Buy one of these beauties fresh from the Saji factory!
Hand-forged rainbow damascus-clad VG10 high-carbon stainless steel with an etched finish.
Rockwell Hardness ~62.
Handle made from polished turquoise trumpet scales, triple riveted with a mosaic center.
The best sharpening tools for Japanese knives are leather strops and fine whetstones.
Takeshi Saji is regarded as a legend in the blacksmithing community of Echizen, Japan. His son-in-law Kazuo Nomura is the head blacksmith of Saji Hamono.
Japanese chef knives are brittle and the blades can chip if not handled carefully. High Carbon steel chef knives can rust and corrode if not dried promptly and kept dry.
