Nakiyo Sumi Chef's Knife, 216 mm (8.5")

Painstakingly crafted from the finest materials, delicately balanced, and finished to perfection, Nakiyo Sumi is our latest line of traditional Japanese-style knives. A blade of 67-layer stainless Damascus steel is sharpened to a long-lasting, razor-sharp edge and joins a handle of ebony wood and black water buffalo horn, with all surfaces and corners finely smoothed and polished. Sumi knives feature the thinnest blades in the Nakiyo lineup. This makes them our highest-performance knives, but like all high-performance knives, it also means that they are susceptible to misuse. As such, we recommend them for intermediate, experienced, and professional users.