Sukenari has been forging knives in Toyama Prefecture since 1933, descended from master blacksmith Hanaki Toukichi, who trained under Masamoto Hamono before striking out on his own. This 160mm petty, longer than a typical utility knife, brings that lineage to one of the hardest alloys used in kitchen knife making.
ZDP189 can be ground much thinner than most other steels because of its inherent hardness, and it holds that sharpness far longer than most knife steels once it is properly set. The inner core is clad in a softer stainless steel, which makes upkeep manageable for a steel this hard, and the blade face carries a fine mirror polished Damascus pattern that pairs beautifully with the octagonal rosewood handle and buffalo horn ferrule.
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.
ZDP189 can be ground much thinner than most other steels because of its inherent hardness, and it holds that sharpness far longer than most knife steels once it is properly set. The inner core is clad in a softer stainless steel, which makes upkeep manageable for a steel this hard, and the blade face carries a fine mirror polished Damascus pattern that pairs beautifully with the octagonal rosewood handle and buffalo horn ferrule.
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: 2.9 oz (84 g)
- Blade Length: 167 mm
- Total Length: 300 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 30 mm
