Tsunehisa Shirogami #1 gyuto 240mm EN

Tsunehisa is a brand, like many others in Japan, which takes care of marketing the proven creations of several smiths, based in different cities, such as Sakai, Tosa or Seki for example.

Each city has its style in the creation of kitchen knives, and also specialies in the use of certain steels, more than others.

For example, Tosa’s craftsmen are recognized for having an excellent mastery in the forging of Ginsan and AUS10 steel. In Seki are very well known for the incredible work done on VG10 steel blades. And Sakai to be specialized in the forge of a single bevel blade.

Brand: Tsunehisa
Steel: Shirogami #1 with stainless coating
Hardness: 62 HRC
Finish: migaki
Length of the blade:24.2 cm
Height of the blade: 4.8 cm
Thickness of the blade to the heel: 2.1 mm
Thickness of the blade at the tip: 0.5 mm
Weight: 172 gr

The handle is made by us in dyed and stabilized maple burl, boxelder burl spacers, buffalo horn ferrule and bottom cap.

The core is made of Shirogami #1 steel, considered the purest alloy in the manufacture of knives. This offers us a very good retention of the edge, excellent ability to obtain a razor sharpness and great ease of sharpening.