to handle size.
About the Kyohei Shindo -
About Kyohei Shindo - Shindo san is a young blacksmith out of Tosa. He is originally from Hokkaido and went to university in Okinawa. He had always wanted to become a craftsman and found the blacksmithing was the craft for him. Tosa was the place where the image of the blacksmith matched to the image he had about it so he moved to Tosa. He had hard time but in May of 2020, he finally started his own workshop after practicing for 8 years.