From my first glance of this beautiful knife, I knew it should be called “Gekko”, or 月光, which means “Moonlight” in Japanese. From every angle, the Gekko knife reminded me of the way that the shape and light of the Moon changes each night.
Beautifully mirror polished VG-10 stainless steel blade core that is clad on both sides by a 33 layer Damascus stainless steel (HRc. 60-61. 50/50 symmetrically ground double beveled edge).
We specially requested the Craftsmen to make extra attention and care for making precise and detailed edge by hand-sharpening process.
“Gekko Blue Petty 135mm” Rare, Unique and the Sophisticated Royal Blue-Purple Pakka Wood Handle Scales provide an impressive and stylish accent to the beautiful Damascus blade. Pakka Wood is strong, durable and resists both water and shrinkage.
“Gekko Kagami Gyuto 210mm” Streaked with Black, the elegant Golden-brown Color of the Mahogany Pakka wood Handle Scales beautifully compliments the mirror polished Tsuchime Damascus blade. Resistant to water and shrinkage, the durable Pakka wood handle will maintain its attractive Mahogany color and pleasing texture for many years.
These knives feature a full-tang construction, a forged stainless steel bolster and stainless steel handle rivets.
This is the versatile and special knife set (including the Petty 135mm and Gyuto 210mm), which we can highly recommend them as special gift for your special person and for serious home chefs.
A mainstay of professional Western kitchens, the Petty knife is a small general-purpose knife used for peeling, shaping, and slicing fruits and vegetables, chopping herbs, and making garnishes. The compact size and relatively narrow blade of the Petty knife mean that it is very nimble and controllable, thus it is ideal for making precise cuts.
The Gyuto is the Japanese version of the classic Western Chef’s knife. It can be used with a variety of different cutting techniques to achieve a wide range of kitchen tasks and is suitable for cutting the vast majority of meats, fish, vegetables and fruits. The Gyuto is true multi-purpose knife.
Specification
Knife Model: JCK Natures Gekko Blue & Kagami Series VG-10 Tsuchime Damascus Petty & Gyuto 210mm Knife Set
Blade Material: VG-10 Tsuchime Damascus
Rockwell Hardness (HRc): 60 to 61
Blade Grind and Edge Shape: Double Bevel Edge 50/50
Handle Material:
Gekko Blue Petty 135mm with Royal Blue-Purple Pakka Wood Handle with Stainless Steel Bolster
Gekko Kagami Gyuto 210mm with Mahogany Pakka Wood Handle with Stainless Steel Bolster
Saya Included: No.
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Petty 135mm (5.3″) Cutting edge length: 135mm (5.3″) Total Length: 245mm (9.6″) Blade Thickness: 2.2mm (0.08″) Blade Width: 29mm (1.1″) Handle Length: 105mm (4.1″) Total Weight: 106g (3.7oz) |
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Gyuto 210mm (8.2″)
Cutting edge length: 213mm (8.3″) Total Length: 333mm (13.1″) Blade Thickness: 2.2mm (0.8″) Blade Width: 47mm (1.8″) Handle Length: 112mm (4.4″) Total Weight: 194g (6.8oz) |
About Left Handed Version
This knife comes with 50/50 double bevel edge geometry for both right and left handed use.
For your information, Japanese Kitchen knives are generally designed for right hand use with a slightly thicker and rounded grinding on the right side blade and a less rounded (almost straight flat) grinding on the left side blade. However, both right and left hander can use the knives that have double bevel edge sharpened 50/50 without problems.
Instructions & Maintenance
We believe quality and performance of Japanese knives are best in the world and hope you enjoy fine craftsmanship and spirits from your new knife. With proper cares, every Japanese knife can be your special cooking partner for long time.
Important
This is the Stainless steel blade kitchen knife, which has good rust resistance for easy maintenance. However even stainless steel blade kitchen knife has rust situation if you leave it with wet condition.
- Before starting to use the knife, please wash it with water for cleaning up.
- Please do not put this knife in the dishwasher, please hand wash.
- Please do not leave this knife in water or wet condition for long time.
- After using, please hand wash it and wipe it clean and dry with soft clothes. (Includes bolster and handle part)
- This is an extremely sharp knife. Please use special cares in using and storing it.
- Unlike German made knives, Japanese knife blades are ground to thin cutting edge for sharper cutting and easier re-sharpening. Please protect the edge from hitting hard materials to avoid chipping or cracking.
- Please do not use it to cut bone or frozen foods, hard foods such as lobster and crab which have hard surface.
- We recommend re-sharpening the knife using Japanese whetstones, when it gets dull.
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