Sukenari has earned a reputation for impressive skill and artisanship, whether the work involves intricate Damascus patterns or the notoriously difficult honyaki process. This 240mm gyuto pairs that reputation with ZDP189, one of the hardest alloys used in kitchen knife making, ground thinner than most other steels can manage while still holding an edge far longer.
The inner ZDP189 core is clad in a softer stainless steel, which keeps maintenance manageable for a steel this hard, allowing professional cooks to get through an extended work session without needing to stop and sharpen. The blade face carries a fine mirror polished Damascus pattern, and this particular knife comes with a custom octagonal handle rather than the standard rosewood and buffalo horn pairing found on other Sukenari listings.
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 ZDP189 core is clad in a softer stainless steel, which keeps maintenance manageable for a steel this hard, allowing professional cooks to get through an extended work session without needing to stop and sharpen. The blade face carries a fine mirror polished Damascus pattern, and this particular knife comes with a custom octagonal handle rather than the standard rosewood and buffalo horn pairing found on other Sukenari listings.
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: Custom Octagonal
- Weight: 7.0 oz (200 g)
- Blade Length: 232 mm
- Total Length: 383 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 3 mm
- Blade Height: 51 mm
