170mm Tsunehisa Migaki AS Wa Santoku
170mm Tsunehisa Migaki AS Wa Santoku
The Tsunehisa line of knives are hand-made in Tosa, Japan, by a small team of skilled craftsmen at the Hokiyama factory, founded in 1919.
Location: Kochi, Japan
Line: Tsunehisa
Construction: San mai
Edge Steel: Aogami Super (~63 HRC)
Cladding: Stainless
Finish: Migaki
Edge Grind: 50/50 (Double Bevel)
Handle: Oval Rosewood with pakka ferrule
Weight: ~116 grams
Blade Length: ~170mm
Overall Length: ~305mm
Thickness at Heel: ~2mm
Blade Height: ~48.3mm
The best sharpening tools for Japanese knives are leather strops and fine whetstones.
Japanese chef knives are brittle and are designed for cutting soft tissue foods. High Carbon steel chef knives can rust if not kept dry.
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This knife is all of the above and more!
The patina too is super interesting as it starts and runs all along the cladding line
The handle is super comfortable in the hand and this knife is incredible value!
Not to mention the customer support too at D.C.!!
Couldn't be more pleased, thank you!!
Thank you for the review Alejandro!
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