Description

Takeshi Saji Rainbow VG10 gyuto 210mm, this blade is the equivalent of a Western chef’s knife. The gyuto, formerly used for cutting large pieces of meat, is today an extremely versatile blade.

History and curiosity

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). Its goal was to bring together blacksmiths in the area so that they could work together and share their knowledge, but 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.

This blade is part of the Rainbow Damascus series which takes its name from the colorful Damascus which characterizes the blades. Saji-san added alternating brass and copper notches in the bending of the steel to achieve this pattern. Despite the presence of copper and brass, this steel is stainless. The core of the blade is made of vg10 steel, with a hardness of 62 HRC (Hardness Rockwell “C”).

The handle

For this blade we chose a handle made of hybrid maple burl, pearly resin spacer, marbled buffalo horn ferrule.

Technical sheet

Here is more detailed information for the Takeshi Saji Rainbow gyuto 210mm:

Blacksmith: Takeshi Saji

series: Rainbow damascus

steel: VG10

type: gyuto

length: 21.2 cm

thickness of blade at heel: 1.8 mm

thickness of the blade at the tip: 0.4 mm

blade height: 4.75 cm

weight: 146 gr