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  • Masakage Kumo Santoku 165mm from Masakage
  • Masakage Kumo Santoku 165mm from Masakage
  • Masakage Kumo Santoku 165mm from Masakage
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Masakage Kumo Santoku 165mm

Masakage Kumo Santoku 165mm

€261,00 EUR
€261,00 EUR
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About Masakage Kumo - Takumi Ikeda-san loves making stunning damascus blades, and the Kumo is no exception. The name means ‘cloud’ in Japanese, inspired by the cloud-like patterns in the steel. Sandwiched between those gorgeous steel layers is a core of crazy-sharp VG10 stainless steel, an incredible material made to perform like ancient carbon steel but with minimal maintenance. The result is a blade that cuts like a dream while being super easy to care for. 

Ikeda-san, the nephew of legendary blacksmith and Takefu Knife Village co-founder Katsushige Anryu-san, began his knifemaking apprenticeship in 2007. In January 2021, Anryu-san officially passed the reins of Anryu Hamono to Ikeda-san. By that point, Ikeda-san was already a master and doing most of the forging at Anryu Hamono. With some serious traditional skills under his belt and a fresh outlook on knifemaking, Ikeda-san is already doing the family legacy justice.

About the Shape - This is also a multi purpose knife, but with a slight vegetable bias. Santoku means 'Three Virtues' or 'To solve Three Problems'. The virtues or problems are slicing, dicing and mincing. Santoku is usually found in 160mm - 190mm lengths. These are more and more popular in Western kitchens due to the unique shape and smaller easy to handle size.

Shape Santoku
Maintenance Level Low
Blade Length 165 mm |
Blade Height 46 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Weight 125 g
Steel Type VG10 Stainless Steel with Stainless Steel Cladding
Rockwell Hardness 60 - 62
Edge/Bevel Double (50/50)
Handle Wa (Japanese) Handle - Octagon Cherrywood Red Pakkawood Collar
Knife Line Masakage Kumo
Blacksmith Takumi Ikeda
Made in Echizen, Fukui, Japan

A note about measurements: Handmade Japanese knives can vary in their dimensions, so these measurements are only an example.


Stainless steel is super handy because it doesn’t rust or stain easily like carbon steel. That said, remember it is stain-less, not stain-never. While it is much easier to care for than high-carbon steel, it does benefit from proper use: use it, wash it, dry it and put it away. Always avoid the dishwasher!

USE  

• Only cut food you can bite through with this knife. Hard foods can chip the blade. No olive pits, bones,  lobster shells, woody stems or parmesan rinds. Cutting frozen food is especially bad  because the cold will make hard steel even more brittle. If you wouldn’t chew it with  your own teeth, don’t cut it.  

• Your cutting surface is the biggest culprit of dulling your knife. Use wood. End  grain wood is especially good. Plastic can be fine too, but certainly not glass,  granite or bamboo. 

• The edge of your knife works best sliding forwards or backwards. Scraping the  knife edge sideways will dull or damage the edge. Instead, use the spine of the knife to move foods across the cutting board. Do not twist the edge or pry with the edge, this is the worst screwdriver you ever bought and these motions will certainly  damage the edge. Listen to the knife! If you can hear the edge making a “tink”  sound on the cutting board, change what you are doing.  

CLEANING  

• After use, wash the knife by hand with regular dish soap, rinse with hot water  and dry by hand immediately. Dishwashers are very bad for knives.  

• Wood handles may dry out over time and exposure to water. Simply treat them  with some food safe wax.

STORING  

• Protect the edge for your safety and to avoid edge damage. A simple blade cover  will do the trick if you keep knives in a drawer or in a travel case.  

• The convenient wall magnet made with wood is a great way to show off your knives.  Be sure to put it back spine first, then roll it onto the blade face. This will keep the  edge from contacting the wood first.  

• The good ol’ counter top block can keep knives at the ready and protected, so  can drawer inserts. Whatever the method, it should keep the edge from touching  anything else. 

Shipping and Returns

We aim to ship your order within 1 business day at Knifewear, if there is a hold up, we'll aim to let you know and give you a timeline.

We offer $3 shipping on orders over $100* anywhere in Canada and $200* to customers in the USA. We ship worldwide, and offer up to the minute rates from our shipping partner DHL.

*Konro Grills and some other larger items are excluded from the free shipping offer.

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Absolutely, as long as all the items you are looking for are in stock at the location you want to pickup from, you'll be able to select that at the checkout. If one or more items aren't at your preferred location we are happy to ship it to you. 

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Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 60 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

The Masakage Kumo Santoku 165mm knife is praised for its stunning damascus blade design, inspired by cloud-like patterns, and its VG10 stainless steel core for easy maintenance. Customers appreciate its sharpness and versatility for slicing, dicing, and mincing. The knife is also noted for its excellent service and friendly, knowledgeable staff.

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  • Store Staff Friendliness: 6%
  • Product Aesthetics: 15%
  • Service Quality: 13%

Review topics: [weight, looks, finish, handle, design, staff, pattern, gift, performance, service, use, works, knife, blade, cuts, knive, friend, hands, lady].

Review highlights

  • "Great staff and service!" — Alex S.
  • "Awesome service and wicked sharp knive!" — Jordan L.
  • "The staff there were great and very knowledgeable as well as very personable." — Tanis T.

Reviews

"J’adore la gamme masakage, mais mon santoku est arrivé avec le manche rude. Il manquait de sablage pour qu’il soit lisse comme le reste de ma collection, et la couleur du manche n’est pas pareil que les autres"

— Michel (3/5)

The everything knife

"Perfect any size job tool"

— Greg (4/5)

New favorite!

"Great looks and super blade geometry makes prep work a joy ! Nice finish sanding on back of knife and choil."

— Robert H. (5/5)

My go-to knife

"It is beautiful and it works very well. It is my new go to knife and it is so pretty! It is comfortable. Fits my hand."

— Anna B. (5/5)

Masakage Kumo!

"The knife is easily the sharpest knife I've ever owned. Its very light on the tang and is excellently made. I am excited at the things i'm going to create with this fantastic knife."

— Michael D. (5/5)

Amazing

"Cuts as good as it looks. light weight to the point where it becomes an extension of your hand. No issues with cutting vegetables to Poultry and everything in between."

— Jensen W. (5/5)

Awesome service and wicked sharp knive!

"We took a course and the crew at the shop are all top shelf! We bought our first knife and it won’t be the last for sure."

— Jordan L. (5/5)

Best knife I have ever owned.

"Simply Stunning & Insanley Sharp."

— Robert F. (5/5)

Best knife I have... I

"Best knife I have... I do have many but this one is the king! it makes vegetables feel like butter, it looks amazing it feels great in the hand, it is a beauty!!!!!"

— Jean-Francois R. (5/5)

Great knife, great gift!

"I love mine so much that I bought it for my niece on the occasion of her wedding. It turns out that it is her favourite now! Slim, sharp, hard, and the handle fits beautifully in even a small hand. Photos are mine."

— Seth B. (5/5)

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