Kamotou Hamono
Shiro Kamo Aogami Super Kurouchi Gyuto
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This Gyuto from Shiro Kamo is one of the best value options in terms of cutting performance and appearance among other knives within the same price range. The knife is forged beautifully with Kurouchi (blackened blade) and Kasumi (hazy line) finishing in Aogami Super carbon steel that provides an immense harness of 63-64 HRC. A high quality cooking companion that is often sought after by carbon steel knife lovers.
Spec:
- Origin (Made in): Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
- Craftsman: Mr. Shiro Kamo
- Brand: Kamotou Hamono
- Knife Type: Gyuto
- Blade
- Construction: San Mai
- Grind: Double-edged Blade (50/50 Grind)
- Hagane (Core Steel): Aogami Super (Blue Super)
- Jigane (Cladding): Soft Iron
- Hardness: 63-64 HRC
- Hand-forged, hand-ground, hand-sharpened
- Blade Finishes:
- Kurouchi
- Kasumi Polish
- Blade Length: 210mm (8.3") / 240mm (9.4")
- Blade Height (at heel): 52mm / 54mm
- Spine Thickness
- Above heel: 2.6mm / 2.9mm
- Middle: 1.9mm / 1.8mm
- Handle
- Shape: Hachikaku (Octagonal)
- Material: Wenge
- Kuchiwa: Black Buffalo Horn
- Length: 134mm / 138mm
- Overall Length: 362mm / 394mm
- Weight: 171g (6.03oz) / 203g (7.16oz)
- Hand Chiselled mark: In Japanese Kanji "Kamotou" (加茂藤)
About Kamotou Hamono 加茂藤刃物
Master Shiro Kamo is the third generation blacksmith of Kamotou Hamono, a small artisan knife workshop based in Takefu City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. He started helping his father in the workshop when he was a small kid and started making knives at the age of 25. He was certified as a traditional craftsman at the age of 45. And for decades, Mr. Kamo perfected forging techniques that make knives easier to sharpen while maintaining superior edge retention capabilities. Now in his 60s, he works on preserving and passing down the traditional crafting methods to his disciples (the youngest being 19 years old) at Kamotou Hamono.
Care:
Aogami Super (Blue Super) steel is considered the most superior Japanese high carbon steel for knife making. Despite some corrosion resistant quality (for a carbon steel), it is not stainless, therefore you should wipe your knife dry after each use. Patina will develop over time. Rust may develop if left in prolonged contact with water or acidic food. Use a rust eraser to clean if rusts develop. Avoid cutting into bones, frozen foods, hard fruit pits.
Cutting Surface:
Recommended cutting surface: wood, rubberized boards and high-end composites, and quality plastics such as polyethene make acceptable cutting surfaces, and will help protect and prolong knife’s edge. AVOID glass, metal, countertops, and other rigid, non-forgiving surfaces.
Sharpening:
We recommend sharpening all quality Japanese knives on whetstones, as we believe they yield the best results for your knives.
Customer Reviews
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L
I can’t get over this knife. I spend a lot of time using mostly German style chefs knives, I have always liked Japanese knives but they haven’t fully replaced my Germans as I really like the belly. Something about this knives profile is just perfect, the tall blade, long but not too harsh belly for easy tip work while still being great a rocking when I fall into that habit. The heel is also miraculously useful, I have never had a blade that had a beard for the heal. As slight as it is it give a liveliness to cutting with the heel for detail work like cleaning up a tomato. Shiro Kamo did very good work on this, I don’t see much pulling it out of its workhorse slot.
M
This chef knife is the sharpest knife currently in my care. It arrived this way. The finish is exactly like described if not better! The photos do not do it justice. I bought this for Aogami super and not for the handle as I wanted to make my own and fit it. BUT, even the wenge handle is excellent. I might keep it now! Wow... I will do business here again. Im tired of every other stores not having stock because some people need 10 or some buy out stock just to re-sell at a higher price! Thanks burrrfection .. it really is perfection.
Ps. I actually got cut cleaning it!
N
Looks great! Very nice and comfortable to hold. Insanely sharp. Fast delivery