Description
⚡Seki Kanetsugu VG10 Tsuchime Gyuto 21cm – Heptagonal Reinforced Wood Handle⚡
🔥Brand: Seki Kanetsugu
🔪YouTube (Product Video): https://youtu.be/XsC180Ydfy4
🔪Knife Type: Gyuto
🔪Steel: VG10 Tsuchime (Hammered Finish)
🔪Rust Resistance: Strong
🔪Size: 21cm
🔪Handle: Heptagonal Reinforced Pakkawood
🔪Saya: Optional add-on (multiple materials available)
🔪Thickness: ≈2mm
🔪Blade Width: ≈4.3cm
🔪Weight: ≈132g
Brand Introduction:
Seki Kanetsugu is a prestigious cutlery maker from Seki City with over 700 years of sword-forging tradition.
Originating in the mid-14th century, the Kanetsugu lineage specialized in crafting Japanese swords throughout the Nanboku-chō, Muromachi, Sengoku, and Edo periods.
In 1918, Matsujirō Kawamura, a descendant of Kanetsugu, founded Seki Kanetsugu Hamono Co. and transformed the family’s sword-making craft into modern kitchen knife production.
The brand aims to reproduce the sharpness of Japanese swords in kitchen cutlery by combining traditional smithing methods with contemporary technologies.
Steel Introduction:
VG10 contains approximately:
C 1.0%, Cr 15%, V 0.2–0.3%, Mo 1.0%, Co 1.5%.
It offers excellent edge retention, corrosion resistance, durability, and hardness around ≈HRC 60–62.
Knife Model Introduction:
A Gyuto is a versatile Japanese chef’s knife ideal for slicing, carving, and trimming various types of meat, especially large cuts.
Its long blade helps maintain smooth, continuous slices and preserves the texture and appearance of premium meats.