Samura Pro-S Lunar Knife Set, 3 pcs

The Samura Pro-S Lunar knife set brings together three knives for a wide range of everyday prep: a 79 mm paring knife, a 152 mm utility knife and a 212 mm chef's knife. Between them, you can peel and trim fruit, slice cheese and sausage, chop vegetables and cut boneless meat and fish. All three share hammered VG-10 Damascus steel blades and black G-10 handles, and the set suits home cooks and professional chefs alike.

Blade and steel

Each blade is made of VG-10 Damascus steel in 67 layers and hardened to 60–61 HRC. A hard blade keeps its edge for a long time, so you sharpen less often. In return, the edges ask for a little care: keep them away from bones, frozen food and glass boards.

The hammered finish gives every blade an irregular, pocked surface that mirrors the terrain of the moon. All three knives have a double-bevel edge, ground on both sides, which keeps them straightforward to maintain on a whetstone.

Handle and balance

The handles are made of black G-10, a high-pressure fibreglass built from multilayered glass cloth soaked in epoxy resin. It is crafted to resist moisture and to give the handle extra structural strength. Each knife has a stainless steel bolster. Together, the three knives weigh 442 g net.

Best uses

• Peeling, trimming and slicing small fruit and vegetables with the paring knife
• Slicing sandwiches, cheese and sausage with the utility knife
• Cutting bread, vegetables and fruit with the utility knife
• Chopping and dicing vegetables and fruit with the chef's knife
• Slicing boneless meat and portioning fish with the chef's knife

What's in the set

• Paring knife 79 mm
• Utility knife 152 mm
• Chef's knife 212 mm

Care and sharpening

Rinse the knives with hot water and wipe them dry before first use. After that, wash them by hand with non-abrasive materials and dry them straight away; a dishwasher is not recommended, and the knives should not be left in the sink for long. Cut on wooden or plastic boards, never on glass, leave bones to a SAMURA cleaver and frozen food to a double-sided serrated saw knife, and store the knives in a brush block or knife holder where the blades do not touch metal items. Use a honing rod between sharpenings and resharpen on a whetstone at the original factory bevel angle of 15–17°.

About the Pro-S Lunar series

The Pro-S Lunar series captures the beauty of the moon's surface: its hammered Damascus steel blades show irregular pocking, and they are paired with G-10 handles. Like all SAMURA knives, the knives in this set come with a 2-year warranty.