Takamurais a family business in Echizen Fukui Japan that makes stainless steel knives from high speed powder steels such as R2 steel, VG10 and Chromax.

High speed powder steel is the steel used to cut other steel products. That how tough that steel is. The steel components are powdered and then sintered to create the steel. This way allows to have a stainless steel knife with the fine grain structure that is usually fund in carbon steel. The edge retention is also superior with makes the sharpness last longer than other knives.

The Takamura brothers believe in good material choice, good forging techniques and sharpening finish to make a better knife. Together with paying extra care in these area’s they do make there knives exclusively in-house to guarantee better quality standards. I can attest the knives are always impeccable in fit and finish. The knives are ground very thin behind the edge and that means you really slice trough a carrot. Compared to a thicker knife that would wedge and split a carrot. Ideal if you have a lot of delicate vegetables to prepare when presentation is important.

https://www.artisanknives.co.nz/product-category/takamura/

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