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In the last decade Yoshimi Kato has become a world-renowned blacksmith, thanks to his mastery and expertise in forging exceptional kitchen knives. He apprenticed under his father Hiroshi Kato, a pillar of Japanese cutlery. In 2017 he took over the family business when his father retired. Kato-san creates his blades in the knife village of Takefu in Fukui Prefecture.
Blacksmith: Yoshimi Kato
series: kurouchi Damascus
steel: Aogami super with stainless steel coating
type: gyuto 180mm
length: 18.2 cm
blade thickness at the heel: 2.8 mm
blade thickness at the tip: 0.3 mm
blade height: 4.47 cm
weight: 148 gr
The handle is handcrafted in web canvas with marbled effect resin spacer.
This blade is part of the kurouchi series forged with an Aogami Super steel core. This steel with a hardness of 64 +-1 HRC achieves a razor sharp edge, which stays sharp for a long time and is also super easy to sharpen. It is called SUPER for a reason. The core is covered with a stainless steel coating with a kurouchi (raw forge) finish.
