Nakamura Blacksmith Kurouchi Santoku 165mm
Includes:
- Kurouchi 'Santoku' Kitchen Knife (handcrafted from steel, 16.5cm blade length
- Red Sharpening Stone (15cm x 4cm x 3cm)
- FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING
A handcrafted double bevel knife made of Shirogami (white steel) No.2 steel, a very traditional steel prized by blacksmiths and knife nerds alike for its great edge retention and legendary sharpness.
The knife has a light poplar wooden handle, and the blade is engraved with the signature of the smithy. The pack includes a small whetstone you can use to keep your blade clean and sharp.
About the blade type: This is a multi purpose knife, especially handy for cutting veggies.
*Since each knife is crafted by hand, weight and dimensions might slightly vary for each knife. We ask for your kind understanding.
*Depending on the number of orders and the smithy's situation, shipping the knife out might take up to 3 weeks.
*The knife is made from steel, so there will be a certain amount of rusting over time. Use the included sharpening stone to get rid of the rust. Find an explanation video on knife sharpening on the bottom of this page.
* Depending on the value of your order and local import rules of your country, there might be additional import taxes you have to pay upon arrival of the package.
Customer Reviews
Ordered from Germany. It's fantastic!
Love the knife and craftsmanship. Only needed a quick touch up on the edge to be super sharp. Love it
While the blade is much thinner than I was expecting, for what I paid for the knife it is very beautiful. It came with a REALLY COOL sharpening stone! And just sharpening the knife, which was already pretty sharp, is therapeutic! You get what you pay for and with this knife I am very pleased. Another great knife that I will use and own for the rest of my life. Would absolutely recommend.
We ordered a Nakamura Blacksmith 165mm Santoku because we found the blacksmith endearing and I found his technique interesting. Forming a blade so quickly and thinly with so few strokes with a big electric hammer i had never seen before.
The knife arrived in less than two weeks from Japan to Sweden.
I was afraid it would be some drop shipping scam because the price was reasonable, even low for a handcrafted knife. But the knife arrived absolutely hand made. Roughly finished both in handle and blade. The blade is very thin and the sharpening was fine. It would not shave but ten strokes on a ceramic honing rod and it could. The blade is extremely thin and was slightly bent but i could straighten it by hand. The handle is coaraely finished and I was going to sand it but the rough texture fits the roughness of the blade so I left it to get polished from use.
As a vegetable cutting knife it is fantastic. A joy to use and a joy to look at. I have more expensive machine made blades but this one has a charm and soul they lack. The blade is thin enough that the blade deflects some when cutting onion. It is not suitable for heavy tasks but a beautiful slicer. The balance of the knife is good.
The stone that comes with it is medium coarse. Appears to be hard wearing and natural. I have sharpened another carbon steel blade on it to try it out and between the stone and a leather strop with diamond compound it got scary sharp.
This combined youtube channel and store is a great idea and I hope both the craftsmen and middlemen make a good living from it.
How to Sharpen Your Knife
Check out this video on how to keep your knife in shape with the included sharpening stone!