Saji Knives | Santoku 180mm | Rainbow Damascus | Aogami 2 | Rosewood White Horn

Takashi Saji is the third generation blacksmith of Saji Knives, Takefu City, Fukui Prefecture. He is one of the pioneer knife makers who brought Japanese knives to the world, he was certified as a traditional knife craftsman at the age of 44 and now in his 70's he is still making beautiful knives.  

 Santoku 三徳 translates to “3 virtues”, good for fish, meat and vegetables. Though they are a taller knife, which makes control a little easier, the santoku is generally smaller in length and perfect for any small prep job.

This knife has a core of Aogami 2, clad in a stainless steel | copper | brass | rainbow damascus. Aogami is known for its sharpness and edge retention, blue paper steels are considered some of the best carbon steels in the world. It’s like Shirogami but with added tungsten and chromium to give it better edge retention, it comes in 3 grades Aogami #1, #2 & Aogami Super.