The Makoto VG10W petty brings VG10 stainless steel in a 150mm utility format - the most useful length for in-hand work, small proteins, and precision tasks where the 210mm gyuto would be unwieldy. Makoto Kurosaki hammer forges this in a san mai construction with a suminagashi stainless Damascus cladding finished in a kasumi, or hazy, surface rather than the hammered Damascus of the gyuto, giving the petty a subtler, more refined look.
Makoto trained under Hiroshi Kato and with the great sharpener Mr. Morihiro before establishing his own line in Echizen. The VG10 core at 60-61 HRC is water quenched and delivers the same precise, easy-to-maintain edge performance found across his lineup.
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.
Makoto trained under Hiroshi Kato and with the great sharpener Mr. Morihiro before establishing his own line in Echizen. The VG10 core at 60-61 HRC is water quenched and delivers the same precise, easy-to-maintain edge performance found across his lineup.
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: Kasumi
- HRC: 60-61+
- Handle: Rosewood Oval
- Ferrule: Black Pakka Wood
- Edge Grind: Even (See Choil Photo)
- Weight: 2.6 oz (72 g)
- Blade Length: 149 mm
- Total Length: 273 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 27.5 mm
