Harukaze knives are made exclusively for us at CKTG by a well-known knife manufacturer in Tosa, Japan. We asked them for a line of knives that would embody the traditions of Japanese knife making while using some of the best steels and modern techniques—and at a price point that would be affordable to most chefs on the line and at home. Enter the Harukaze AS Morado!
These great looking knives are made from one of our all-time favorite steels,
Aogami Super or Super Blue. This has to be one of the best alloys available for making kitchen knives. It is a hard steel that can be taken to a high Rockwell rate. But it is also one that will sharpen with ease while taking a razor-sharp edge. The inner core of AS steel is clad, san-mai style, with softer stainless steel. The jigane is then given a great looking kurouchi and tsuchime finish. This makes for a very easy-to-maintain blade and a really smart looking knife.
A very nicely finished oval handle made from rosewood and maple completes this compelling picture. These knives are excellent carving knives but since they're clad and very thin, they're not great at lateral tasks like skinning large fish. You can bend the blade.
Brand: Harukaze
Location: Tosa, Japan
Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
Cladding: Stainless
Edge Steel: AS (Aogami Super)
Edge: Even (See Choil Shot)
HRC: 63
Finish: Hammered/kurouchi
Edge Length: 272mm
Height: 37.5mm
Spine Thickness: 2mm
Weight: 146g/5.2oz
Handle: Rosewood/Maple Oval