Nakiri • 170mm • Olive Wood • AUS10 • Japanese Handle • Suitable for Left- and Right-Handed Use
A beautiful, tall nakiri with a slightly forward-weighted balance. The highly polished suminagashi pattern is captivating and inspiring, making you want to get straight to work. Bring on the vegetables!
Features of this series
The Damascus pattern flows across the blade in a unique way, making every knife one of a kind. The blade consists of sixteen layers of stainless steel, surrounding an AUS10 steel core supplied by the Japanese steel manufacturer Aichi. The core is hardened to 60 HRC (Rockwell), allowing the knife to retain its sharpness for a long time while remaining easy to sharpen.
The authentic, octagonal olive wood handle gives the knife a traditional appearance while providing a comfortable, natural feel in the hand. The balance of this series is slightly forward-weighted, making it particularly well suited to the pinch grip.
Elwin de Veld on Keiichi Fujii
Sakai, just south of Osaka, is renowned for its many specialised subcontractors. Larger knife manufacturers often outsource individual components or semi-finished products to companies that specialise in a particular stage of the production process.
Fujii-san originally specialised in sharpening knife blades, but now also produces his own line of knives under his name. He works exclusively through intermediaries, which is why we receive his renowned knives through Touroku Sakai.
Fujii-san is the third generation of knife sharpeners in his family and has more than 50 years of experience in the knife industry. Together with three young craftsmen, he creates these exceptional knives with great dedication, skill and passion.
