Miyabi Iki Knives

The Miyabi Iki is the pinnacle of the Miyabi range, and a knife made for those who want the very best the brand offers. It is so exacting to produce that Miyabi's master artisans undergo special training just to craft it, and each knife is made in over 130 meticulous steps. Handcrafted in Seki, Japan, the Iki brings together Miyabi's hardest steel, an exclusive Damascus pattern created for this series alone, and a hand-shaped natural maple handle. It is a knife for the cook who never compromises, even on the smallest details.

What sets the Iki apart is its steel and its finish. The blade is built around MC66, an ultra-hard micro-carbide powder steel, ice-hardened using Miyabi's CRYODUR process to around 66 HRC, which places it among the very hardest kitchen blades made and gives it exceptional sharpness and edge retention. The 49-layer blade carries the exclusive Moonlight Damascus pattern, designed specifically for the Iki series, so each knife is unique, and the edge is hand-honed using the traditional Honbazuke method to a razor-sharp 9.5 to 12 degrees per side by artisans trained especially for this range. Completing each knife is a hand-shaped handle in dark maple, individually balanced and matched to its blade.