This 180mm gyuto sits at about the smallest size gyutos are made, part large petty and part santoku, not just in dimensions but in feel and ability. Cooks who prefer a shorter blade will find it adept at a wide range of tasks, made by veteran blacksmith Ikeda san, who built his reputation over many years working under Anryu san before making knives under his own name as well as for Masakage.
The core is VG-10 stainless steel, a high carbon alloy especially popular in the kitchen knife industry. Ikeda san covers the core with multiple layers of a softer stainless steel, heavily etched to reveal a Damascus style blade road with a pattern that resembles storm clouds, the inspiration for the Kumo name. The handle is an octagonal rosewood with a black pakka wood ferrule, finished to the same high standard found across the rest of the Masakage catalog.
Care Instructions:VG-10 is a low maintenance stainless steel, so hand wash and dry the blade after use rather than running it through a dishwasher. Avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, since the edge can still chip on hard contact, and sharpen on quality water stones when it needs attention.
The core is VG-10 stainless steel, a high carbon alloy especially popular in the kitchen knife industry. Ikeda san covers the core with multiple layers of a softer stainless steel, heavily etched to reveal a Damascus style blade road with a pattern that resembles storm clouds, the inspiration for the Kumo name. The handle is an octagonal rosewood with a black pakka wood ferrule, finished to the same high standard found across the rest of the Masakage catalog.
Care Instructions:VG-10 is a low maintenance stainless steel, so hand wash and dry the blade after use rather than running it through a dishwasher. Avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, since the edge can still chip on hard contact, and sharpen on quality water stones when it needs attention.
- Brand: Masakage
- Line: Kumo
- Blacksmith: Ikeda San
- Region: Echizen, Japan
- Construction: San Mai
- Edge Steel: VG-10
- Cladding: Stainless Damascus
- HRC: 61-62
- Engraving: Hand Engraved
- Handle: Rosewood Octagonal
- Ferrule: Black Pakka Wood
- Weight: 4.5 oz (126 g)
- Blade Length: 181 mm
- Total Length: 325 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 3 mm
- Blade Height: 42 mm
