Sakai Takayuki VG10 Gyuto 240mm (9.4") 33 Layer Hammered Damascus

Sakai Takayuki VG10 Gyuto 240mm (9.4") 33 Layer Hammered DamascusThis Sakai Takayuki 240mm Gyuto features a VG10 stainless steel core with 33 layer hammered Damascus cladding and best fits first timers or students seeking an easy to maintain Japanese chef's knife. The blade measures 240mm and utilises a double bevel gyuto profile designed for general purpose tasks including mincing, slicing vegetables, and cutting meat. Produced by Aoki Hamono in Sakai, this knife represents a collaborative manufacturing approach

Naniwa claims these are splash-and-go stones

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When you use a Tojiro knife

215 mm  Blade Height at Heel

A dished stone will not have an even contact with the edge result in an inconsistantly sharpened edge

As part of the Inox line

Size: 206 x 54 x 27mm

Weighing 182g

R2 is a type of PM steel (Powder Metallurgy) that is long regarded as the best all-rounder steel for kitchen knives

and a 1000/3000 grit flattening stone

Hasegawa went one step further to incorporate a piece of wooden core inside the board