Kisuke Manaka Hand forged ATS-34 clad stainless hammered polish Petty knife blank 150mm

Tansetsu of Stainless steel chef knife (Japanese traditional techniques of making knives from forge welding) , clad blades made of ATS-34 stainless steel cutting core, sandwiched between SUS410 stainless steel which provides excellent edge retention, HRC 64 hardness, high durability whet well blade, Razor-edge and corrosion‐resistant steel.

This special blade was made by all his courage. You can enjoy these high quality products with all his heart and soul which can never feel it through mass production products.

-- Item detail -- approx size and weight
ATS-34 Petty knife  
Blade length 152mm, Total length 240mm, Blade width 32mm, Blade thickness 1.5 to 3.0mm / Tang length 78mm, Tang width 11mm, Tang thickness 1 to 4.0 mm, 65g

-- Material --
*Blade core: ATS-34 stainless steel, base: SUS410 stainless steel, double edged
*Hammered and Kasumi  Polished finish 
*heat treated and Sharp edged blade
*Black smith, Kisuke Manaka 
*Construction: Warikomi Sanmai, hand-forged in the traditional way
Note: Polished finish blade has some slight scratch line on the blade. and there are some tiny rust and crack on tang. There are a tiny mark of kurouchi of hammered blade part. 
*approx size and weight
A brand new, Made in Japan
*Price is include a knife

Kisuke Manaka: A unique and rare blacksmith who attained Tansetsu of Stainless steel (Japanese traditional techniques of making knives from forge welding)

Since its establishment in 1872, the Manaka Hamono a historical blacksmith has been making Japanese sword. To satisfies the needs in the present age, The blade using in daily life such as kitchen knives and farming tools have been made since the fourth generation started. Manaka Hamono has been intent on preserving the ancient way from forge welding to water quenching without using any convenience materials. Although it’s said that it’s hardly possible to weld stainless, the fifth Keisuke Manaka, one of few blacksmith who has skills causing superhuman feat, succeeded it.


*Generally, welding different types of stainless steel is extremely difficult or impossible. Forge welding can be done under machine management system in a high temperature furnace, since its melting temperature is very high. Furthermore, its temperature range in which a blacksmith can operate is limited.

By researching and developing metals, having traditional facilities and a miracle of skills, he successfully achieved to weld different types of stainless steels by hand. He also make custom knives and handles for western chef knives conducting almost every process in blacksmithing by hand, from the ancient Japanese way of smith forging(the process of layering stainless), the production of the blade, sharpening, up to the attachment of the handle.