Kai Shun Nagare 18 cm Damascus Steel Santoku Knife

An innovative masterpiece of Japanese blacksmithing - this series of knives belongs to the luxury class. Shun Nagare dual core blades are a combination of flexible and robust VG 2 steel and an especially hard VG 10 steel resulting in a hardness of 61 (±1) HRC. They combine to form a 72-layered piece of Damascus steel. The double-edged blades have long-lasting edge retention, and excellent sharpness. The highly polished blade is ornately decorated with a radial pattern. The riveted handle, fashioned from mottled grey-black pakkawood – a waterproof and especially robust wood veneer – imparts a warm and valuable feel to the knife. The forged tang in the handle lends the knife a robust stability and provides an optimum counterweight to the blade.