Yasunori is a one-man blacksmith operation in Miki City, Japan, where the owner makes every knife himself - a small shop with a tight, carefully chosen product range and an eye for quality at an accessible price point. This VG-10 gyuto is a departure from the blue steel carbon line, built from VG-10 stainless steel with a multi-layer Damascus cladding applied warikomi style, keeping the blade genuinely easy to maintain while delivering real visual appeal.
At 211mm blade length and 49mm height, this is a well-proportioned 210mm gyuto - a size that many chefs consider ideal for almost every kitchen task and workspace. The upper blade road carries a hammer finish that both accentuates the Damascus pattern and aids food release. A stainless bolster attaches to the black western handle, secured with three rivets - a comfortable, familiar feel for cooks coming from European-style knives who want to step into Japanese blade quality without changing grip style. The grind is clean, the balance well-achieved, and the overall package punches well above its price.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer praises the comfort, the beauty, and the balance - calling it very well balanced and a pleasure to hold. A second bought it as an anniversary gift for a professional chef wife who did not yet own a gyuto - she appreciated the understated look with a touch of visual interest, the thinness, and zero wedging through produce, while he found it sharpened easily all the way to 8k and stropped to a wow finish with 1.5 micron compound. Fast delivery and great service rounded out the experience.
Care Instructions: VG-10 is a fully stainless steel - low maintenance and resistant to corrosion. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher, bones, and frozen foods. Sharpen on quality water stones as needed.
At 211mm blade length and 49mm height, this is a well-proportioned 210mm gyuto - a size that many chefs consider ideal for almost every kitchen task and workspace. The upper blade road carries a hammer finish that both accentuates the Damascus pattern and aids food release. A stainless bolster attaches to the black western handle, secured with three rivets - a comfortable, familiar feel for cooks coming from European-style knives who want to step into Japanese blade quality without changing grip style. The grind is clean, the balance well-achieved, and the overall package punches well above its price.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer praises the comfort, the beauty, and the balance - calling it very well balanced and a pleasure to hold. A second bought it as an anniversary gift for a professional chef wife who did not yet own a gyuto - she appreciated the understated look with a touch of visual interest, the thinness, and zero wedging through produce, while he found it sharpened easily all the way to 8k and stropped to a wow finish with 1.5 micron compound. Fast delivery and great service rounded out the experience.
Care Instructions: VG-10 is a fully stainless steel - low maintenance and resistant to corrosion. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher, bones, and frozen foods. Sharpen on quality water stones as needed.
- Maker: Yasunori
- Location: Miki City, Japan
- Construction: Warikomi, Hammer Forged
- Edge Steel: VG-10 Stainless
- Cladding: Damascus Stainless
- Finish: Hammered Upper Road
- Handle: Western Black
- Bolster: Stainless
- Weight: 6.5 oz (184 g)
- Blade Length: 211mm
- Total Length: 340mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 2mm
- Blade Height: 49mm
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35 people found this review helpful
I bought this as an anniversary gift for my wife. She is a professional chef and didn't have a gyuto yet. She likes how the knife is understated yet has some bling bling to it. It's nice and thin and she said she hasn't experienced any wedging at all. I sharpen all of our knives and I was happy with the way this vg10 felt on my stones. It was very easy to sharpen, I went up to a 8k stone and stropped with 1.5 micron...wow. great customer service, received the knife in 2 days..thank you
35 people found this review helpful
I bought this as an anniversary gift for my wife. She is a professional chef and didn't have a gyuto yet. She likes how the knife is understated yet has some bling bling to it. It's nice and thin and she said she hasn't experienced any wedging at all. I sharpen all of our knives and I was happy with the way this vg10 felt on my stones. It was very easy to sharpen, I went up to a 8k stone and stropped with 1.5 micron...wow. great customer service, received the knife in 2 days..thank you
