Based on a recommendation from one of our customers, we have decided to bring you the Tosagata bocho from Zakuri. Zakuri is based in the Tosa region and the Tosagata Bocho is a unique Tosa based knife. It is very much like a thin and nimble santoku. At 180mm this knife is a great size for home cooks or for professional cooks as a utility or line knife. The Blue Super in the knife will take very good edge and has amazing edge holding capabilities. As with most carbon knives, this one sharpens very easily too. The kurouchi finish on this knife helps prevent rust, but this knife should still be cleaned and dried before after use. The D-shaped handle on this knife is made of walnut and it has a plastic ferrule.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: Carbon
Handle Type: Special
Construction Type: Carbon Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 131mm
Handle Height: 26mm
Handle Width: 21mm
Handle to Tip Length: 192mm
Heel to Tip Length: 181mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.70mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.51mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.37mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.14mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.13mm
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: Santoku
Steel Type: SG2 Stainless
Handle Type: 7-Sided Pakkawood
Construction Type: Stainless
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 134mm
Handle Height: 26.77mm
Handle Width: 20.83mm
Handle to Tip Length: 199mm
Heel to Tip Length: 177mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 1.95mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.04mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 1.88mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.47mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.15mm