{"product_id":"sakai-takayuki-vg10-tsuchime-damascus-kengata-santoku-160mm","title":"Sakai Takayuki VG10 33 Layer Damascus Kengata Santoku 160mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape -\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Sakai Takayuki VG10 33 Layer Damascus - \u003c\/b\u003eSakai Takayuki is well-known as the largest knife maker in Sakai. The company hosts a number of blacksmiths and craftsmen who work together to create a huge array of knives. Although the Sakai region traditionally specializes in single-bevel blades, Sakai Takayuki makes many different shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSakai Takayuki’s 33 layer damascus line is forged from VG-10, a high-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecarbon, stainless steel created for knife making and then laminated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith 33-layer Damascus and are BEAUTIFUL. Truly usable art! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e zelkova wood octagon handle feels great in your hand, and allows the weight of the blade to work for you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sakai Takayuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22787879567408,"sku":"ST-07479","price":183.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/9439\/products\/st-tsuchime-gyuto-190-1_bd8b31c6-14ef-4d68-91fe-1307cd8b893b.jpg?v=1593213452","url":"https:\/\/knifewear.mom\/en-us\/products\/sakai-takayuki-vg10-tsuchime-damascus-kengata-santoku-160mm","provider":"Knifewear - Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}