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The Takeda Stainless Clad Sasanoha Small is an excellent new addition to Takeda Hamono's knives. They are now making stainless clad knives with aogami super steel core edge for added protection and easy maintenance.
Takeda Hamono is a small Blacksmith shop, founded in 1920. Shosui Takeda's father moved the business to Niimi in 1951 and produced hand-forged blades and tools such as kitchen knives, hoes, hatchets, etc. Master blacksmith Shosui Takeda has succeeded in forging blades from the high quality carbon steel, Aogami Super Steel (AS) and they are an iconic blade that has sold all over the world to knife enthusiasts and professionals that seek a high performance cutting tool.
The blades consist of "AS", forged in its entirety by hand, as it has been done for generations. Each blade holds its edge extraordinarily well and resharpens easily. All his knives have 50/50 edges and octagonal handles so they are good for either right handed or left handed users.Brand: Takeda Hamono
Blacksmith: Shosui Takeda
Location: Niimi Japan
Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
Core Steel: Aogami Super
Cladding: Stainless
Finish: Kurouchi
Handle: Maple Octagonal
Ferrule: Black Pakka Wood
Edge Grind: Even 50/50
Weight: 4 ounces
Blade Length: 180-190 mm
Thickness at Heel: 2 mm
Blade Height: 43mm
Takeda Hamono is a small Blacksmith shop, founded in 1920. Shosui Takeda's father moved the business to Niimi in 1951 and produced hand-forged blades and tools such as kitchen knives, hoes, hatchets, etc. Master blacksmith Shosui Takeda has succeeded in forging blades from the high quality carbon steel, Aogami Super Steel (AS) and they are an iconic blade that has sold all over the world to knife enthusiasts and professionals that seek a high performance cutting tool.
The blades consist of "AS", forged in its entirety by hand, as it has been done for generations. Each blade holds its edge extraordinarily well and resharpens easily. All his knives have 50/50 edges and octagonal handles so they are good for either right handed or left handed users.
Please know that all measurements are approximations! Takeda-san and his helpers make each of these knives by hand, without a template. As a result, every knife is unique and the stats will vary.
Reviews
2 review(s) WRITE A REVIEW (Reviews are subject to approval) Exceeded my expectations, February 9, 2019Posted By: Colleen Fogarty
When you've worked your way up through the simpler knives to the best available, you think there's nothing out there to beat your arsenal. . And then you get your first Takeda...I'll always be loyal to Matsubara and Shibata but this is an incredible knife that just falls through proteins and vegetables effortlessly. I am very pleased with this purchase and am grateful to CKTG for bringing so many Japanese knives to the American market. I've been ruined, but in a good way...
When you've worked your way up through the simpler knives to the best available, you think there's nothing out there to beat your arsenal. . And then you get your first Takeda...I'll always be loyal to Matsubara and Shibata but this is an incredible knife that just falls through proteins and vegetables effortlessly. I am very pleased with this purchase and am grateful to CKTG for bringing so many Japanese knives to the American market. I've been ruined, but in a good way...
Product Review, July 10, 2016Posted By: Jason - verified customer
One of the things you'll notice about this knife is that it is light and nimble feeling in the hand. It's thin and goes through product easily, and the kurouchi finish seems to help avoid product sticking to it. It has an unusual grind I had not come across but once I understood how it was different, sharpening was pretty straight forward. Takeda has a following and once you've tried one of these you'll understand why. Great knife!
One of the things you'll notice about this knife is that it is light and nimble feeling in the hand. It's thin and goes through product easily, and the kurouchi finish seems to help avoid product sticking to it. It has an unusual grind I had not come across but once I understood how it was different, sharpening was pretty straight forward. Takeda has a following and once you've tried one of these you'll understand why. Great knife!
