Beyond

Our friend Tomohiro Hasegawa pleasantly surprised us with a new line of attractive Mcusta Zanmai kitchen knives. He called them BEYOND very characteristically. As you know, this English term has several meanings, but in this case it is most appropriate on the other side. We will explain why right away.

Marusho Industry is known for its advanced technological processes, which result in perfectly refined knives. In terms of materials, the company mainly focuses on first-class anti-corrosion steels such as VG2, VG10 and SPG2 delivered from the Takefu Special Steel steel plant. But now it has decided to do what we can safely call a step to the other side. Just simply BEYOND.

Apart from the exclusive Constellation limited editions, this is the first time that the traditional high carbon steel for Mcusta Zanmai knives has been used on such a scale. And when Tomo does something, he does it 100%. Therefore, he did not hesitate for a long time and reached for the most noble "blue" in the form of Aogami Super. It can easily be hardened to a hardness of over 64HRC. In order to reduce the maintenance of the blades as much as possible, the outer layers of the San Mai construction are made of anti-corrosion steel. This means that just like the Tosaichi Aogami Super knives, you only need to rub the edge with the blade oil. The texture of the blade is in the hair line version, that is, with fine vertical lines, which are separated from the polished edge by a highlighted hamon. The blade, according to the manufacturer's philosophy, is convex, or Hamaguri.

The fact that these are luxury knives is also evidenced by the continuation behind the blade. The bolster is made of nickel and silver alloy. Its matte satin finish suits it very well. The interface between the bolster and the handle is discreetly defined by a dark red resin ring. The handles are made of Hinoki wood, which, due to its durability, was used to build temples and shrines. They have the shape of an octagon, but not the classic one. It is about twisted version, when the octagon is gently turned to the side. The result is a perfect knife grip. The last element that completes the beautifully balanced whole is the decorative application on the handle.

Of course, such knives deserve adequate packaging. It is in the form of wooden paulownia boxes just like the other Mcusta Zanmai premium knife series.

BEYOND knives contain everything perfect that we are used to from the Mcusta Zanmai brand, but at the same time they move them more to the side of traditional Wa Bocho, i.e. typical Japanese knives.

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