This 210mm gyuto shows off the exceptional craftsmanship Sukenari is known for, blending a highly functional blade with genuinely striking looks. The core is ZDP189, one of the hardest alloys used in kitchen knife making, hardened here to about 65 to 66 HRC for an edge that holds its sharpness far longer than most steels.
The inner core is surrounded by a softer stainless steel, which makes day to day maintenance far easier than a fully exposed high hardness core would be. That outer layer is finished in a mirror polished Damascus pattern, paired with an octagonal rosewood handle and a buffalo horn ferrule. The result is a knife substantial enough to be a daily workhorse, yet refined enough to double as a showpiece or future heirloom.
Care Instructions:ZDP189 is stainless but very hard and can chip at this hardness level, so use only wood or soft plastic cutting boards and avoid bones, frozen foods, or other hard materials. Hand wash and dry the blade after use, and strop the edge regularly between full sharpenings to keep this high hardness steel performing at its best on quality water stones.
The inner core is surrounded by a softer stainless steel, which makes day to day maintenance far easier than a fully exposed high hardness core would be. That outer layer is finished in a mirror polished Damascus pattern, paired with an octagonal rosewood handle and a buffalo horn ferrule. The result is a knife substantial enough to be a daily workhorse, yet refined enough to double as a showpiece or future heirloom.
Care Instructions:ZDP189 is stainless but very hard and can chip at this hardness level, so use only wood or soft plastic cutting boards and avoid bones, frozen foods, or other hard materials. Hand wash and dry the blade after use, and strop the edge regularly between full sharpenings to keep this high hardness steel performing at its best on quality water stones.
- Brand: Sukenari
- Blacksmith: Hanaki
- Location: Toyama, Japan
- Construction: San Mai
- Edge Steel: ZDP189
- HRC: 65-66
- Cladding: Stainless Steel
- Finish: Mirror Polished Damascus
- Edge Grind: Even
- Handle: Rosewood Octagonal
- Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
- Weight: 5.8 oz (166 g)
- Blade Length: 205 mm
- Total Length: 351 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 3 mm
- Blade Height: 48 mm
