【Chef HiroＸMcusta Zanmai do a collab】Japanese Gyuto-Chef Knife Splash Damascus VG10-Linen Micarta Handle Size:21cm

Knife Type：Gyuto – Japanese Chef knife

Usage of this knife：General foodstuffs except hard or frozen

【Spec】

Blade

・Construction: Awase -Stain clad (3 layers)　

・Grind: Double-edged Blade (50/50 Grind)

・Core Steel: VG10

・Cladding: Stainless Steel　

・Hardness: 60 HRC　

・Hand-sharpened

・Blade Finishes: Mirror finish / 33 layers Damascus dyed in light black（Light Kurozome）

Handle　

・Shape: Octagonal for easy gripping　

・Material: Black Linen Micarta with Nickel Silver

・Beautiful Mosaic Inlay　

With paulownia wood box

Brand: Mcusta Zanmai 

Made in Seki, Gifu, Japan

VG-10 is a cutlery-grade stainless steel produced in Japan. The name stands for V Gold 10 ("gold" meaning quality), or sometimes V-Kin-10 (V金10号) (kin means "gold" in Japanese). Like various other blade steels, it is a stainless steel with a high carbon content, containing 1% carbon, 15% chromium, 1% molybdenum, 0.2% vanadium, and 1.5% cobalt. It was originally designed by Takefu Special Steel Co. Ltd., based in Takefu, Fukui Prefecture, Japan (the former cutlery/sword-making center of Echizen).

Linen Micarta　(linen reinforced phenolic laminate material) is an extremely durable thermoset laminated composite material made from layers of fine linen and phenolic resins.  Micarta was originally developed and trademarked by Westinghouse in the early 1900s and ownership has passed on to International Paper in the 1980's and then to Norplex in 2003.  Micarta/phenolics are known to be heat and wear resistant, easily machinable, durable, lightweight, corrosion resistant, low moisture absorption and comfortable to grip when used as handle material.