This Zakuri 240mm Blue Super Kurouchi Sujihiki is a double-beveled knife. This knife comes with a ho wood octagon handle. This knife is a very versatile size and shape. It would make a great all-purpose slicer at home or a wonderful line knife for a professional cook or chef who is comfortable with carbon. The blue super steel takes a great edge and holds it for a very long time. This knife is carbon, so it can rust if not cared for properly. The kurouchi finish does help protect the knife from rust a bit.
Knife Type:Sujihiki
Steel Type: Blue Super Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Carbon Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 129mm
Handle Height: 21.49mm
Handle Width: 17.26mm
Handle to Tip Length: 258mm
Heel to Tip Length: 244mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.95mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.67mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 4.34mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 4.2mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 3.08mm
This Zakuri 240mm Blue Super Migaki Gyuto is a truly unique knife. The handles are larger than handles I have seen on other gyutos, though not prohibitively large so as to be uncomfortable for smaller hands (as long as a pinch grip is used). What does this mean? Well, better balance for one. Not necessarily weight balance, though it does help a little, but more bulk balance. The handle matches the blade, so to speak. The blade is a more robust shape. This is a knife just begging to get some serious use. The Blue Super edge takes a very sharp edge and holds it for quite some time. Blue Super is, in my opinion, the best balance of sharpness and edge holding in a high carbon steel today. This knife is polished on both sides of the blade. This knife is not stainless will patina with use. If not cared for properly, it may rust.
Knife Type: Gyuto
Steel Type: Blue Super Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Carbon Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 143mm
Handle Height: 29mm
Handle Width: 24mm
Handle to Tip Length: 259mm
Heel to Tip Length: 243mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.49mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.53mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.69mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.64mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.79mm
This Zakuri 240mm Blue Super Wa-Gyuto is a special order knife with an ebony handle (horn color may vary). The Blue Super edge takes a very sharp edge and holds it for quite some time. Blue Super is designed for excellent edge retention, and thought it doesn't get as sharp as white #2, take a very nice edge still. This knife is not stainless will patina with use. If not cared for properly, it may rust.
Knife Type: Gyuto
Steel Type: Blue Super Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ebony
Construction Type: Carbon Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 142mm
Handle Height: 27.82mm
Handle Width: 21.92mm
Handle to Tip Length: 255mm
Heel to Tip Length: 240mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.29mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.79mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.53mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.34mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 3.62mm
The Zuiun series by Seki Kanetsugu has the powdered stainless steel SG2 at its core, with soft stainless damascus cladding. These are relatively easy to sharpen and take great edges while having an emphasis on edge retention. The Zuiun has nice convexity throughout the blade and will be nice for food release, but are still thin at the edge. The handles are a 7-sided laminated brown pakkawood handle with an off-white spacer separating it from a black pakkawood ferrule, and each knife comes with an attractive black lacquered saya. These are great knives for people looking for knives that will stay sharper for longer periods of time and beautiful aesthetics on a Japanese handle. Seki-city's heat treatment of SG2 tends to be less brittle than regions like Sakai, Sanjo, and Echizen.
Knife Type: Sujihiki
Steel Type: SG2 Stainless
Handle Type: 7-Sided Pakkawood
Construction Type: Stainless
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 134mm
Handle Height: 27.16mm
Handle Width: 20.67mm
Handle to Tip Length: 254mm
Heel to Tip Length: 237mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.04mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.18mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.09mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.86mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.97mm