Handle Material: Magnolia Octagon with 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 known as Shirogami, is one of the purest carbon steels used in knife making, which consists mostly of iron and carbon. White steel is renowned for being easy to sharpen.
