An all-purpose knife, used widely in Asian cuisine.The Imayo Vegetable Cleaver, like the Santoku knife, is an all-purpose knife with a large square blade that can be used for boneless proteins and vegetables.The Imayo Vegetable Cleaver isnotfor use on joints or bones. Please use theImayo Meat Cleaverfor this purpose.Imayo is part of Kais Seki Magoroku range of knives. Many celebrated swords were born in the Seki area and in the Kamakura era. The master craftsman Magoroku of Seki possessed the original technique for producing beautiful, high-quality swords with outstanding sharpness. Made in Japan, these beautiful knives feature a hammered finish tsuchime (tsoo-CHEE-may) in Japanese which creates air pockets that improve food release when cutting.Like others in the Kai family, the handle is made from hard-wearing PakkaWood, which enables durability and comfort, as well as making it an attractive-looking knife to have in your collection.Features:Blade Material:Molybdenum Vanadium stainless steel with tsuchime finishCutting Edge:Sharpened to a 16 double-bevel bladeHandle Material:Black PakkaWood (premium, resin-impregnated hardwood)Blade Length:18cmBlade Thickness:2.0mmTriple rivet & full tang construction for a sturdy & durable knifeFor use with both left and right handsHandcrafted in JapanLimited warranty from manufacturing defectsRead through ourShun Blogto find out more information about this top-end brand and the differences between their ranges.See all Chefs ComplementsKai Shun Knives here.