165mm Masakage Shimo Shirogami Damascus Wa Nakiri

Masakage Shimo knives are handmade with carbon steel clad with non-stainless damascus steel. This is a great way to make a knife as you get all the performance of carbon steel (a very long lived edge, ease of sharpening and a silkiness when cutting).

Masakage Shimo knives are hand-forged by renowned blacksmith Yu Kurosaki.

KKurosaki-san visited District Cutlery in 2018 and performed a forging demonstration for our customers.

Location: Echizen, Japan

Line: Shimo

Construction: San mai

Edge Steel: Hand-forged Shirogami (HRC ~62)

Cladding: Stainless Steel

Finish: Migaki

Edge Grind: 50/50 (Double Bevel)

Handle: Octagonal magnolia and black pakka ferrule.

Weight: ~ 145grams

Blade Length: 165mm

Overall Length: ~320mm

Thickness at Heel: ~3.3mm

Blade Height: ~59mm

The best sharpening tools for Japanese knives are leather strops and fine whetstones.

Japanese chef knives are brittle and are designed for cutting soft tissue foods. High Carbon steel chef knives can rust if not kept dry.