270mm Sukenari HAP40 Wa Gyuto STRIX Walk into a professional kitchen

Walk into a professional kitchen and you'll find one on every cook and baker's station - either in bendy plastic form or stiff chunky wood

63 Rockwell Hardness = exceptional edge retention

Takeshi Saji is regarded as a legend in the blacksmithing community of Echizen

Cook Surface: 9

Use this strop daily and cut back dramatically on the number of times you need to use a honing steel or send your knives out for sharpening

270mm Sukenari HAP40 Wa Gyuto STRIX Walk into a professional kitchenThe family behind the Sukenari Hamono has been making knives for sale since 1933 in Toyama Japan. Location: Toyama, Japan Line: N A Construction: Hand forged San mai Edge Steel: HAP40 HRC~68 Cladding: Stainless Steel Finish: Polished Edge Grind: 50 50 Double Bevel Handle: Octagonal oak with buffalo horn ferrule Weight: ~g Blade Length: 270mm Overall Length: ~410mm Thickness at Heel: ~mm Blade Height: ~mm This is a food prep knife designed for users