The Santoku from Kanetsune knives features a San Mai steel blade, Constructed with Japanese Blue Steel core, sandwiched between two pieces of Japanese Damascus steel, and features a comfortable Sandalwood handle. Features San Mai & 11 layer Damascus constructed blade has amazing edge retention and sharpness The red plywood handles are very comfortable and easy to clean Santoku blade profile helps with chopping and slicing food Made with Japanese San Mai steel, the Kanetsune Santoku is a fantastic option for all your kitchen cutting tasks. Japanese Blue Steel is known for it's fantastic edge retention and durability. The gentle sweep of the blade makes chopping, dicing and mincing a breeze. Comfortable wooden handles allow for superb control of the blade and is comfortable in hand.