Sukenari Gingami No.3 Nickel Damascus Wa Gyuto (210mm To 270mm, 3 Sizes, Octagonal Japanese Yew Wood Handle)

With the over 80 years of knife making history and specialized technical experience, Sukenari is very enthusiastic about producing knives which take advantage of the new generation of stainless cutlery steels and high performance tool steels.

The number of professional Chefs and home cooks that prefer the rust-resistance and ease of maintenance offered by stainless steel kitchen knives is growing every year. To meet these demands, Sukenari decided to produce a high-grade stainless steel kitchen knives with popular and reliable Hitachi Gingami No.3 Japanese stainless steel.

This beautiful Damascus Wa Gyuto is forged and hand crafted by passionate forge-smith Sukenari using Gingami No.3 steel (HRC 62).

Special mirror-polishing and finishing processes create a high contrast and finer Damascus layered pattern, with shiny layers of stainless steel and white-colored layers of nickel steel.

This knife has a comfortable Octagonal Japanese Yew Wood Handle, which has a buffalo horn ferrule. For safekeeping, each knife comes with a matching magnolia wood Saya (Sheath) with a black pakkawood Saya pin. Japaense Yew Wood often has been used for the Wa Handles from long time ago. It has smooth surface and makes comfortable touch, grip and strength.

The Gyuto is the Japanese version of the classic Western Chef’s knife. It can be used with a variety of different cutting techniques to achieve a wide range of kitchen tasks and is suitable for cutting the vast majority of meats, fish, vegetables and fruits. The Gyuto is true multi-purpose knife.

Specifications

Knife Model: Sukenari Gingami No.3 Nickel Damascus Wa Gyuto

Blade Material: Gingami No.3 Nickel Damascus

Rockwell Hardness (HRc): 62

Blade Grind and Edge Shape: Double Bevel Edge 50/50

Handle Material: Octagonal Japanese Yew Wood Handle with Water Buffalo Horn Ferrule

Saya Included: Yes.