The Zuiun series by Seki Kanetsugu has the powdered stainless steel SG2 at its core, with soft stainless damascus cladding. These are relatively easy to sharpen and take great edges while having an emphasis on edge retention. The Zuiun has nice convexity throughout the blade and will be nice for food release, but are still thin at the edge. The handles are a 7-sided laminated brown pakkawood handle with an off-white spacer separating it from a black pakkawood ferrule, and each knife comes with an attractive black lacquered saya. These are great knives for people looking for knives that will stay sharper for longer periods of time and beautiful aesthetics on a Japanese handle. Seki-city's heat treatment of SG2 tends to be less brittle than regions like Sakai, Sanjo, and Echizen.
Knife Type: Petty
Steel Type: SG2 Stainless
Handle Type: Pakkawood 7-Sided
Construction Type: Mono-Steel
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 120mm
Handle Height: 25.70mm
Handle Width: 17.88mm
Handle to Tip Length: 161mm
Heel to Tip Length: 157mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 1.71mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 1.72mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 1.48mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.83mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.57mm
The Zuiun series by Seki Kanetsugu has the powdered stainless steel SG2 at its core, with soft stainless damascus cladding. These are relatively easy to sharpen and take great edges while having an emphasis on edge retention. The Zuiun has nice convexity throughout the blade and will be nice for food release, but are still thin at the edge. The handles are a 7-sided laminated brown pakkawood handle with an off-white spacer separating it from a black pakkawood ferrule, and each knife comes with an attractive black lacquered saya. These are great knives for people looking for knives that will stay sharper for longer periods of time and beautiful aesthetics on a Japanese handle. Seki-city's heat treatment of SG2 tends to be less brittle than regions like Sakai, Sanjo, and Echizen.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: SG2 Stainless
Handle Type: 7-Sided Pakkawood
Construction Type: Stainless
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 134mm
Handle Height: 26.77mm
Handle Width: 20.83mm
Handle to Tip Length: 199mm
Heel to Tip Length: 177mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 1.95mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.04mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 1.88mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.47mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.15mm
The Zuiun series by Seki Kanetsugu has the powdered stainless steel SG2 at its core, with soft stainless damascus cladding. These are relatively easy to sharpen and take great edges while having an emphasis on edge retention. The Zuiun has nice convexity throughout the blade and will be nice for food release, but are still thin at the edge. The handles are a 7-sided laminated brown pakkawood handle with an off-white spacer separating it from a black pakkawood ferrule, and each knife comes with an attractive black lacquered saya. These are great knives for people looking for knives that will stay sharper for longer periods of time and beautiful aesthetics on a Japanese handle. Seki-city's heat treatment of SG2 tends to be less brittle than regions like Sakai, Sanjo, and Echizen.
Knife Type: Gyuto
Steel Type: SG2 Stainless
Handle Type: 7-Sided Pakkawood
Construction Type: Stainless
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 135mm
Handle Height: 27.07mm
Handle Width: 20.68mm
Handle to Tip Length: 224mm
Heel to Tip Length: 208mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.04mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.01mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.87mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.89mm
The Zuiun series by Seki Kanetsugu has the powdered stainless steel SG2 at its core, with soft stainless damascus cladding. These are relatively easy to sharpen and take great edges while having an emphasis on edge retention. The Zuiun has nice convexity throughout the blade and will be nice for food release, but are still thin at the edge. The handles are a 7-sided laminated brown pakkawood handle with an off-white spacer separating it from a black pakkawood ferrule, and each knife comes with an attractive black lacquered saya. These are great knives for people looking for knives that will stay sharper for longer periods of time and beautiful aesthetics on a Japanese handle. Seki-city's heat treatment of SG2 tends to be less brittle than regions like Sakai, Sanjo, and Echizen.
Knife Type: Sujihiki
Steel Type: SG2 Stainless
Handle Type: 7-Sided Pakkawood
Construction Type: Stainless
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 134mm
Handle Height: 27.16mm
Handle Width: 20.67mm
Handle to Tip Length: 254mm
Heel to Tip Length: 237mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.04mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.18mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.09mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.86mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.97mm