Tawa 180 mm Nakiri VG-10

17 cm santoku knife in damascus with VG-10 core from Tawa in Osaka

One of our good partners in Japan, Tower Knives in Osaka, manufactures this series of knives, where the blade is beautifully forged in several layers of stainless steel around a hard core of the well-known VG-10.

What makes these knives very special, however, is not the appearance, but the fact that they are slightly higher than what similar knives would typically be, while also being extremely thin. Additionally, the Tawa knives are sharpened all the way from the back down towards the edge at a very fine angle, which is why they cut impressively well.

This knife is a santoku with a 17 cm blade. It is a knife that is very suitable for chopping and slicing both meat and vegetables.