Yoshihiro Inox AUS8 150mm honesuki (with saya)

Yoshihiro Inox AUS8 150mm honesuki (with saya)

¥13,200

Yoshihiro is a brand by Yamawaki Cutlery Mfg. Co. Ltd.---one of the biggest knifemakers in Sakai, Japan. The cutlery ("hamono") was established in 1945 and has been providing high-quality knives for home and professional use.

Some of the well-known blacksmiths working with them are Genkai Masakuni, Kenji Togashi, and Yoshikazu Ikeda.

Yamawaki hamono is a certified "Sakai Wazashu". It is a certification by the Sakai Chamber of Commerce and Industry granted to excellent Sakai companies that preserve traditional techniques. There are only four hamono in Sakai with this certification.

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Brand/ blacksmith: Yoshihiro
Location: Sakai, Japan
Knife type: honesuki
Finish: migaki
(with magnolia saya and ebony pin)

Construction type: monosteel
Steel category: stainless
Steel type: Aichi AUS8A

Total length: 265mm
Blade length: 150mm
Blade height at heel: 42.1mm
Spine thickness at handle: 3.0mm
Spine thickness at heel: 2.8mm
Spine thickness at middle: 2.2mm
Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: 1.0mm
Weight: 176g

Edge/bevel: 80:20
Handle: black pakkawood
Hand orientation: right-handed

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