Japan

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Gyuto
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrious
Handle: Pakka Western
Total Length: 370mm
Edge Length: 240mm
Spine Length: 245mm
Blade Height: 50mm
Thickness at Spine: 2.1mm
Thickness ½ way: 2mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 0.9mm 
Handle Length: 120mm
Weight: 217g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Care advisement: This blade is fully carbon and care must be taken to avoid rust. Wipe dry after each use and ideally between preparing different products, especially when using acidic and salty products. A patina will form over time helping increase stain resistance slightly. Hand wash and dry only. Store away from liquids and open windows. Keep the blade covered when storing or traveling. Use only on appropriate cutting surfaces such as soft woods and plastics.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Sujihiki
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 70/30
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle: Pakka Western
Total Length: 363mm
Edge Length: 240mm
Spine Length: 245mm
Blade Height: 35mm
Thickness at Spine: 2mm
Thickness ½ way: 1.8mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 1mm 
Handle Length: 115mm
Weight: 171g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Care advisement: This blade is fully carbon and care must be taken to avoid rust. Wipe dry after each use and ideally between preparing different products, especially when using acidic and salty products. A patina will form over time helping increase stain resistance slightly. Hand wash and dry only. Store away from liquids and open windows. Keep the blade covered when storing or traveling. Use only on appropriate cutting surfaces such as soft woods and plastics.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Sujihiki
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrious
Handle: Pakka Western
Total Length: 392mm
Edge Length: 270mm
Spine Length: 275mm
Blade Height: 40mm
Thickness at Spine: 2mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 0.9mm
Handle Length: 115mm
Weight: 182g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Care advisement: This blade is fully carbon and care must be taken to avoid rust. Wipe dry after each use and ideally between preparing different products, especially when using acidic and salty products. A patina will form over time helping increase stain resistance slightly. Hand wash and dry only. Store away from liquids and open windows. Keep the blade covered when storing or traveling. Use only on appropriate cutting surfaces such as soft woods and plastics.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Sujihiki
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrious
Handle: Pakka Western
Total Length: 430mm
Edge Length: 301mm
Spine Length: 305mm
Blade Height: 44mm
Thickness at Spine: 2.1mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 1.9mm
Handle Length: 122mm
Weight: 217g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Garasuki 
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 90/10
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle: Pakka Western
Total Length: 320mm
Edge Length: 190mm
Spine Length: 195mm
Blade Height: 53mm
Thickness at Spine: 3.8mm
Thickness ½ way: 3.6mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip:  1.8mm
Handle Length: 125mm
Weight: 291g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Care advisement: This blade is fully carbon and care must be taken to avoid rust. Wipe dry after each use and ideally between preparing different products, especially when using acidic and salty products. A patina will form over time helping increase stain resistance slightly. Hand wash and dry only. Store away from liquids and open windows. Keep the blade covered when storing or traveling. Use only on appropriate cutting surfaces such as soft woods and plastics.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守 
Made in: Sakai, Osaka - Japan
Line: V5-SB
Profile: Kiritsuke Santoku
Edge Length: 190mm
Blade Height: 46mm
Edge Steel: VG5
Steel Type: Stainless
Construction: Awase/Clad
Cladding: Soft Stainless
Finish: Nashiji
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50:50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle: Western Black Pakka
Total Length: 325mm
Spine Length: 200mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 1.6mm
Thickness ½ way: 1.8mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 1.1mm
Handle Length: 115mm
Weight: 181g
Saya/Guard: Sold Separately

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Vintage Swedish Carbon
Profile: Gyuto
Edge Steel: K-121
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: N/A
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrious
Handle: Rosewood Western
Total Length: 365mm
Edge Length: 243mm
Spine Length: 245mm
Blade Height: 46mm
Thickness at Spine: 1.8mm
Thickness ½ way: 1.7mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 0.9mm
Handle Length: 120mm
Weight: 177g
Saya/Guard: N/A

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Individual knives may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

This knife is vintage and may include slight scratches, tarnish spots, etc. that it may have picked up over the decades.