240mm Tsunehisa Shirogami Sujihiki Lacquered Wa Handle
240mm Tsunehisa Shirogami Sujihiki Lacquered Wa Handle
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: Shirogami #1 (HRC~63)
Cladding: Stainless Steel
Finish: Migaki
Edge Grind: 50/50 (Double Bevel)
Handle: Octagonal Purple Sparkle lacquered magnolia.
Weight: ~128grams
Blade Length: 240mm
Overall Length: ~387mm
Thickness at Heel: ~2.3mm
Blade Height: ~33.8mm
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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sharp out of the box. edge is straight. I own the petty from this same line. I bought that petty from a dif store, that store seems to mark up their tsunehisa stock by stamping their brand instead of tsunehisa. The price mark up is roughy 100usd added. I found this store with this Tsunehisa line. as far as I can tell the only difference is the brand on the front. I am not rich. I use these for work. Not terribly reactive. Compared to other knives I use that the internet claims to be highly reactive, these shiro 1 knives are moderately reactive...
I am diligent with my maintenance. During service I keep towels solely for drying cleaning. if I know i wont prep a bit or cut proteins I put knives in sayas
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