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The tsuchime hammered finish across the Damascus body carries that reference directly: each irregular depression in the steel catches light differently, the surface shifting as the blade moves. The core is VG10 stainless steel, layered within a Damascus cladding and ground to a double-bevel edge suited to the full range of kitchen work a santoku handles. 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The core steel is VG10, chosen for its edge retention and resistance to corrosion, layered within a Damascus body and ground to a double-bevel edge. Kamo Hamono has forged knives at Takefu Knife Village in Echizen City since the cooperative's founding, working within a cutlery tradition that the region has held for over 700 years. The handle on this version is stabilized figured maple, dyed purple, with a pale maple bolster — the color saturating deep into the wood grain without obscuring it. Each knife in the Juhyo series differs in handle material and finish. 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Shizuku names a single moment: a water droplet at the instant it forms and falls. On this santoku, the name is earned by the tsuchime finish — rounded hammer marks distributed across the Damascus cladding, each one a shallow depression that holds light the way water holds its shape before breaking. The blade is built around a VG10 stainless core, layered in Damascus steel and ground to a double-bevel edge. VG10 was developed specifically for kitchen knives — high carbon content for edge retention, chromium and cobalt for corrosion resistance, the combination producing a blade that performs at a level most stainless steels do not reach. 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Kamo Hamono works within that tradition at Takefu Knife Village in Echizen City, where Katsuyasu Kamo — designated a traditional craftsman and founding chairman of the cooperative — built a reputation across decades for advancing Echizen's forging methods while holding to their foundation. Shizuku names a single moment: a water droplet at the instant it forms and falls. The tsuchime hammer marks distributed across the Damascus cladding carry that reference in texture — rounded, evenly spaced depressions that catch and hold light rather than reflecting it flat. The core is VG10 stainless steel, chosen for its edge retention and resistance to corrosion, layered within Damascus and ground to a double-bevel edge. The handle on this version is purple stabilized maple with a pale maple bolster, the dye saturating deep into the figured grain without obscuring the wood's own movement. Each knife in the Shizuku series shares the same blade. 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The blade is built around a VG10 stainless core, layered in Damascus and finished with the tsuchime hammer marks that define the Shizuku series — rounded depressions across the upper surface that shift with the light and reference, in texture, the moment a water droplet forms before falling. Kamo Hamono forges at Takefu Knife Village in Echizen City, within a cutlery tradition the region has held for over 700 years. Katsuyasu Kamo, designated a traditional craftsman and the cooperative's founding chairman, built the workshop's reputation on advancing Echizen's forging methods without abandoning their foundation. The handle is stabilized karin burl wood with a water buffalo horn bolster, the figured grain running the full length.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kamo Hamono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53420913295674,"sku":"kmh030020201","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4499\/8202\/files\/KamoHamono_Shizuku_Petty_5.webp?v=1779248673"},{"product_id":"kamo-hamono-vg10-tsuchime-damascus-shizuku-petty-knife-purple-handle","title":"Kamo Hamono VG10 Tsuchime Damascus Shizuku Petty Knife Purple Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe petty knife is where precision is most visible. A narrow blade, a pointed tip, a form that asks the hand to work with control rather than force — the Shizuku petty from Kamo Hamono is built around those demands. The blade is VG10 stainless steel at the core, layered in Damascus and finished with the tsuchime hammer marks that define the series: rounded depressions distributed across the upper surface, referencing in texture the moment a water droplet holds its shape before falling. Kamo Hamono forges at Takefu Knife Village in Echizen City, where Katsuyasu Kamo — designated a traditional craftsman and the cooperative's founding chairman — spent decades refining Echizen's forging methods while keeping their historical foundation intact. Echizen's cutlery tradition stretches back over 700 years, and the quality of its water, long considered ideal for hardening steel, remains part of what defines the region's blades. 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