5.5" Santoku Knife - Mo Series (X06)

Reach for this when you're shaving fennel paper-thin or slicing a zucchini into even coins on a small board where an 8-inch blade is just too much knife. The 5.5" Santoku is the shorter, more nimble version of the Mo Series workhorse. Same push-cut flat profile. Smaller footprint, more control in tighter spaces.

The Santoku Advantage

The flat belly is what makes a santoku a santoku. Instead of rocking, you push straight down through cucumber rounds or capsicum strips and lift cleanly off the board. At 5.5 inches this one is especially direct: your hand stays close to the board, and the tip doesn't hang over the edge of the food before the heel reaches the board. It's the knife you'll grab for prep work where a longer blade feels heavy and imprecise.

Damascus Steel, Burnt Oak Handle

The core is 10Cr15CoMoV high-carbon stainless, wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus and vacuum heat-treated to 60±2 HRC. That edge holds through a prep session rather than dulling on the third capsicum. The burnt oak handle with its red G10 accent ring sits firmly in a pinch grip whether you're doing fast coin cuts or slow deliberate slices. The blade sits on a hidden rat-tail tang (a partial tang) with a bolster.

Specifications

• Blade Steel: 67-layer Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV core
• Hardness: 60±2 HRC (Vacuum Heat Treated)
• Blade Profile: 5.5-inch Santoku, flat-profile push-cut
• Handle: Burnt Oak with Red G10 Accent, hidden rat-tail tang (a partial tang) with bolster
• Use: Push-cutting vegetables, slicing fish fillets, and any prep where a shorter, lighter blade gives you more control than a full-size santoku.
• Series: Mo Series (X06)
• Model: X06-5RS

Complete Your Set

Pair it with other pieces in the Mo Series for a kitchen lineup that shares the same burnt oak handles, 67-layer Damascus cladding, and red G10 accent.

All our knives arrive in a beautiful, premium gift box that’s ready to impress. (Whether it's for a very lucky friend, or just for you.)

• Blade length: 5.5 in / 140 mm
• Knife type: Santoku
• Blade material: 67 layers Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV steel core
• Core steel: 10Cr15CoMoV (cobalt-bearing stainless)
• Cladding: 316L stainless steel
• Hardness: 60±2 HRC
• Edge angle: 15° per side
• Spine thickness: 2.3 mm
• Heat treatment: vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze
• Damascus pattern: New Water Wave black titanium stonewash
• Blade finish: black titanium water-wave stonewash (Kurouchi-style)
• Handle: oak burnt handle
• Tang: hidden rat-tail tang (a partial tang) with bolster
• Weight: 138 g (product)
• Care: hand-wash only, dry immediately, not dishwasher safe
• Origin: Yangjiang, Guangdong, China
• Warranty: lifetime