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Fujiwara san Denka no Hoto Santoku (universal knife), 180 mm
Fujiwara san Denka no Hoto santoku,
This universal Santoku knife has a handforged blade with a core of extremely hard Japanese Aogami Super Blue steel. This knife is completely forged by hand and is unique in its kind, the blade features a beautiful hammer-blow pattern (Tsuchime) and black Kurochi protective layer. The blade is very sturdy and manually sharpened and has no thickenings, which makes sharpening very easy. A santoku is a universal knife and especially suitable for cutting meat and fish and chopping vegetables.
The Fujiwara family is an old and well-known Samurai family, 140 years ago the family started making swords and knives. Fujiwara Teruyasu san is the 4th generation and is known worldwide for its excellent knives and is considered one of the best knife makers both in Japan and abroad.
- Blade length: 180 mm
- Blade height: 50 mm
- Spine Thickness: 2.85 mm
- Total length: 310 mm
- Weight: 192 grams
- Steel type: core steel: non-stainless Aogami Super Blue steel with 2 layers of semi-stainless steel.
- Hardness: 65-67 (Rockwell C)
- Handle: western style black pakka wood with forged bolster.
Like all Japanese knives, these handmade knives from Fujiwara san are not dishwasher safe, cleaning and drying after each use is the best treatment for these exclusive products.
