Description
⚡Seki Kanetsugu VG10 Tsuchime Utility Knife 15cm – Heptagonal Reinforced Wood Handle⚡
🔥Brand: Seki Kanetsugu
🔪YouTube (Product Video): https://youtu.be/7SFFSwktbck
🔪Knife Type: Utility Knife
🔪Steel: VG10 Tsuchime (Hammered Finish)
🔪Rust Resistance: Strong
🔪Size: 15cm
🔪Handle: Heptagonal Reinforced Pakkawood
🔪Saya: Optional add-on (various materials available)
🔪Thickness: ≈1.9mm
🔪Blade Width: ≈2.9cm
🔪Weight: ≈79g
Brand Introduction:
Seki Kanetsugu is a prestigious cutlery brand from Seki City with over 700 years of sword-forging heritage.
Its origins date back to 1345–1349, when the first-generation swordsmith Kanetsugu began forging blades in Mino (present-day Gifu).
Across the Nanboku-chō, Muromachi, Sengoku, and Edo periods, the Kanetsugu family remained devoted to traditional Japanese sword craftsmanship.
In 1918, Matsujirō Kawamura, a descendant of Kanetsugu, founded Seki Kanetsugu Hamono Co. and transitioned the craft from sword-making to modern kitchen knife manufacturing.
The brand continues to blend traditional forging spirit with modern technologies, offering blades known for sharpness, durability, and high cutting performance.
Steel Introduction:
VG10 contains approximately:
C 1.0%, Cr 15%, V 0.2–0.3%, Mo 1.0%, Co 1.5%.
It provides excellent hardness, edge retention, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance—ideal for kitchen environments.
Knife Model Introduction:
The utility knife (also referred to as a fruit or petty knife) is ideal for peeling, trimming, and precise small-scale cutting.
Its nimble size makes it perfect for detailed knife work and handling smaller ingredients.