Takeshi Saji Diamond Damascus sujihiki 270mm EN

Takeshi Saji is one of the pillars of Japanese cutlery, with his 83 years of age including 56 years of experience in forging, he is a pioneer in the creation of unusual Damascus steel patterns. He has announced his retirement, so his creations will be increasingly difficult to find.

Saji-san with other pillars like Katsushige Anryu, Hiroshi Kato among others, in the year 2000 created the Takefu Knife Village (Takefu Knife Village). His goal was to bring together the blacksmiths of the area so that they could work together and share their knowledge, and also to inspire new generations to continue this tradition.

Today, many world-famous blacksmiths work side by side in the village of Takefu, such as Yu Kurosaki, Yoshimi Kato, Takumi Ikeda and even Takeshi Saji among others.

Blacksmith: Takeshi Saji
series: Diamond damascus
steel: SG2
type: sujihiki 270mm
length: 27.5cm
thickness of the blade at the heel: 2 mm
thickness of the blade at the tip: 0.8 mm
blade height: 4.5 cm
weight: 200 gr

The handle is made with a hybrid chittum burl with resin, brass spacer and buffalo horn ferrule.

This blade is part of the Diamond Damascus series which takes its name from the pattern of embossed damask steel which covers this blade. The core of the blade is made of SG2 steel, resistant to oxidation. A steel widely used in Japanese cutlery, with a hardness of around 63-64 HRC.