Chubo Knives

MAKER

• Sakai Takayuki
  iSakai City has a history of blade crafting spanning over 600 years. Some of Japan's finest blacksmiths work under the Sakai Takayuki umbrella. We carry 11 different lines, from stainless VG10 to Blue Steel Honyaki and everything in the middle.
   

MATERIAL

• Carbon  
• Stainless  

SHAPES

BEVEL

• 50/50 Right or Left Handed
  iBlade is sharpened equally on both sides for right or left handed use.
   

STEEL TYPE

• White #2
  iSimilar in composition to White #1 but slightly less prone to chipping.
   
• SLD
  iSLD steel was designed as a cutting steel and is known for its strength, toughness and excellent edge retention. Kazan SLD has an HRC of 60 - 62 and has the edge retention of a carbon steel knife as a stainless knife.
   
• Aogami Super
  iThis blue steel is one of the most sought after in knife making because it’s tough, gets super sharp and holds an edge for a long time.
   

COLLECTION

• Sanpo  
• Aogami Super