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Nao Yamamoto apprenticed at age 18 at Asia Hamono in Echizen
They are nice and thin with a right handed bevel
It’s like Shirogami but with added tungsten and chromium to give it better edge retention
Another regional version of this knife is the Takohiki 蛸引 or “Octopus puller” which has a square tip
AUS8 has a lower carbon
Kyohei Shindo | Santoku 165mm | Aogami 2 | Cherry Nakiri Nao Yamamoto apprenticed at ageKyohei Shindo is a young blacksmith working out of Tosa City, Kochi Prefecture, but originally from Hokkaido. He always wanted to be a craftsman and moved to Tosa to train as a blacksmith. After many hard years he gained the skills and opened his own workshop in 2020. His knives are very light with thin grinds. Santoku Santoku translates to 3 virtues, good for fish, meat and vegetables. Though they are a taller knife, which makes control a little
