Manaka Hamono, located in Saitama, Japan, has been in the knife-making business since 1872. 

Kisuke Manaka is the 5th generation. He is completely self-taught. With nothing but a small forge full of blacksmithing equipments and books on knife-making, Manaka-san started to teach himself how to make knives from scratch: from forge-welding to heat treatment to finishing.

This beautiful Damascus pattern is created and hand forged with Aogami #2 and soft carbon steel by holding multiple times by Manaka-san. He then forge-welds Aogami #1 in the middle for the core steel.

• Core Steel: Aogami 1
• Cladding: Hand formed Damascus with B2 and soft iro
• Blade Type: Double edged blade 50/50 grind
• Blade Height: 52.7 mm
• Blade Thickness at heel : 2.7 mm
• Blade Length: 225 mm 
• Weight: 165 g

Use & Care

• Do not attempt to cut, hit or chop frozen products or bones. The blade can chip or break with improper use.
• Hand wash with warm water and towel dry. Never put the knife in a dishwasher, nor soak in water. Ever!
• Use a sharpening stone to maintain the sharpness of the blade.
• Do not use on hard melons or items that may torque the blade.