"Ginga" means "Galaxy" in Japanese and these new stainless steel beauties from Takayuki with 69 layers of Damascus steel live up to their name. These beautiful knives use a relatively new stainless steel to the market called ZA-18 which was developed by Aichi Steel Co. The composition of the steel uses the following; Carbon 1.20, Chromium 18.0, Molybdenum 1.5 and Cobalt 1.80 for added hardness, toughness and corrosion resistance. It's an excellent kitchen knife steel.
Maker: Takayuki
Location: Sakai City, Japan
Cladding: 69 layers Damascus
Edge Steel: ZA-18 Stainless
HRC: 60-61
Weight: 2.5 oz (70g)
Blade Length: 155 mm
Overall Length: 284 mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 1.69 mm
Blade Height at Spine: 29.38 mm
Handle: Wenge with buffalo horn
