Kasumi 18cm Japanese Chef's Knife

These Kasumi knives are not only very high quality, very usable and long lasting, they are also a thing of great beauty. The shape, feel and style of the knife is wonderful, but the pattern on the blade resulting from the 32 folds of steel is fantastic. A bit indulgent frankly but my advice is gone on treat yourself both you and the knives are worth it!

The handles on Kasumi knives are made from laminated wood and as such are not dishwasher safe. Kasumi knives have extra sharp knife blades - made from V Gold No 10 high carbon stainless steel. The blades are hardened to Rockwell C59 - 60. Kasumi knives are hand finished at each stage of the manufacturing process.

Kasumi knives are made using traditional Japanese sword making techiques. In this case it involves the repeated folding and forging of 32 layers of steel. A time consuming process which produces excellent resultsThe "wavy watermark" pattern on these knives is the result of an acid treatment of the blades. Each line in the pattern is a separate layer of steel.

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