Tsunehisa AS Western Blue Super Steel Gyuto Chef Knife 240mm

This is a food prep knife designed for users who value maximum edge retention and who can exercise great care to prevent the edge from chipping.

The Tsunehisa line of knives are hand-made in Sakai, Japan, by different teams of skilled craftsmen.

The blades are Aogami Super steel (aka blue super) with a hammered kurouchi finish

The handles pakka wood and triple-riveted to a full tang.

Japanese chef knives are brittle and are designed for cutting soft tissue foods. High Carbon steel chef knives can rust if not kept dry.