80 mm • Aogami super • Urushi handle • Kurouichi finish • saya included • For both left and right-handed use

A unique knife that is no longer made. Completely made in Niimi Japan, ground and finished by Shosui Takeda. A core of aogami super, this type of steel is easy to maintain and excels in retaining sharpness.

Elwin de Veld about Takeda knives

TAKEDA HAMONO has been forging chef's knives, sickles, cleavers and hunting knives since 1952. Shosui Takeda is the third generation of this small family business, which has existed since 1920. Takeda's Shosui san strives to make every knife unique and tries to get better: "You are only as good as your last knife", according to Shosui san. Anyone who has cut with a TAKEDA knife knows that this is a completely different knife, extremely thin, really razor sharp and an unparalleled cutting ease. Every knife is completely forged by hand and always different in dimensions. Thanks to the rustproof outer layer, only the cutting edge is sensitive to oxidation. The octagonal handles give a lot of hand feeling and each model is suitable for both left and right-handers.