Yoshimi Kato Kurouchi AS kiritsuke 210mm EN

In the last decade Yoshimi Kato has become a world-renowned blacksmith, thanks to his mastery and expertise in forging exceptional kitchen knives. He apprenticed under his father Hiroshi Kato, a pillar of Japanese cutlery. In 2017 he took over the family business when his father retired. Kato-san creates his blades in the knife village of Takefu in Fukui Prefecture.

Blacksmith: Yoshimi Kato
series: kurouchi Damascus
steel: Aogami super with damascus steel coating
finish: kurouchi
type: kiritsuke 210mm
length: 21.7 cm
blade thickness at the heel: 2.2 mm
blade thickness at the tip: 0.4 mm
blade height: 4.75 cm
weight: 162 gr

The handle is handcrafted with a hybrid Banksia nut with resin and white stone spacer.

This blade is part of the Kurouchi Damascus series forged with an Aogami Super steel core. This steel with a hardness of 64 +-1 HRC achieves a razor sharp edge, which stays sharp for a long time and is also super easy to sharpen. It is called SUPER for a reason. The core is covered with Damascus steel, the layers of which can be seen on the lower part of the blade, while the upper part has a Kurouchi (raw forge) finish.