This Gesshin Ittetsu 180mm Fushuko Hon-Kasumi Deba comes with a ho wood octagonal handle and matching saya. These are a stainless steel, but have excellent edge retention and perform at a level I would put on par with all but the most high end single bevel knives. In fact, they are the closest to using carbon steel without being carbon steel of any stainless single bevel knives I have ever tried. We have been trying to find a higher end stainless single bevel series like this for a long time...here it is.
Knife Type: Deba
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle Length: 134mm
Handle Height: 27.25mm
Handle Width: 22.71mm
Handle to Tip Length: 196mm
Heel to Tip Length: 181mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 6.25mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 6.2mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 5.67mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 2.2mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 4.21mm
The Gesshin Ittetsu 180mm White #2 Single Bevel Wa-Petty is a very cool knife. As a single bevel knife, it is actually a lot like a yanagiba, but slightly thinner than what Ittetsu normally does for yanagiba in this size. This size works out to be a very nice utility knife and can be used for slicing many things (though you should keep it away from very hard foods and meats with bone). For a long time, I used a yanagiba this size as a utility/multi-purpose knife in professional kitchens. I still use that knife to this day in my home kitchen for meats (both cooked and raw), veggies, and fruits.
Knife Type: Yanagiba/Petty
Steel Type: White #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle Length: 128.5mm
Handle Height: 24.57mm
Handle Width: 19.51mm
Handle to Tip Length: 195mm
Heel to Tip Length: 184mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.91mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.94mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.51mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.46mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.49mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 210mm Fushuko Hon-Kasumi Deba comes with a ho wood octagonal handle and matching saya. These are a stainless steel, but have excellent edge retention and perform at a level I would put on par with all but the most high end single bevel knives. In fact, they are the closest to using carbon steel without being carbon steel of any stainless single bevel knives I have ever tried. We have been trying to find a higher end stainless single bevel series like this for a long time...here it is.
Knife Type: Deba
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle Length: 147mm
Handle Height: 30.95mm
Handle Width: 26.02mm
Handle to Tip Length: 227mm
Heel to Tip Length: 208mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 6.77mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 3.76mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 7.43mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 7.25mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 5.61mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 270mm Fushuko Hon-Kasumi Yanagiba comes with a ho wood octagonal handle and matching saya. These are a stainless steel, but have excellent edge retention and perform at a level I would put on par with all but the most high end single bevel knives. In fact, they are the closest to using carbon steel without being carbon steel of any stainless single bevel knives i have ever tried. We have been trying to find a higher end stainless single bevel series like this for a long time...here it is.
Knife Type: Yanagiba
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Right-Handed
Handle Length: 141mm
Handle Height: 25.19mm
Handle Width: 20.19mm
Handle to Tip Length: 273mm
Heel to Tip Length: 261mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 3.35mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.25mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.98mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 4.01mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 3.76mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm Fushuko Hon-Kasumi Yanagiba comes with a ho wood octagonal handle and matching saya. These are a stainless steel, but have excellent edge retention and perform at a level I would put on par with all but the most high end single bevel knives. In fact, they are the closest to using carbon steel without being carbon steel of any stainless single bevel knives I have ever tried. We have been trying to find a higher end stainless single bevel series like this for a long time...here it is.
Knife Type: Yanagiba
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle Length: 147mm
Handle Height: 25.49mm
Handle Width: 20.74mm
Handle to Tip Length: 297mm
Heel to Tip Length: 280mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.64mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.59mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 3.34mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.93mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.94mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm Fushuko Hon-Kasumi Yanagiba comes with a ebony octagonal handle and ho wood saya. These are a stainless steel, but have excellent edge retention and performs at a level I would put on par with all but the most high end single bevel knives. In fact, they are the closest to using carbon steel without being carbon steel of any stainless single bevel knives I have ever tried. We have been trying to find a higher end stainless single bevel series like this for a long time...here it is. This "honyaki" blade is not made in the traditional sense, but is rather a "zen-ko" knife, forged from a solid piece of stainless steel. It does not feature a hamon, but is made to the highest standards.
Knife Type: Yanagiba
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Handle Type: Octagonal Ebony
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle Length: 145mm
Handle Height: 24.53mm
Handle Width: 19.89mm
Handle to Tip Length: 302mm
Heel to Tip Length: 286mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 3.33mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.04mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.76mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.74mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.93mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm White #2 Honyaki Yanagiba comes with a Desert Ironwood handle. In fact, these are some of the nicest western handles we have seen. The fit and finish is impeccable, and the shape is amazingly comfortable in-hand. The hamon on this knife is polished to bring out a bit more contrast, and has a really nice misty finish. The rest of the blade is mirror polished.
Knife Type: Yanagiba
Steel Type: White #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Desert Ironwood Western
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Right-Handed
Handle Length: 124mm
Handle Height: 24.88mm
Handle Width: 22.22mm
Handle to Tip Length: 308mm
Heel to Tip Length: 303mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.66mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.83mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 3.53mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.25mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 3.51mm