The 270mm left-handed yanagiba sits in the professional working range - long enough for single-stroke sashimi cuts through thick tuna blocks and full salmon portions, manageable enough for cooks who work in tighter kitchen environments or are moving up from a 240mm knife. Sakai Takayuki makes this with a true left-handed single-bevel grind in AUS8A stainless steel - a combination that is difficult to find outside of specialist single-bevel producers and represents real value for left-handed professionals who take Japanese fish knife technique seriously.
At 258mm actual blade length and 4mm spine thickness it has the reach and backbone for professional sashimi prep. The single-bevel grind on the left-handed geometry produces the acutely sharp edge angle that draws through raw fish cleanly without the tearing or compression that a double-bevel blade causes. AUS8A resists corrosion without reactive care - an advantage in a busy fish station where drying every knife between uses is not always realistic. D-shaped ho wood handle with buffalo horn ferrule. Left-handed use only.
Care Instructions: AUS8A stainless is corrosion resistant and low maintenance. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Single-bevel sharpening: work the flat ura side on a flat stone to maintain the hollow grind, sharpen the bevel at the original angle. Quality water stones recommended.
At 258mm actual blade length and 4mm spine thickness it has the reach and backbone for professional sashimi prep. The single-bevel grind on the left-handed geometry produces the acutely sharp edge angle that draws through raw fish cleanly without the tearing or compression that a double-bevel blade causes. AUS8A resists corrosion without reactive care - an advantage in a busy fish station where drying every knife between uses is not always realistic. D-shaped ho wood handle with buffalo horn ferrule. Left-handed use only.
Care Instructions: AUS8A stainless is corrosion resistant and low maintenance. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Single-bevel sharpening: work the flat ura side on a flat stone to maintain the hollow grind, sharpen the bevel at the original angle. Quality water stones recommended.
- Maker: Sakai Takayuki
- Location: Sakai, Japan
- Construction: Hammer Forged, Single Bevel Traditional Grind
- Edge Steel: Inox AUS8A Stainless Steel
- Grind: Single Bevel
- Orientation: Left-Handed Only
- Handle: D-Shaped Ho Wood
- Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
- Weight: 6.2 oz (176 g)
- Blade Length: 258mm
- Total Length: 412mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 4mm
- Blade Height: 33mm
