FLASH is TOJIRO's Damascus range, sold in Japan as Senkou, and it is built around a VG10 cobalt alloy core wrapped in 37 folded layers of low and high carbon stainless steel. The layering draws the rippling pattern across the blade, and it is also what lets TOJIRO run a genuinely hard core without the whole blade becoming brittle.
The handle is a reinforced laminate, the material sold in the knife trade as Micarta. It shrugs off moisture, heat and knocks, will not swell or split the way timber can, and holds grip when your hands are wet. A stainless bolster sets it off, and the blade to handle join is curved rather than squared off so it sits under the finger instead of pressing into it.
At 100mm this is a paring and utility blade: long enough to work on the board, short enough for peeling and detail work in the hand.
- VG10 cobalt alloy core for a hard long-lasting edge
- 37 layer Damascus cladding in stainless steel
- Reinforced laminate handle (Micarta) resists moisture heat and impact and grips when wet
- Stainless bolster for balance and a secure grip
- Contoured blade to handle join for comfort through long service
- Made in Niigata Japan
- Blade hardness approximately 60 HRC (average rating and may vary by plus or minus 1)