{"product_id":"takumi-ichikawa-custom-kitchen-knife-ti-20-santoku-180mm-7-inch","title":"Takumi Ichikawa Custom Kitchen Knife TI-20 Santoku 180mm (7 Inch)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2008, Some of the Seki knife authorities have formed \"Challengers Knife Club\" to train and inherit Seki traditional knifemaking technique and knowledge to young knife carftsmen in Seki. There are now 15 club members gathering once a month. They are working at Seki knife factories, and challenging to make their own custom knives after work and weekends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJKD is trying to support and encourage them by introducing their knives for sale. Here are some of the latest knives received.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTakumi Ichikawa Custom Kitchen Knife TI-10 Gyuto 200mm (8 Inch)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  Takumi Ichikawa is young and active knife lover, who moved to Seki to learn knifemaking, and is now working at Master Ichiro Hattori (Hattori Hamono) for 5 years. He likes tactical knives and so far, he has made several tactical knives for his own use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, he came up with two Santoku style Hocho (Kitchen knife) with two different  handles.  7-inch solid VG-10 stainless steel Japanese Santo style versatile Cooking blade with his \"T's Blood\" logo,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour choice of the handle:  TI-20A  4-3\/4\" Hand contoured Japanese Shamugaki (Ziricote) wood handle with solid 304 stainless steel bolster and tubular rivets filled with purple resin, or TI-20B  Japanese Maple wood handle with solid 304 stainless bolster and tubular rivets filled with green resin.  Each in gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVG-10 blade in 2.0mm thick, 175mm blade, 295mm overall, Weight 180g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecification\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnife Model: Takumi Ichikawa Custom Kitchen Knife TI-20 Santoku 180mm (7 Inch)\u003cbr\u003eBlade Material: VG-10\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRockwell Hardness (HRc): 60\u003cbr\u003eHandle Material: Japanese Shamugaki or Maple wood\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall Length: 295mm \u003cbr\u003eCutting Edge Length: 175mm \u003cbr\u003eBlade Thickness: 2.0mm \u003cbr\u003eWeight: 180g\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Challengers","offers":[{"title":"TI-20A  Japanese Shamugaki (Ziricote) wood Handle","offer_id":45112877809942,"sku":"TI-20A","price":28300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"TI-20B  Japanese Maple wood Handel","offer_id":45112877842710,"sku":"TI-20B","price":28300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2159\/5123\/files\/takumi-ichikawa-custom-kitchen-knife-ti-20-santoku-180mm-7-inch-41653016658198.jpg?v=1688516723","url":"https:\/\/japaneseknifedirect.mom\/products\/takumi-ichikawa-custom-kitchen-knife-ti-20-santoku-180mm-7-inch","provider":"japaneseknifedirect.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}