White Steel #1 Montanren Series

White Steel #1 is said to be an ideal material for knife blades due to its hardness and sharpness, plus it’s long edge retention and ease of sharpening. Our Montanren Series epitomises this, all forged by high-skilled artisans in every step from forging and quenching to creating the edge to bring about the best sharpness and edge retention. This series is Sakai Ichimonji Mitsuhide’s masterpiece series, without a doubt. Moreover, these knives cannot be mass-produced because heat treatment in the Hi-zukuri process required for this steel is difficult. Even in Sakai, a city known for Japanese traditional knifemaking, only a few artisans can produce it. On the back of this blade, a wavy pattern called a “Montanren” is visible. This line is the boundary between soft iron and hard carbon steel, reminisicent of patterns found on traditional Japanese swords.