Makoto Kurosaki uses his first name as his brand because his brother Yu Kurosaki claimed the Kurosaki name for his own blacksmith shop after they trained together. Makoto learned the craft under the legendary Hiroshi Kato, and has also trained with the great sharpener Mr. Morihiro. He works out of Echizen, Japan, making knives for some of the most respected names in the Japanese knife business while continuing to develop his own line.
This 210mm gyuto is hammer forged in a san mai construction with a VG10 stainless steel core at 62+ HRC and a suminagashi stainless Damascus cladding that shows the flowing layered pattern across the full blade face. The finish on the VG10W line leans more toward a hammered Damascus aesthetic than the polished hairline of the VG7 line, giving it a different visual character while maintaining the same quality of grind. The rosewood octagonal handle with black pakka wood ferrule is a clean, traditional presentation.
Care Instructions: VG10 is a low maintenance stainless steel. Hand wash and dry the blade rather than running it through a dishwasher, avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, and use a quality water stone when it is time to sharpen.
This 210mm gyuto is hammer forged in a san mai construction with a VG10 stainless steel core at 62+ HRC and a suminagashi stainless Damascus cladding that shows the flowing layered pattern across the full blade face. The finish on the VG10W line leans more toward a hammered Damascus aesthetic than the polished hairline of the VG7 line, giving it a different visual character while maintaining the same quality of grind. The rosewood octagonal handle with black pakka wood ferrule is a clean, traditional presentation.
Care Instructions: VG10 is a low maintenance stainless steel. Hand wash and dry the blade rather than running it through a dishwasher, avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, and use a quality water stone when it is time to sharpen.
- Brand: Makoto
- Blacksmith: Makoto Kurosaki
- Location: Echizen, Japan
- Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
- Edge Steel: VG10 Stainless Steel
- Cladding: Suminagashi Stainless Steel
- Finish: Stainless Hammered Damascus
- HRC: 62+
- Handle: Rosewood Octagonal
- Ferrule: Black Pakka Wood
- Edge Grind: Even (See Choil Photo)
- Weight: 5.2 oz (148 g)
- Blade Length: 215 mm
- Total Length: 355 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 47 mm
