Sakai Takayuki Kurokage VG10 Santoku 170mmThe Sakai Takayuki Kurokage VG10 Santoku 170mm is a double bevel general purpose knife best fit for home cooks seeking a compact everyday blade for slicing, dicing, and mincing. This 170mm profile features a less aggressive tip than a gyuto, offering greater control during chopping tasks while maintaining versatility across common kitchen preparations. The blade measures 174mm from tip to heel with a 48. 4mm height at the heel and weighs 132g. VG10

The flow is as follows

The VG10 core achieves 59-61 HRC hardness and contains 15% chromium for stain resistance alongside molybdenum and vanadium for wear resistance and edge retention

4mm at the heel

Seeing Doi-san fogring his masterpieces in such condition was the inspriation of the name our custom line: Syousin 匠心

To adjust the above-mentioned problems

Hardness   Handle Design Ho wood with buffalo horn

R2 PM Core

63 to 64  Handle Design

We stock the Naniwa Chosera Waterstones in the following grits: 400

As a result

Edge Length:169MM

the highest quality knives possible with fascinating shapness and easy handling