Tsunehisa AUS10 Petty Utility Knife 135mm

This is a high-carbon stainless steel chef knife designed to cut produce and boneless meats.

Pros: Sharpness, ambidextrous handle, easy to hone.

Cons: Mirror polish prone to scratches

The Tsunehisa line of knives are hand-made in Tosa, Japan.

The blades are polished damascus-clad AUS10 Japanese steel. HRC ~60

The handles are riveted pakka wood.

The best sharpening tools for Japanese knives are leather strops and fine whetstones.

Japanese chef knives are brittle and the blades can chip if not handled carefully. High Carbon steel chef knives can rust and corrode if not dried promptly and kept dry.