Tsunehisa Ginsan Nashiji Petty 135mm Ebony HandleThe Tsunehisa Ginsan Nashiji Petty 135mm is a stainless clad utility knife best fit for first timers and students requiring an accessible entry level Japanese blade. Finished by Takayuki Shibata in Fukuyama, this double bevel knife features a Ginsan Silver #3 steel core with stainless cladding and a nashiji surface finish. The 135mm blade profile suits precision tasks including in hand peeling, trimming, and slicing fruits or vegetables, functioning

This san-mai construction provides corrosion resistance while maintaining the thin geometry behind the edge characteristic of this line

The White 2 carbon steel blade has a hardness between 60 and 64 HRC and requires immediate wiping and drying after use to prevent corrosion

The refined design enables a smooth

Finishied to a mirror polish

and push-cutting strokes within a general-purpose chef's knife format

in the former Kaga Province (Wikipedia)

Kataoka Hamano is a professional kitchen knife maker based in Tsubame

The 175mm blade length suits slicing

As this blade is not stainless clad

This knife weighs 275g and pairs the heavy blade with a D-shaped ho wood handle featuring a black buffalo horn ferrule

providing a sturdy grip for precise handling during culinary work

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