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Takeshi Saji R2/SG2 Tsuchime Gyuto Chinese Quince burl (chef's knife), 210 mmTakeshi Saji R2
Blade made of stainless Japanese R2/SG2 steel with two layers of softer stainless steel for the outside. This knife is completely hand-forged by the famous master smith Takeshi Saji (1949). Saji is mainly known…€ 399,00 € 319,00-23%
Takeshi Saji R2/SG2 Tsuchime Gyuto Chinese Quince burl (chef's knife), 240 mmTakeshi Saji R2
Blade of stainless Japanese R2 / SG2 steel with two layers of softer stainless steel for the outside. This knife is completely hand-forged by the famous master blacksmith Takeshi Saji (1949). Saji-san is best…€ 519,00 € 399,00
Takeshi Saji
Takeshi Saji is the leading blacksmith in Echizen. Saji was born in Takefu in 1948 in a family of second-generation smith. In 1992, he was officially certified as a “Traditional Master Craftsman" by the Japanese “Ministry of International Trade & Industry”.
His knife blades are shaped by traditional hammer-forging technique with his unique ideas and designs, to achieve a beautiful, powerful appearance and a quite sharp cutting edge with better hardness.
"Echizen" is the historical area in Fukui prefecture, including Takefu city, as one of Japanese important knife capitals.
The kitchen knives made in the Echizen is called Echizen Uchi Hamono. The art of making Japanese kitchen knives has a history of about 700 years.