Sakai Takayuki VG10 Nashiji Nakiri collection-hatsukokoro-hikari-sld Its long AUS8 blade provides

Its long AUS8 blade provides effortless slicing across big cuts of meat and veg

Santoku translates to "3 uses" (slicing

It's great to look at too

It's impossible to overstate the beauty of the "Troll Killer" from Nigara Hamono

The knife shown in the photographs and measurements are the one that is available to purchase

Sakai Takayuki VG10 Nashiji Nakiri collection-hatsukokoro-hikari-sld Its long AUS8 blade providesThe Sakai Takayuki VG10 Nashiji Nakiri pairs a thin, straight edged blade with a squared tip for clean vegetable chopping and dicing, without twisting the knife. It shares the range's VG10 core and san mai construction for strong edge retention, finished with the signature nashiji texture and ebony handle.