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MASUTANI VG1 Santoku Navy handle 6.7"(170mm)
About engraving
If you wish to have your name engraved, we cannot accept requests for specific dates and times.
We will engrave the text as you enter it.
If you would like to translate in Japanese, please add an order note at the cart page.
Please read about engraving at the bottom of the page.
Overview
All-purpose knife widely used in Japan
A versatile knife that can be used for meat, fish and vegetables. Its shape is a combination of the Nakiri knife traditionally used in Japan, and the chef's knife used in the West as a multi-purpose knife. The upper half of the blade is rounded like a chef's knife, and the lower part of the knife is straight like a Nakiri. The most common cutting gesture is to lift the knife from top to bottom. That's why you hear “ton,ton,ton” in Japanese kitchens.
Easy to Use, Easy to Maintain
This knife features a VG1 core steel, offering an excellent balance of hardness, toughness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance.
It holds a sharp edge well while remaining easy to handle, making it a great choice for those who want to maintain and sharpen their knife themselves over time.
2 Key Features
An Easy-to-Use Knife for Everyday Home Cooking
This knife is designed for home cooks, offering reliable quality while remaining lightweight and easy to handle.
Its thin blade and well-balanced weight reduce fatigue, allowing for comfortable use even during extended cooking sessions.
With its excellent balance of usability and quality, it’s an ideal choice for beginners starting their cooking journey, as well as for those looking to upgrade from entry-level knives.
A Thin Blade with a Light, Effortless Feel
This knife combines high quality with a lightweight, easy-to-handle design.
The blade is finely crafted with an overall thin profile, allowing it to glide smoothly through ingredients. From prepping vegetables to cutting meat and fish, it makes everyday cooking feel light and effortless.
Craftsman
MASUTANI HAMONO — Based in Echizen City, Fukui
MASUTANI HAMONO, with its workshop in Echizen City, Fukui, is a knife maker that has carried on the tradition of Echizen Uchihamono—a craft with over 700 years of history—for four generations.
While honoring these time-honored techniques, they create knives that are easy to use at home, bringing greater enjoyment to everyday cooking.
In-House Production from Start to Finish
One of MASUTANI HAMONO’s defining features is that every step of the process is carried out in-house.
This allows for strict quality control and consistently high standards, while also making it possible to offer knives that are both easy to use and accessible in price.
Consistently High-Quality Blades
These knives are crafted using a salt bath heat treatment, which allows the entire blade to be evenly hardened.
This process minimizes variations in hardness, distortion, and the risk of cracking, resulting in a consistently high-quality blade.
Because only a limited number of blades can be treated at once and the post-treatment process is labor-intensive, this method is not suited to mass production.
It is one of the defining characteristics of Echizen craftsmanship, where production systems have evolved while preserving traditional techniques.
Spec
Details
Specification
- Size
- Total Length293mm ／ Blade length168mm
- Weight
- 250g
*The weight of knives can slightly vary. - Knife bevel
- Double bevel
- Dominant hand
- Ambidextrous
- Manufacturing process
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- Blade structure
- Clad steel blade
- Blacksmith
- ー
- Sharpener
- ー
- Materials
- Blade material=V1, Handle material=Laminated wood
Precaution
- Stainless steel is not completely rust-proof. Please make sure to wipe off any moisture after cleaning.
- Please read the instruction before usage.
Engraving
A nice touch just for you.
Kamasa Shoten will inscribe your knives with your name.
Please select the location of the inscription from the variations and enter the desired inscription.
- Please see below for the naming style of these knives.
- Delivery date and time cannot be specified.
- We will ship 1 week to 10 days after the order date.
- We will inscribe the text and language as you enter it.
- For written English, we recommend capital letters at the beginning.
- Engraving on blade(A or C)
Japanese and katakana notationWithin 10 characters or less / 20 characters or less -
- Engraving on Bolster(B or D)
Japanese and katakana notationWithin 3 characters or less / 5 characters or less -
FAQ
Yes, but for online orders, we offer a free engraving service for knives only. Please select the desired engraving option, enter text and add the knife to cart. Engraving for products other than knives is only available at our physical store at Kappabashi, Tokyo.
Most of the chipping can be repaired by re-sharpening the blade. We offer a fee-based knife sharpening service. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us using the inquiry form. Blades can chip by cutting hard ingredients such as bones, seeds or frozen food, dropping and mishandling, or stabbing into hard cutting boards.
All knives we handle can be repaired with the exception of knives that are severely damaged. Repairing chipping and removing rust will restore sharpness and allow you to use your knives for a longer period of time. We also offer a fee-based knife sharpening service.
Please note we may not be able to repair knives with unknown blade materials, such as knives purchased at other stores.
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Delivery preferences
ONLY available within JAPAN. For fastest shipping, please select "No specified date." If knife engraving is requested, delivery date cannot be specified. Shipment will be within 7–10 days from order.