{"product_id":"210mm-kato-sg2-minamo-wa-gyuto","title":"210mm Kato SG2 Minamo Wa Gyuto","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHiroshi Kato was a co-founder of the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/takefu-knifevillage.jp\/index.html\"\u003eTakefu Knife Village\u003c\/a\u003e. His son Yoshimi apprenticed with him and other master smiths for over 20 years before taking over the family business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-ff8f09ad-2bbe-7b48-0498-4c855eae3b79\"\u003eYoshimi Kato also forges blades for the \u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/brands\/Masakage-Knives.html\"\u003eMasakage\u003c\/a\u003e knife brand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eKato san visited District Cutlery in 2018 and performed a forging demonstration for our customers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLocation: Echizen, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLine: Minamo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eConstruction: San mai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEdge Steel: SG2 (HRC ~63)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCladding: Stainless\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFinish: Hammered \u0026amp; Polished\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEdge Grind: 50\/50 (Double Bevel)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHandle: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRosewood with red pakka ferrule\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWeight: ~ g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBlade Length: 210mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOverall Length: ~mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThickness at Heel: ~mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBlade Height: ~mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe best sharpening tools for Japanese knives are \u003ca data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/tojiro-leather-strop\/\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1717609820364000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw0oGY6AVPlK_BRQWXn5a3fL\" href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/tojiro-leather-strop\/\" title=\"Leather Strop\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eleather strops\u003c\/a\u003e and fine \u003ca data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/sharpening-stone-strop-package\/\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1717609820364000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw0fag6q-OZAq_D_jux7nnpR\" href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/sharpening-stone-strop-package\/\" title=\"Waterstones\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewhetstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJapanese chef knives are brittle and are designed for cutting soft tissue foods. High Carbon steel chef knives can rust if not kept dry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kato Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48587011195095,"sku":"YSHSG2MNG21","price":439.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/0756\/7063\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_73af8660-d5f3-4680-b443-abc17780cc1f.jpg?v=1750614214","url":"https:\/\/districtcutlery.com\/products\/210mm-kato-sg2-minamo-wa-gyuto","provider":"District Cutlery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}