Shibamasa | VG5 Damascus | Santoku 170mm Tsukasa where he lernt the Echizen

where he lernt the Echizen forging techniques under Masami Asai

AUS8 has a lower carbon

It’s like Shirogami but with added tungsten and chromium to give it better edge retention

The Maboroshi line of knives is made from Shirogami 1 clad in stainless steel and hardened to 64 HRC

Shibamasa | VG5 Damascus | Santoku 170mm Tsukasa where he lernt the EchizenShibamasa knives are manufactured in Seki City. They are a perfect gift or first Japanese knife. VG5 is very similar to VG10 steel but has a little extra toughness. The VG5 core steel of this knife is clad with stainless steel damascus. Santoku translates to 3 virtues, good for fish, meat and vegetables. Though they are a taller knife, which makes control a little easier, the santoku is generally smaller in length and perfect for any small prep job.