Kiritsuke Sujihiki Knife, Aogami 2 with Iron cladding, Kasumi finish - Tetsujin Hamono

SHAPE: Kiritsuke Sujihiki. A slicing knife similar to the yanagiba sushi knife but with a western double bevel. Very adept at cutting in one continuous movement causing minimal damage to the protein. This version has a dropped tip, characteristic of a Kiritsuke.

STEEL: Aogami (blue paper) 2 steel. This is very similar to white paper steel but with tungsten and chromium added to it which helps with edge retention and slows down rusting. This steel differs from Blue 1 in its carbon content, Blue 2 being slightly less. Due to the non stainless nature of this steel care must be taken to dry the knives properly after use.

FINISH: Kasumi polish - a hazy, almost matte, effect on the bla

HANDLE: Octagonal Teak handle with black buffalo horn ferule

LENGTH: 255mm

MAKER: Tetsujin Hamono, Tosa

SAUNDERS SAYS:  "An immaculately forged and finished knife"