Takayuki AS Hammered

Sakai Takayuki has been producing knives in Sakai since 1946 - drawing on a blade-making tradition that stretches back over 600 years. The AS Hammered line brings Aogami Super carbon steel together with stainless hammered cladding and a kurouchi finish - tsuchime texture for food release, carbon edge performance, and stainless cladding for easy care. One of the most popular lines in the Takayuki catalog at CKTG.