Sakimaru Yanagiba knife, GInsan stainless steel with stainless steel cladding, Migaki finish - Sakai Takayuki

Sakai Takayuki have a long and distinguished history of producing truly excellent knives using expertise that has been passed down generations.

SHAPE: Sakimaru Yanagiba. A version of a yanagiba, being used for precise slicing typically when preparing sushi. With it's distinct flat tip making it look more like a samurai sword than a chef knife, it's the ultimate Japanese knife

STEEL: Ginsanko or Silver 3 as it is commonly known is a fantastic high carbon stainless steel that performs incredibly well, a huge plus point is that it is pretty easy to sharpen. It only has 13% Chromium in it which is what makes stainless, well stainless. This is the minimum amount a knife can have in it to be classed as stainless. So if you leave acid items on the knife don't be surprised to come back and find tarnish marks. This is the price for ease of sharpening.

FINISH: Polished.

HANDLE: Octagonal wenge handle with black buffalo horn ferule

LENGTH: 390mm

MAKER: Sakai Takayuki