Masutani Santoku Suminagashi 165mm VG1 Oak handle

Mr Masutani is a knifemaker based in Takafu, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. He is a 4^th generation knife maker with over 30 years’ experience. He is well known as skilled sharpener and wants to provide great knives at a great price. His knives are light and thin, a great first Japanese knife or gift.

Santoku 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 Santoku has an Oak, octagonal handle.

VG10 and VG1 are stainless steels that make great kitchen knives. They are made by Takefu Steel and are very tough, corrosion resistant cutlery steels. 

Measurements and photographs are taken from a random knife and may differ from the knife you receive.