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Masakage Shimo Santoku by Kurosaki Yu

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The Masakage Shimo blades were one of the first series to Kurosaki's name. Even as a new blacksmith, Kurosaki demonstrated a keen eye for aesthetics. "Shimo" means Frost in Japanese, and the damascus cladding is meant to evoke a misty, frost-streaked window. It's uniquely both damascus and hammered finished using a X-shaped hammer.

This santoku has a prominent and very useful tip, negating the typical draw back of flatter nosed santoku. I would almost call it a small gyuto. The grind is typical Kurosaki, with very well treated White #2 that gets screaming sharp in minutes. The cladding forms patina quickly, and the knife calms down after just a few minutes.

This knife is freshly polished and sharpened on a Kitayama 8000 (only stone used), it is ready to go out of the box, like-new condition. There are no scratches or blemishes on the cladding at all.

Link to Pics: https://imgur.com/a/b6oDs

  • Maker: Kurosaki Yu
  • Core Steel (hagane): White #2 HRC 61-63
  • Cladding: Pattern Welded and Hammered Damascus (non-stainless)
  • Construction: Sanmai
  • Length: 165mm heel to tip
Asking $139 shipped to continental US address tracked/insured via USPS Priority
 
Price drop, $119 shipped, will ship worldwide at cost
 
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