Located in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, **Ryusen Hamono** crafts this exquisite knife, incorporating the traditional techniques of **Echizen Uchihamono**. This **Santoku knife** is made using **Chromax**, a hybrid material combining iron and stainless steel. While it is more resistant to rust than iron, it is slightly more prone to rusting than stainless steel. However, it develops a unique patina that cannot be achieved with other types of steel. ### **Knife Specifications** - **Origin**: Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Hamono) - **Type**: Santoku - **Blade Length**: 170mm - **Steel**: Chromax - **Handle**: Black laminated wood **Chromax** is a semi-stainless steel produced by Takefu Special Steel. The core material is **VG-1** and is clad with a steel equivalent to **SU410S**, forming a **three-layer composite steel**. **VG-1** contains **5% chromium (Cr)**, making it significantly more corrosion-resistant than carbon steels like **White Steel** or **Blue Steel**. It is highly resistant to rust, boasts exceptional sharpness, and has outstanding edge retention. The name **"Chromax"** comes from the fact that chromium (Cr) has been added to the maximum level without compromising sharpness. ### **Chemical Composition** - **C (Carbon)**: 1% - **Mn (Manganese)**: 1% - **Cr (Chromium)**: 5% - **Mo (Molybdenum)**: 1% - **V (Vanadium)**: 0.5% The **hardness** of Chromax ranges from **HRC 58 to 61**. Over time, under certain conditions, the surface of the steel may develop a **dark patina**, but this does not penetrate internally. Chromax is widely used in **high-end professional knives**, proving its reliability and performance. Experience the excellence of **Ryusen Hamono's craftsmanship** for yourself!

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Steel: Powdered high-speed steel Handle: Red plywood with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is where dirt tends to accumulate, making it hygienic to use.) The steel used in this product is powdered high-speed steel. The original metal is first powdered and the impurities are removed to create a highly pure steel material. It is made of blade steel with excellent strength (sharpness) and abrasion resistance (long-lasting cutting power), and each knife is made by a skilled craftsman with the motto of "good materials, good forging and heat treatment, and good sharpening."

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Black plywood with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is where dirt tends to accumulate, making it hygienic to use.) This is a high-grade stainless steel blade steel developed by Takefu Special Steel, and is used not only for Echizen forged knives, but also for a wide range of other purposes. It is a rust-resistant stainless steel with a high chromium content, and is classified according to the carbon and chromium content, such as V Gold No. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, V Gold Special, and Gold No. 2. Of these, V Gold No. 10 is made using carefully selected, high-purity raw iron and the finest steel refining technology, making it tough, easy to process, and forge. Furthermore, it is not corrosive due to harmful impurities, and its excellent wear resistance is a major feature of the "V Gold" series. Another feature is that it contains cobalt, making it easier to sharpen the blade.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area: Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen cutlery) Classification: Wagyu sword Blade length: 210mm Steel material: Damascus (core material: SK8) Pattern: Octagonal pattern Katayama Uchihamono is located in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. In addition to kitchen knives, they also make knives, and some chefs from all over Japan say they can't do anything without the knives made by them.This is a famous Japanese beef knife that is only known to those in the know.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area: Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Gyuto Blade length: 170mm Steel: V Gold No. 10 Handle: Black plywood with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and the handle, which is prone to accumulating, and allows for hygienic use) A high-grade stainless steel cutlery steel developed by Takefu Special Steel, it is used widely not only for Echizen cutlery, but also for a wide range of other purposes. A stainless steel that is resistant to rust and contains a lot of chromium, and is classified into V Gold No. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, V Gold Special, and Gold No. 2 according to the amount of carbon and chromium contained. Among them, V Gold No. 10 is made using carefully selected high-purity raw iron, and is made with the best refining steel technology, making it tough, easy to process, and forge. It is also not corrosive due to harmful impurities Its excellent wear resistance is a major feature of the "V Gold" series. And it also contains cobalt, making it easy to sharpen the blade

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area: Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Gyuto Blade length: 180mm Steel: Powdered high-speed steel Handle: Ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and the handle, which is prone to dirt accumulation, and allows for hygienic use) This knife was made by Takamura Cutlery Manufacturing, which is based on the philosophy of "good materials, good forging and heat treatment, and good sharpening." This knife has been highly praised by professional chefs, who say that "the cut surface of the food is shiny," "it is comfortable to use," and "it has an interesting side that cannot be summed up simply as being sharp." The steel used is "powdered high-speed steel." High-speed steel was originally developed as a blade steel for metal processing, such as the tip of a drill. Powdered high-speed steel is made by first turning metal into powder and removing impurities, resulting in a dense metal structure that is strong and wear-resistant, making it popular as a steel material for knives. However, due to its high hardness, it takes time to resharpen the knife.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Black plywood with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is where dirt tends to accumulate, making it hygienic to use.) This is a high-grade stainless steel blade steel developed by Takefu Special Steel, and is used not only for Echizen forged knives, but also for a wide range of other purposes. It is a rust-resistant stainless steel with a high chromium content, and is classified according to the carbon and chromium content, such as V Gold No. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, V Gold Special, and Gold No. 2. Of these, V Gold No. 10 is made using carefully selected, high-purity raw iron and the finest steel refining technology, making it tough, easy to process, and forge. Furthermore, it is not corrosive due to harmful impurities, and its excellent wear resistance is a major feature of the "V Gold" series. Another feature is that it contains cobalt, making it easier to sharpen the blade.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Structure: Gold laminated What is Gold Lamination? Instead of steel, rust-resistant DP Gold steel is sandwiched between thin stainless steel in a mille-feuille pattern. By sharpening the blade into a right-angled triangle from the tip, the mille-feuille-like stainless steel is revealed one after another, resulting in a wavy pattern like this.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Black plywood with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is where dirt tends to accumulate, making it hygienic to use.) Damascus steel is made by sharpening the blade after stacking many thin steel sheets in a mille-feuille pattern, which creates a wood grain pattern. Damascus steel itself is a steel made in ancient India, and knives currently on the market are sold with a "Damascus finish" or "Damascus pattern" that resemble the image of Damascus steel. Most of this base metal is made by steel manufacturers, and occasionally blacksmiths use a similar forging process to create them. It can be confusing because knife manufacturers use terms such as "Damascus finish," "sumigashi," "forged surface," and "laminated steel," but basically they are all the same thing.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Small Santoku Blade length: 135mm Steel: Powdered high-speed steel Handle: Octagonal laminated handle (Because it is laminated, the handle has a high density and is highly water-resistant.) This knife has a laminated structure and is handmade one by one by a craftsman, making it difficult to reproduce the pattern on the edge of the blade, resulting in a one-of-a-kind pattern. The flat part of the blade has been hammered, which creates a gap between the food and the blade, making it very easy to separate the food from the blade. The handle also has a laminated structure, and by stacking and compressing thin pieces of wood, the density inside the handle is increased, making it highly water-resistant.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 165mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Black plywood with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is where dirt tends to accumulate, making it hygienic to use.) This is a high-grade stainless steel blade steel developed by Takefu Special Steel, and is used not only for Echizen forged knives, but also for a wide range of other purposes. It is a rust-resistant stainless steel with a high chromium content, and is classified according to the carbon and chromium content, such as V Gold No. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, V Gold Special, and Gold No. 2. Of these, V Gold No. 10 is made using carefully selected, high-purity raw iron and the finest steel refining technology, making it tough, easy to process, and forge. Furthermore, it is not corrosive due to harmful impurities, and its excellent wear resistance is a major feature of the "V Gold" series. Another feature is that it contains cobalt, making it easier to sharpen the blade.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Laminated green handle with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is prone to dirt accumulation, making it hygienic to use) This knife has a laminated structure and is handmade one by one by a craftsman, making it difficult to reproduce the pattern on the edge of the blade, resulting in a one-of-a-kind pattern. The flat part of the blade has been hammered, which creates a gap between the food and the blade, making it very easy to separate the food from the blade. The handle also has a laminated structure, and by stacking and compressing thin pieces of wood, the density inside the handle is increased, making it highly water-resistant.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Laminated black handle with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is prone to dirt accumulation, making it hygienic to use) This knife has a laminated structure and is handmade one by one by a craftsman, making it difficult to reproduce the pattern on the edge of the blade, resulting in a one-of-a-kind pattern. The flat part of the blade has been hammered, which creates a gap between the food and the blade, making it very easy to separate the food from the blade. The handle also has a laminated structure, and by stacking and compressing thin pieces of wood, the density inside the handle is increased, making it highly water-resistant.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 165mm Structure: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Laminated structure with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is prone to dirt accumulation, making it hygienic to use) A stainless steel Santoku knife made in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. The ridge of the blade is polished to a mirror finish so that you can see your face reflected in the blade, and it has a hammered finish that creates a gap between the blade and the food, making it easier to separate the food from the blade.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Steel: V-gold (V-gold No. 1) Handle: Black plywood with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is where dirt tends to accumulate, making it hygienic to use.) This is a high-grade stainless steel blade steel developed by Takefu Special Steel, and is used not only for Echizen forged knives, but also for a wide range of other purposes. It is a rust-resistant stainless steel with a high chromium content, and is classified according to the carbon and chromium content, such as V Gold No. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, V Gold Special, and Gold No. 2. Of these, V Gold No. 10 is made using carefully selected, high-purity raw iron and the finest steel refining technology, making it tough, easy to process, and forge. Furthermore, it is not corrosive due to harmful impurities, and its excellent wear resistance is a major feature of the "V Gold" series. Another feature is that it contains cobalt, making it easier to sharpen the blade.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Structure: Stainless steel, full edge A clad material is a material made by bonding two or more different types of metal together. It is a highly functional metal material with composite properties that cannot be obtained with a single material. This knife uses this clad material, and the metal that provides the knife's sharpness is coated with a metal that is resistant to rust, giving it composite properties.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Structure: Gold inlay (DP gold steel) Gold inlay refers to a material in which rust-resistant DP Gold steel is sandwiched between stainless steel instead of steel. This knife uses gold inlay, giving it a professional finish.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Steel: Chromax Handle: Black plywood with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is where dirt tends to accumulate, making it hygienic to use.) Santoku knives made in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. The core material is made of "Chromax," a stainless steel that is very close to steel, so even those who are put off by stainless steel will be pleased with its "ease of sharpening and sharpness."

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Santoku Blade length: 170mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Laminated handle with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, making it hygienic to use) Takefu, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. The 700-year-old tradition of Echizen forged knives has been passed down for four generations. Masutani Hamono manufactures professional knives for home use. The knives are made by hand by artisans and are thin, strong, durable and flexible. Their smooth cutting edge and silky smooth cuts make cooking more enjoyable. For delicious food every day... These knives are made with the belief that we want to help make knife work easier. The knives are also hammered to make them easier to remove from the blade. They incorporate world-renowned technology.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Small Santoku Blade length: 135mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Laminated handle with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and the handle, making it hygienic to use) This is a high-grade stainless steel blade steel developed by Takefu Special Steel, and is used not only for Echizen forged blades, but also for a wide range of other purposes. It is a rust-resistant stainless steel that contains a lot of chromium, and is classified into V Gold No. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, V Gold Special, and Gold No. 2 according to the amount of carbon and chromium contained. Among them, V Gold No. 10 is made using carefully selected high-purity raw iron and the highest refining technology, and is tough, easy to process, and forge. It is also free of corrosion caused by harmful impurities, and its excellent wear resistance is a major feature of the "V Gold" series. Another feature is that it contains cobalt, making it easy to sharpen the blade.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Petty knife Blade length: 135mm Structure: DP Gold steel Handle: Laminated structure with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the boundary between the blade and handle, which is prone to dirt accumulation, making it hygienic to use) An authentic paring knife with a shiny mirror-finish hammered finish A stainless steel paring knife made in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. The ridge of the blade has been polished to a mirror finish so that you can see your face reflected in the blade, and the hammered finish creates a gap between the blade and the food, making it easier to separate the food.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Petty knife Blade length: 135mm Steel: V Gold No. 10 Handle: Laminated plywood (Excellent water resistance) The knife has a center of high-quality stainless steel "V Gold No. 10" made by Takefu Special Steel in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, and thinly sliced ​​stainless steel is sandwiched on both sides in a mille-feuille pattern.By sharpening this, a unique wave pattern emerges. The flat part of the blade has "hammer marks" as if it had been struck with a hammer, which creates a gap between the blade and food when cutting, making it very easy to separate the food from the blade, just like a perforated knife. The handle is made of laminated plywood, making it highly water-resistant.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area:Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Petty knife Blade length: 135mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Laminated green handle with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the edge of the blade and handle, making it hygienic to use.) This knife has a laminated structure and is handmade one by one by a craftsman, making it difficult to reproduce the pattern on the edge of the blade, resulting in a one-of-a-kind pattern. The flat part of the blade has been hammered, which creates a gap between the food and the blade, making it very easy to separate the food from the blade. The handle also has a laminated structure, and by stacking and compressing thin pieces of wood, the density inside the handle is increased, making it highly water-resistant.

※You can still order items that are out of stock. We will arrange it for you, so please feel free to request it via DM or other means. Cutlery description Production area: Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Cutlery) Category: Petty knife Blade length: 135mm Steel: V-gold No. 10 Handle: Laminated handle with ferrule (The ferrule prevents dirt from accumulating at the edge of the blade and handle, making it hygienic to use.) This knife has a laminated structure and is handmade one by one by a craftsman, making it difficult to reproduce the pattern on the edge of the blade, resulting in a one-of-a-kind pattern. The flat part of the blade has been hammered, which creates a gap between the food and the blade, making it very easy to separate the food from the blade. The handle also has a laminated structure, and by stacking and compressing thin pieces of wood, the density inside the handle is increased, making it highly water-resistant.