The Kiritsuke is a great replacement for a gyuto/chef’s knife and has become very popular in the past few years as the drop tip tappers down to a very thin scalpel and is an aggressive work horse. They generally come in a few sizes ranging from 210mm to 240mm. Traditionally a kiritsuke is a single-beveled and combined with the rustic geometry, makes the kiritsuke look like an epic kitchen sword. This is used for slicing up large cuts of meat and fish it will give you a clean cut finish.

The Sakai Takayuki Damascus Ginsan collection have a beautiful 63 layer folded finish which stands out above all knives. These handmade knives by master Blacksmith Mr Yamatsuka are the best within the collection and hold a good weight in the blade which has been sharpened by the legend Master Mr Hirotsus who finishes and polishes the knives. The knife collection has a Mahogany Wa handle with a Buffalo horn handle. The steel is the top none corrosive steel available Ginsan Silver 3 which is considered highly by knife makers world wide.

Weight: 176g

Handle Material: Octagonal magnolia handle, water buffalo horn ferrule

Handle Length: 140mm (5.5")

Blade Length: 255mm (10")

Blade Depth: 35mm

Thickness at spine: 2.9mm

Thickness at tip: 0.4mm

Cutting Edge: Double 50/50

Blade Material: Yasuki Ginsan core with 65 layer warikomi ginsan damascus cladding

Hardness (Rockwell scale): 64 - 65