Aoi Series Kitchen Knife Set

The Aoi Series is a matched cutlery collection handmade to a single standard, so every blade you choose shares the same steel, the same finish, and the same handle. Build the set around how you actually cook. The Gyuto is the workhorse chef’s knife for proteins, large vegetables, and everyday prep. The Santoku handles fast, controlled slicing, dicing, and mincing with a flatter edge profile. The Nakiri is a straight-edged vegetable specialist built for clean push cuts and full-contact board work. The Cleaver powers through dense produce, squash, and other firm vegetables. The Petty covers detail work, peeling, trimming, and small in-hand cuts where a full-size blade is too much. Each knife runs a stainless steel cutting core wrapped in suminagashi Damascus, heat-treated to for a hard, lasting edge backed by tougher outer layers. The high-contrast suminagashi finish carries across the collection, and every handle is shaped in the Japanese wa style from sapphire-blue resin and stabilized burl wood for a consistent, balanced grip throughout the set.

Features

• Matched from one forge: every knife in the collection shares the same stainless steel core, suminagashi Damascus, and wa handle, so the set looks and performs as one.
• stainless steel cutting core hardened for edge retention for a sharp, edge-retentive blade, with 67 Damascus layers adding strength and reducing food drag.
• High-contrast suminagashi Damascus finish runs consistently across each blade for a unified look on the block and in hand.
• Sapphire-blue resin and stabilized burl wood wa handles deliver a secure, balanced grip and the same feel from knife to knife.
• Role-built lineup covers the full board: Gyuto for everyday work, Santoku for fast slicing, Nakiri for vegetables, Cleaver for firm vegetables and squash, and Petty for detail tasks.
• Build the set you need: add only the blades that match your cooking instead of paying for knives you will not use.

Build your Aoi Series: choose from the Gyuto, Santoku, Nakiri, Cleaver, and Petty, all matched in stainless steel suminagashi Damascus with sapphire-blue resin and burl wood wa handles.

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