[Indigo Bocho] Kurouchi Stainless Tsuchime Knife Set of 3

Rust-resistant stainless × kuro-uchi × tsuchime — a serious set for everyday use, complete in three knives.

The basic set, chosen so you never have to wonder which knife to pick up.

Includes engraving and gift wrapping.

Product features

Traditional kuro-uchi, worked over with a tsuchime hammer finish struck by hand — a combination you will not find anywhere else.

Kuro-uchi is an Edo-period method: the face of the blade is deliberately left unpolished so that the black oxide film stays on it. Until now that meant carbon steel, which takes the film readily and cuts beautifully but rusts just as readily. Here we have managed kuro-uchi in rust-resistant stainless instead — the edge of a Japanese knife, with upkeep a home kitchen can actually live with.

Why a set of three

A santoku on its own will do most things, but everyday cooking keeps coming back to three situations: fine work, general work, and large ingredients or meat.

This set covers all three with knives from the same series, so you can reach for the right one instead of making one knife do everything.

Petty — fruit, vegetable prep and close work. It makes fiddly jobs quicker.

Santoku — the all-rounder for home cooking. When in doubt, this one.

Gyuto 21cm — meat and larger ingredients, where a long pulling cut lets the edge do the work. Blocks of meat and whole cabbages stop being a chore.

For anyone who would rather set the kitchen up properly from the start than build it one knife at a time.

Practical and good to look at, it also makes a fitting gift for a wedding or a new home.

Specifications

• Type: Petty, Santoku, Gyuto
• Steel: SUS stainless steel with Tsuchime hammered finish
• Blade length: 15cm (Petty), 18cm (Santoku), 21cm (Gyuto)
• Blade grind: Double bevel (right- or left-handed)
• Handle wood: Hiba (Japanese cypress)
• Handle finish: Indigo dyed with waterproof coating
• Made in: Japan (Osaka + Tokushima)

About Indigo Bocho

Indigo dyeing has been part of everyday life in Japan for centuries, valued for the antibacterial and deodorizing qualities long attributed to it. The Indigo Bocho brings that craft to a kitchen knife, so that how a knife performs and how it looks are settled together. Each one joins Sakai bladesmithing, an Osaka tradition, to the indigo dyeing rooted in the history of Tokushima. Putting artisans from different regions and different disciplines on the same object is the whole point: each craft is worth more for standing next to the other. There is a wider aim as well — one product that supports several craft regions at once, and helps keep Japan's traditional skills in working use. We hope you enjoy what the two crafts make together.