The Suraisu Tsushima is an 8 inch kiritsuke chef knife, a traditional Japanese style of blade for general kitchen cutting. It can take on tasks usually done with a yanagi (fish slicer) or an usuba (vegetable knife), as well as many done with a gyuto (chef's knife).
The blade has a VG-10 Japanese stainless steel core clad in 67 layers of Damascus steel. It is precision forged and nitrogen cooled. The cladding gives strength, durability and stain resistance. The blade is tapered to reduce surface resistance when cutting.
The double bevel edge is sharpened and polished by hand in three stages using the traditional Honbazuke method. It is finished to a mirror polish at 15 degrees per side. The blade can rock and chop. The olive wood handle has an ergonomic shape and is balanced to encourage a pinch grip.
- Knife type
- Kiritsuke chef knife
- Blade length
- 8 inch
- Blade material
- 67 layer Japanese Damascus steel with VG-10 core
- Handle
- Olive wood
- Hardness
- 60 ± 2 HRC
- Edge
- Double bevel, V taper grind, 15 degrees per side
- Sharpness
- 6-9N
- Sharpening
- Hand sharpened using the 3-step Honbazuke method
- Weight
- 220 g net
- Package size
- 45 x 35 x 5 cm
- Packaging
- Branded gift box