Hammered Damascus Santoku - 180 mm blade

Santoku means "3 virtues" in Japanese, as it can be used to cut meat, fish and vegetables at the same time. Japanese precision, Western robustness. The best of both worlds. * 100% handmade * Ultra-sharp Japanese AUS-10 high-carbon stainless steel * Full silk * Black pakkawood handle * HRC hardness: 61 +/- 1 * Weight: 189g * Perfectly balanced * Bamboo saya (sheath) included with each knife * Lifetime warranty Damascus steel (or simply Damascus steel) is composed of a layer of very hard steel - here AUS-10 - for the cutting edge, surrounded by 66 successive layers of less hard steel to protect the inner layer. This type of blade makes it possible to combine the advantages of a very high carbon steel - the layer of AUS-10 at the heart of the blade reaches an HRC hardness of 61 - with the advantages of softer steels, such as resistance shocks and corrosion. The blade, forged from 67 layers of steel, has exceptional cutting performance, while benefiting from increased durability and resistance to chipping. In addition to these mechanical properties, damascus steel is appreciated because no damascus blade will have exactly the same patterns; each knife is unique.