Our Craft

Asiro's range is built around a single steel and three blade sizes: a chef's knife, a utility knife, and a kiritsuke, paired with a magnetic holder. Each knife is forged from 67-layer Damascus steel wrapped around a Japanese AUS-10 core.

AUS-10 is a high-carbon stainless steel with a composition (around 1% carbon, 13-15% chromium, plus molybdenum and vanadium) that gives it a good balance of edge retention and corrosion resistance. Wrapping it in 67 folded layers of two contrasting steels adds flexibility and impact resistance around that hard core, and produces a distinct wavy pattern on the blade face. No two blades come out with exactly the same pattern, since it depends on how the layers fold during forging.

The handles are solid African Rosewood, a dense, tight-grained hardwood. Its low porosity means it resists water absorption better than softer woods, so it holds up to repeated washing without swelling, cracking, or drying out over time. The grain typically darkens slightly with age and handling.

The range is intentionally limited to three blade sizes rather than a full block set. The chef's knife handles the bulk of everyday prep, the utility knife covers smaller precision tasks, and the kiritsuke's tip and edge geometry suit fine slicing work. The magnetic holder is designed to store all three off the counter and out of a drawer, where unprotected edges dull faster from contact with other utensils.