At 135mm, this petty is sized for precision tasks like peeling, trimming, and slicing small ingredients, built by Makoto Kurosaki, brother of fellow CKTG blacksmith Yu Kurosaki. Makoto chose his own first name as a brand since Yu had already claimed the Kurosaki name, and the cherry wood handle on this petty is a nod to sakura, the cherry tree prized in Japan as a symbol of beauty and renewal each spring.
The core is SG2 powdered stainless steel, hardened to about 62 to 63 HRC, a steel that can feel almost carbon like when forged well, very hard while still holding an edge over the long haul. SG2 carries higher wear resistance than most knife steels yet sharpens more easily than typical stainless options. The core is clad san mai style in a soft stainless steel finished with a tsuchime, or hammered, texture and a hairline polish underneath. The handle is an octagonal cherry wood with a maple ferrule.
Care Instructions:SG2 is stainless but hard and can chip at this hardness level, so use only wood or soft plastic cutting boards and avoid bones, frozen foods, or other hard materials. Hand wash and dry the blade after use, and strop the edge regularly between full sharpenings to keep it performing at its best on quality water stones.
The core is SG2 powdered stainless steel, hardened to about 62 to 63 HRC, a steel that can feel almost carbon like when forged well, very hard while still holding an edge over the long haul. SG2 carries higher wear resistance than most knife steels yet sharpens more easily than typical stainless options. The core is clad san mai style in a soft stainless steel finished with a tsuchime, or hammered, texture and a hairline polish underneath. The handle is an octagonal cherry wood with a maple ferrule.
Care Instructions:SG2 is stainless but hard and can chip at this hardness level, so use only wood or soft plastic cutting boards and avoid bones, frozen foods, or other hard materials. Hand wash and dry the blade after use, and strop the edge regularly between full sharpenings to keep it performing at its best on quality water stones.
- Brand: Makoto
- Blacksmith: Makoto Kurosaki
- Location: Takefu Village, Echizen, Japan
- Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
- Quenching: Water Quenched
- Edge Steel: SG2 Powdered Stainless Steel
- Cladding: Stainless Steel
- HRC: 62-63
- Finish: Tsuchime (Hammered)
- Edge Grind: Even
- Handle: Cherry Octagonal (Sakura means Cherry Tree)
- Ferrule: Maple
- Weight: 2.1 oz (60 g)
- Blade Length: 135 mm
- Total Length: 258 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 28 mm
