Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Western Gyuto 210mm meta-not-a-class Moritaka Hamono was founded in

Moritaka Hamono was founded in 1293

The resulting knives have the feel and aesthetics of a traditional handmade knife while being more accessible to young cooks and folks starting their knife collection

and boning smaller proteins

it gets sharper than just about any other knife steel out there

Since 1985

Yoshimi Kato SG2 Black Damascus Western Gyuto 210mm meta-not-a-class Moritaka Hamono was founded inAbout Yoshimi Kato Second careers are often the best. I know of a burned out chef, for example, who owns a few knife shops now. Then there's Yoshimi Kato, who left his job as the project manager of a construction company to become a blacksmith after marrying Hiroshi Kato's daughter. Normally, it takes apprentices some 10 15 years to become pros, but Kato san did it in just 5 years, and is now running the show. He forges most of the Masakage Kiri,