Handle Material: OctagonalGolden camphor with Black buffalo horn ferrule
Sakai Kikumori knives are crafted by Kawamura Hamono, a family-operated cutlery company renowned for its production of high-quality Japanese and Western-style kitchen knives. Situated in Sakai, one of Japan's oldest and most esteemed knife-making centers, Kawamura Hamono has been crafting knives since the 1920s. Over the years, they have cultivated enduring partnerships with some of Sakai's finest blacksmiths and sharpeners, ensuring a tradition of excellence and craftsmanship in every knife they produce.
White steel, also called Shirogami, is one of the purest forms of carbon steel used in knife making, consisting primarily of iron and carbon. It is well-regarded for being easy to sharpen and capable of achieving one of the sharpest edges possible.
