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Zanmai Supreme Hammered

Supreme Hammered is another luxury line of the Zanmai brand. It boasts a proven 33-layer damascene blade. The core / hagane / is made of high carbon VG-10 stainless steel. It is lined on both sides with 16 layers of interlaced steel with different hardness.

This is where manufacturers usually end their process. However, Marusho Inc. does not. The upper part of the blade is hammered and then polished to a high gloss. The company carefully protects the method of this hammering. The result is surprisingly expressive. It resembles clouds over the sea.

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Unlike other manufacturers, the blade is not stamped but cut by laser, which ensures maximum accuracy. The company's specialty is rough grinding of the blade before hardening. The result is a harder blade edge. The edge is hand-ground to Hamaguri shape on horizontal rotating whetstones. Unlike traditional single-bevelled eastern knives, Hamaguri is based on a basic "V" shape, with slightly convex sides. Such a blade is robust enough, but it can make a cut without unwanted fibre deformation, thus preventing & nbsp; leak of & nbsp; juices and fats.

The handles made of stabilized pakka wood in brown-red color are elegantly bevelled at the end. They have a

octagon profile, which is expected in the high-end class. In the middle of the handle is a decorative pin borrowed from musical instruments. It is worth noting the perfectly smooth transition of the handle into a bolster made of nickel-silver alloy, which has excellent antibacterial properties. It is possible to order a natural lacquered saya case made of magnolia wood.