波nami · wave
The Nami Set
Six Damascus knives and a magnetic stand. Everything a home kitchen needs, and nothing it does not: six blades that cover every cut from a loaf of bread to a clove of garlic, resting on a stand that shows them the way they deserve to be seen.
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Edge
10°
Ground to a 10° angle on each side, far finer than the 20° of a typical Western knife. Meat and vegetables part with almost no pressure.
Hardness
56 HRC
Hard enough to hold that edge, tempered so it flexes rather than chips. The balance Japanese smiths have chased for centuries.
Pattern
Damascus
Layered steel, folded and forged, gives each blade its flowing wave pattern. No two are the same.
Handle
Solid wood
Shaped to the hand, sealed against moisture, and finished with a gold flower rivet set into the wood.
20° edge
六roku · six blades
One knife for every cut.
Each blade in the Nami set has a job. Together they replace a drawer full of compromises.
- 01牛刀
Chef's knife
The all-rounder for meat, fish and large vegetables.
- 02三徳
Santoku
Three virtues: slicing, dicing and mincing. The knife most Japanese kitchens reach for first.
- 03パン切り
Bread knife
Long serrations for crusty loaves, tomatoes and cakes without crushing them.
- 04菜切
Nakiri
Straight edge and tall blade for vegetables: full contact with the board on every cut.
- 05筋引
Slicing knife
A long, narrow blade for carving roasts and slicing fish in one clean stroke.
- 06ペティ
Paring knife
For everything you hold in your hand: peeling, trimming, coring.
磁ji · magnet
The magnetic stand
Traditional knife blocks hide blades in dark, damp slots where water collects and mould grows. The Nami stand does the opposite: strong magnets hold each knife flat against solid wood, in the open air, where it dries completely and where you can see it.
A vein of stone-patterned resin runs through the wood like a mineral seam, so the stand is as much a piece for the counter as the knives it carries. Choosing a knife takes a glance; taking it takes one hand.
- Stand dimensions
- 12.4 × 9.8 × 3.9 in (31.5 × 25 × 10 cm)
花hana · the rivet
A small gold flower, set into the wood.
Look closely at each handle and you will find a single gold rivet, pressed into the wood in the shape of a flower. It holds the handle to the steel, and it is the one place on a Mihama knife where we allowed ourselves an ornament.