DESIGN PLUS

Brands: KASUMI
Categories: COOK
KITCHEN KNIVES

DAMASCENE KASUMI

This range of knives is made of by 33 sheets of stainless steel, with only the center piece which acts as a blade. This copy is made of steel V-GOLD 10 containing a high percentage of carbon, cobalt, manganese and molybdenum vanadium, which apart from giving strength and quality of cut to the leaf, also facilitates its sharpness. Importantly, steel V-Gold 10 is a type of steel created especially for the manufacture of knives and scissors.
The addition of cobalt to steel required to conduct a special hardening process to maximize the qualities of the alloy, which prolongs the process of making damask knife. This technique has SUMIKAMA is all a secret even to its distributors worldwide.
The manufacturing process of the layers surrounding the sheet of V-Gold No. 10 is special: It consists of a succession of one layer of steel with a high proportion of carbon followed by another layer of low-carbon ratio.
Bending are, first, two layers of stainless steel and then forged re-double again. And so on until you get 16 thin slices, which will later be forged with the central sheet of V-Gold 10. This sequence of layers is achieved equally in the process of "Orikaeshi Tanren" of a Japanese katana, ie, stretch, bend, stretch and then return to bend, and so on. This succession, of different layers, resulting in a complex and unique texture. The knife blade is then hardened in the range of Rockwell C59 - 60 degrees.