Nakiri knives have become genuinely popular in the US among both professional and home cooks, prized for the precision and efficiency they bring to vegetable prep. The flat edge and squared tip give the nakiri maximum board contact on the draw-down stroke, with no rocking required and no food escaping at the tip. This one is built from SG2, a powdered metallurgical stainless steel developed for surgical instruments and precision cutting tools, hardened to 61-62 HRC for outstanding edge retention alongside easy sharpening on quality water stones.
Yoshimi Kato makes knives for several respected brands, including Masakage and Kanehiro, but this SG2 line was the first to carry his own name. He is the son-in-law of the renowned Hiroshi Kato and runs the family workshop at Takefu Knife Village in Echizen. The SG2 core is clad in a multi-layer Damascus stainless steel that is among the most visually striking we carry at CKTG. This nakiri steps up to a cherry wood octagonal handle with a red paduuk ferrule - a warmer, richer color combination than the rosewood and pakka found on the rest of the line, and a beautiful visual complement to the Damascus cladding above it.
What Customers Are Saying: One owner describes it as a beautiful knife that sharpens fairly easily, maintains its edge well, and leaves zero regrets.
Care Instructions: SG2 is a stainless steel but is hard and chip-prone at 61-62 HRC. Use wood or rubber cutting boards only. Avoid bones, frozen foods, and hard materials. Hand wash and dry after each use. Strop regularly between sharpenings. Free shipping over $100.
Yoshimi Kato makes knives for several respected brands, including Masakage and Kanehiro, but this SG2 line was the first to carry his own name. He is the son-in-law of the renowned Hiroshi Kato and runs the family workshop at Takefu Knife Village in Echizen. The SG2 core is clad in a multi-layer Damascus stainless steel that is among the most visually striking we carry at CKTG. This nakiri steps up to a cherry wood octagonal handle with a red paduuk ferrule - a warmer, richer color combination than the rosewood and pakka found on the rest of the line, and a beautiful visual complement to the Damascus cladding above it.
What Customers Are Saying: One owner describes it as a beautiful knife that sharpens fairly easily, maintains its edge well, and leaves zero regrets.
Care Instructions: SG2 is a stainless steel but is hard and chip-prone at 61-62 HRC. Use wood or rubber cutting boards only. Avoid bones, frozen foods, and hard materials. Hand wash and dry after each use. Strop regularly between sharpenings. Free shipping over $100.
- Brand: Yoshimi SG2
- Blacksmith: Yoshimi Kato
- Location: Echizen, Japan
- Workshop: Takefu Knife Village
- Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
- Core Edge Steel: SG2 Powdered Stainless
- Cladding: Damascus Stainless
- HRC: 61-62
- Edge Grind: Even
- Handle: Cherry Octagonal
- Ferrule: Red Paduuk Wood
- Weight: 5.5 oz (158 g)
- Blade Length: 159mm
- Total Length: 305mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 2mm
- Blade Height: 50mm
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