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
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