Kessaku Knife Set - 8" Chef's Knife and 4" Paring Knife - Senshi SeriesThe Senshi Series Japanese AUS 8 steel blades meet the standard of a tough, rust resistant knife with a significantly long lasting razor sharp edge. Carbon and Molybdenum explains its rigidity and high wear resistance, Chromium and Nickel increases mechanical strength and edge retention, and Manganese helps increase hardness, reduce structural wear, and makes for easy sharpening. Put that all together, add our heat treatment and nitrogen cooling

and can also be used to remove stains from whetstones

It forms a bond-like grip to hold whichever stone you’re currently using firmly in place

The Samurai Series

4116 steel makes it less prone to chipping or breaking

& durability

Clean up is simple

No more wasteful tea bags

Precision laser etched holes

and reinforced with stainless steel bronzed rivets and heavy-duty stitching

The Dynasty Honing Steel restores the edges of your blades to their original geometry and sharpness

Samurai Series utensils are vacuum furnace heat treated and nitrogen cooled for excellent wear resistance and durability under heavy stress

The blade has a Rockwell Hardness (HRC) of 58 for strength