Sakai Kikumori - Tsuchime Gyuto 210mm
Made from an all stainless San Mai (3 layered construction), comprising of a V10 core for edge retention & durability and clad on either side with a softer stainless to make for a more robust cutting tool.
The Tsuchime range are the ideal choice for those looking for the aesthetic and profile of a Japanese blade but the ease of care and handling of a stainless, western handled knife.
In addition to providing aesthetic appeal the Tsuchime or hammered Damascus cladding also provides greatly improved food release, particularly useful when slicing vegetables.
The Gyuto is Japan’s answer to the western chef knife, in a country where the food culture has given birth to a myriad of highly specialised knives with specific jobs, the gyuto is an all round knife to cover all the bases. It was created in the latter part of the 19C after the son of a prominent Japanese blacksmith visited the west to investigate new knife making technologies, he returned with a few samples and a load of ideas and ever since then it has evolve into the hugely popular style we recognise today.
Specifications - Tsuchime Gyuto
- Blade shape - Gyuto
- Maker - Sakai Kikumori
- Blade construction - Stainless san mai
- Steel - V10 Stainless
- Handle - Blue Polywood
- Total length - 334mm
- Blade length - 210mm
- Blade height at heel - 46mm
- Weight - 190g
- HRC -
- Blade Finish - Tsuchime Damascus
- Edge grind - 50/50
- Thickness behind the edge - 0.43mm
- Thickness of spine at heel - 2.03mm
Sakai, in the Osaka region of Japan has been a thriving hub for Japanese blade making for over 600 years. Sakai Kikumori, itself approaching 100 years in business, continue to work with some of the areas most skilled craftspeople to produce a broad range of cutlery.
Knives are only available to persons over 18 years of age. Due to the nature of our business ALL customers will be asked to prove their age at checkout.
We ship Tuesday to Saturday using Royal Mail Tracked 24.
All knives ship via an age verified service in accordance with The Offensive Weapons Act 2019, which will mean the postie will need you to be in to receive the delivery & to check your ID if you look under 25.
The law also requires us to carry out a soft age check of the purchaser after checkout, this is done by an automated system that usually doesn't require your input, although we will need to contact you for proof of age if you fail, which can sometimes happen if you use a work address.
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