A kiridashi with a raw aesthetic and a brutish appeal!

You wouldn’t be the first one to wonder what sabertooth bone the Sankaku 2 kiridashi was carved out of. The blade comes with a remarkably beautiful texture to it that feels primitive. The kiridashi, however, is surprisingly handy, and comes with a sharp, versatile blade. The knife measures an overall 110mm in length and comes hand-forged from D2 steel – an older, proven tool steel, relied upon in industrial settings for making some of the most durable cutting and metal forming tools possible. Needless to say, this allows the Sankaku 2 kiridashi to outperform itself and retain its edge while doing so. The blade is further made wear-resistant by cryogenically treating it.

The Sankaku 2 is pretty useful as an outdoor knife. Designed to be small enough to entirely fit in the palm of your hand, the kiridashi is perfect EDC material (it does come with a leather sheath), and that scalpel-style blade is ideal for cutting, slicing, piercing, or even whittling away outdoors!

Designer: Vasverblades

Sarang Sheth

Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.

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