{"product_id":"kagekiyo-red-300-sakimaru-takobiki-and-saya","title":"Kagekiyo Red 300 Sakimaru Takobiki \u0026 Saya","description":"\u003ch2\u003eKagekiyo White 1 Sakimaru Takobiki 300mm + Saya\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy have a stock standard Yanagi when the cool kids are slicing sashimi with a shiny Sakimaru Takobiki . A fine pedigreed blade forged from White 1 steel is matched with a Fire Engine red Hon-Urushi handle of pure 'Japanese Craftsmanship'. Just in case there wasn't enough bling the blade has a silky mirror finish above the shinogi. A perfect knife to slice sashimi in an open kitchen environment either in a restaurant setting or at home with dinner party guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes with urushi lacquer saya - knife sheath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKagekiyo Red Kataba\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shiro (White) series are the result of traditional craftsmanship colliding with modern sleek design. Sakai has a long history of making the highest quality forged knives in Japan but they were never in danger of being labeled \"cool\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuxurious refinements such as chamfered spine, rounded highly polished \"ago\" - chin and Kagekiyo's signature Japanese lacquer handles textured for extra grip. And no less than top Honkasumi grade finish by Master Togishi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cut feels like only a Sakai carbon steel blade can ... more accurate, controlled and precise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite 1 steel is considered a superpremium steel due to a higher carbon content and an affiliation with difficult low temperature forging. In a market dominated by White 2 steel these knives are very rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKagekiyo Knives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/kagekiyo-knives\"\u003eKagekiyo\u003c\/a\u003e brand is 60 years young compared to the founding of the original business a hundred years ago, back in 1916. Run by third generation Baba Shuzou along with his son Takashi Kagekiyo knives are produced with the professional chef in mind - sharpness, easy resharpening, durability, comfort and beautifully finished knives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditional Craftsmanship, Modern Technology, Commitment to Monozukuri\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKagekiyo is constantly evolving, using modern technology to study the molecular structure of steel via electron microscopes, all in an effort to create the most advanced Japanese knives, hammer forged and sharpened by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Baba family has a long history in Sakai. In 1964 the founder Baba Ichiji received a medal from the Emperor - the Order of the Rising Sun, for his contribution to the manufacturing industry in the Kansai region. He was the first person ever to receive such an honour within the Sakai knife industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChef's Armoury are proud to be the exclusive agent for Kagekiyo knives in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e......\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is a single bevel knife (one sided edge) for right handed users only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly sharpen on sharpening stones. This knife should NEVER be sharpened on a honing steel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is a carbon steel knife. 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