Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Western Gyuto 210mm meta-not-a-class The resulting knives have the

The resulting knives have the feel and aesthetics of a traditional handmade knife while being more accessible to young cooks and folks starting their knife collection

Yu Kurosaki began his blacksmithing career in 2002 at Kanehiro Uchi Hamono

taking as many as 53 steps from the starting point to the finished product

It’s the best of both worlds with the volume cranked to 11

it gets sharper than just about any other knife steel out there

Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Western Gyuto 210mm meta-not-a-class The resulting knives have theAbout Yoshimi Kato Second careers are often the best. I know of a burned out chef, for example, who owns a few knife shops now. Then there's Yoshimi Kato, who left his job as the project manager of a construction company to become a blacksmith after marrying Hiroshi Kato's daughter. Normally, it takes apprentices some 10 15 years to become pros, but Kato san did it in just 5 years, and is now running the show. He forges most of the Masakage Kiri,