Petty Knife, SG2 Powder Steel, Western style acrylic handle, Tsuchime Finish - Yu Kurosaki

Yu Kurosaki is a young blacksmith based in Takefu, Echizen. He started his blacksmithing career in 2002 appetising under Hiroshi Kato the then owner of Kanehiro. In 2018 he was given the award of Traditional Japanese Craftsman, a very high accolade. We are very proud to sell his knives and think he is a real one to watch in the future.

SHAPE: Petty. The smallest knife in the collection and perfect for everyday slicing tasks.

STEEL: SG2 or R2. These are modern powder steels and as the name suggested are formed from mixture of powdered elements heated and pressed together. This allows for very precise recipes to be followed. The steels themselves have the ability to be hardened to above 65 on the Rockwell scale giving them excellent edge retention. This does come at a slight cost in that they can be slightly difficult to sharpen.

FINISH: Tsuchime. This is a hand hammered finish that helps with food release.

HANDLE: Western style acrylic handle.

LENGTH: 130mm

MAKER: Yu Kurosaki - Takefu, Japan.

BEST FOR: A top performing steel in a very sexy package

SAUNDERS SAYS: “These little knives not only look great, they also perform great"