"AZUMASYUSAKU" Gyuto Kurouchi (Chef's Knife) Aogami no.1 Steel, 210mm~240mm

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• It is a knife blacksmith made by traditional forging style. 
• Free Forging from Tosa Japan.
• AOGAMI No.1 Steel is the good steel of Japan for professional knives. 
• However, it gets rust easily, so it needs maintenance.
• Edge of Blade: AOGAMI No.1 Steel. It contains high-Carbon. Hardness: around HRC62 +/- 1. 
• AOGAMI Steel is very good for cutlery tools, because it can made sharp edge and a long lasting.
• Cladding: KUROUCHI.
• Handle: Walnut Octagonal.
• Double Bevel. Available for both Right and Left Hander.
• Made in Japan!
• Handmade by Tosa!
• If you want to keep a knife sharp, you need use hard sharpening stone to maintain it.

What is kurouchi knife?

Kurouchi knives retain the scaly residue left from the forging process, meaning that the residue works as coating on the carbon steel to prevent from rust.

The finish of Kurouch reduces reactivity on carbon steel knives, and give the knife a very characterful, rustic aesthetic prized by many knife enthusiasts.

Kurouchi finishes varying widely in appearance, uniformity, and durability. Rarely do pictures do these finishes justice as they have a very complex look and feel to them.

Of course, you need to sharpen the edge every time after using it even if the Kurouchi coating works for the sides of blade.

TOSA traditional skill “Free Forging”

TOSA cutlery started from 1621, over 400 years ago. Forge to finished need many steps, all steps just made from one blacksmith. Easy to control every part and keep it free style to forging, because that’s made by same craftsman. So, that’s why call this skill to “Free Forging”.

KUROUCHI forging with different color for every cutlery. TOSA KUROUCHI with additional process of kurouchi knives. On every knife have different color.

This knife isn’t using press process and solvent to make the pattern of knife, The final pattern and color of knife just depend on oxide film by random. So, the one and only knives. 

So many situations can use that double bevel knife. Double bevel knife with more tough of edge than single bevel, and easily to handle, good for Japanese food and western food.

This knife isn’t mass production.

We are focus on the knife quality than productivity. You can feel the soul of craftsman. We recommend you use that for gift.

Size:

210mm

Blade Length about 210mm (8.27inch), Total Length 370mm (14.6inch), Thickness of the spine about 2.5mm (0.1inch), Handle Length 140mm (5.5inch), Weight about 180g (6.3oz)

Item no. 4573200717321

240mm

Blade Length about 240mm (9.5inch), Total Length 400mm (15.7inch), Thickness of the spine about 2.5mm (0.1inch), Handle Length 140mm (5.5inch), Weight about 205g (7.2oz)

Item no. 4573200717338

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