"Sakai Takayuki" Santoku ZA-18 (Ginga　銀河 Damascus steel containing cobalt) 180mm

"Sakai Takayuki" ZA-18 Santoku Knife (Ginga 銀河）180mm

Santoku style knives, with blade lengths of 160mm to 180mm size, are very popular kitchen knife in general characterized by their ease of cutting wide range of food including meat, Fish, and vegetable. 
Beginning cooks are recomended to Buy a Santoku knife first.

Each one is handmade by skilled craftsmen in Sakai-city Osaka Japan.

Damascus steel：
Modern Damascus steel is generally a generic term for a material in which a pattern is artificially created by forging and welding different metals such as steel.

This pattern is caused by differences in carbon content and hardness of steel materials, among others. There are various ways to produce the pattern.

There are various ways to produce the pattern. In the process of forging these different metals, the metal structure is homogenized and impurities are reduced.

This process can produce a sword blade of very high purity. This is why it is still used today as a material for blades.

Damascus is made from rust-resistant molybdenum steel, which has the advantage of being less susceptible to rust than steel.

DA-18 : What is ZA18 (cobalt stainless steel) laminated steel? It is a high-performance stainless steel blade steel containing cobalt. It is a stainless steel that overcomes the difficult challenge of achieving both sharpness and rust resistance. By adding cobalt material to add tenacity, it has both high hardness and toughness.

The handles are made of high-grade  wood, which is water-resistant and long-lasting.

Size:                 ⚫︎180mmn (Blade size)　　　　　　　
Blade width:       45mm                                              　                                                                                                    
Blade thickness 1.8mm                                                
Weight:               136g