240mm Tsunehisa Damascus VG-10 Tsuchime Wa Gyuto
240mm Tsunehisa Damascus VG-10 Tsuchime Wa Gyuto
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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: VG10 (61 HRC)
Cladding: 16-layer damascus tainless steel
Finish: Polished
Edge Grind: 50/50 (Double Bevel)
Handle: Oval-shaped rosewood and pakka wood ferrule
Weight: ~176g
Blade Length: 240mm
Overall Length: ~333mm
Thickness at Heel: ~1.6mm
Blade Height: ~50mm
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.