Shun Nagare 6" Utility Knife

Our Exclusive Shun Nagare Utility Knife is between a chef's knife and a paring knife, but its blade is narrower and straighter. It's perfect for a multitude of small tasks where more precise cuts are needed, such as trimming broccoli, green beans, or other smaller vegetables. Others like its smaller size as an alternative to the chef's knife. Utility knives are sometimes called sandwich knives because they work well on almost everything that goes into a sandwich from thin-skinned vegetables such as tomatoes, to meats and cheeses.

The Shun Nagare series features a Damascus blade made from two premium-quality, high-carbon stainless steels. 71 alternating micro-layers of high carbon, high chromium VG10 and VG2 stainless steels are roll-forged to produce a finer grain in the steel and to give it both strength and beauty. The laminated steel is then hot forged to create the herringbone pattern that allows the layers to alternate along the cutting edge. During normal use, the two steels will wear at different rates creating micro serrations along the edge so that the extremely sharp edge feels sharp longer. Etched laminations in the blade reduce drag, helping food release from the blade and gliding through each cut quickly and easily. With its soft, rounded lines, the ergonomically shaped handle fits the hand perfectly. The forged tang in the handle lends the knife a robust stability and provides an optimum counterweight to the blade. The riveted handle, which is fashioned from mottled grey-black pakkawood. Shun Nagare is the pinnacle of luxury class, artfully decorated with radial patterns of Damascus layers adorned by the highly polished blades.

Handcrafted in Seki, Japan
Limited Lifetime Warranty

Blade Construction: 71 alternating micro-layers of VG10 and VG2 stainless steel Damascus with herringbone Damascus pattern
Handle Construction: Double riveted fully-forged full tang mottled grey-black pakkawood with stainless steel bolster
Rockwell Hardness: 60-61 degrees
Edge: Approximately 16 degrees, double bevel

Blade Length: 7"
Blade Height: 2"
Overall Length: 12-3/8"
Spine Thickness at Heel: 2.2mm
Weight: 7.9 oz. (226g)

Item number: NDC0701