{"product_id":"kisuke-manaka-kokuenn-gyuto-240mm","title":"Kisuke Manaka KOKUENN Gyuto 240mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e About Manaka Hamono - \u003c\/b\u003eKisuke Manaka is a relatively young, 5th generation, blacksmith from Kasukabe, Saitama prefecture, in 2025 he moved to Sanjo Tsubame, a hotspot for blacksmithing in Japan. He began making knives from scratch about 10 years ago, with nothing but a workshop full of equipment and no mentor. He is completely self-taught, yet he mastered techniques to forge-weld steels in house, even forge welding stainless steel which is no easy task.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful Damascus pattern is created and hand forged with Aogami #2 and soft carbon steel by holding multiple times by Manaka-san. He then forge-welds Aogami #1 in the middle for the core steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape -\u003c\/b\u003e Inspired by the profile of a traditional European chef knife and badass tip of a Kiritsuke (Traditionally a single bevel knife), double bevel Kiritsukes are a multi purpose knife with a slight meat cutting bias. If you want one knife to do it all, and look cooler than your buddy, this is your knife. For the at-home or professional cook, we recommend a Kiritsuke which measures between 210mm and 240mm long.\n","brand":"Manaka Hamono","offers":[{"title":"Rosewood","offer_id":47788394119342,"sku":"MNKKOKUENN240GY-1","price":2777.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black and Gold Acrylic","offer_id":47788394152110,"sku":"MNKKOKUENN240GY-2","price":2827.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/9439\/files\/KisukeManakaKOKUENNGyuto240mm1.jpg?v=1777570533","url":"https:\/\/knifewear.mom\/products\/kisuke-manaka-kokuenn-gyuto-240mm","provider":"Knifewear - Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}