Our Gonbei Hammered Damascus series are stainless steel (Swedish stainless steel). They come with ho octagon handles and are double bevel knives that can be used by either right or left handed users. Like our Gesshin Uraku series, they are good workhorse knives... tough and durable, easy to sharpen, and good edge retention. While not super thin, like our Gesshin Ginga line, they are by no means thick knives. We recommend these to professional cooks and home cooks alike as a good all-around knife.
Knife Type: Petty
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Ho Wood Octagon
Construction Type: Damascus
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 121mm
Handle Height: 21.77mm
Handle Width: 17.98mm
Handle to Tip Length: 163mm
Heel to Tip Length: 154mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.11mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.58mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.04mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.33mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.4mm
Our Gonbei Hammered Damascus series is stainless steel (Swedish stainless steel). They come with octagonal ho handles and are double bevel knives that can be used by either right or left-handed users. Like our Gesshin Uraku series, they are good workhorse knives... tough and durable, easy to sharpen, and good edge retention. While not super thin, like our Gesshin Ginga line, they are by no means thick knives. We recommend these to professional cooks and home cooks alike as a good all-around knife.
Knife Type: Nakiri
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 133mm
Handle Height: 26.77mm
Handle Width: 22.5mm
Handle to Tip Length: 177mm
Heel to Tip Length: 166mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.32mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 2.01mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.05mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.36mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.01mm
In a recent visit to Japan, we came across these HSS (High Speed Steel) santoku, and thought they might be a fun addition to our store. They are relatively thin, and the steel is hard and has great edge retention. While not as easy to sharpen as most carbon steels, these are by no means difficult to sharpen, depsite their higher hardness of about 64hrc. They move through food easily, and have a nice in hand feel. They come with an oval ho wood handle with a water buffalo horn ferrule.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Ho Wood Oval
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 135mm
Handle Height: 29.08mm
Handle Width: 23.23mm
Handle to Tip Length: 180mm
Heel to Tip Length: 165mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.03mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.79mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.93mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.79mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.19mm
Our Gonbei Hammered Damascus series is stainless steel (Swedish stainless steel). They come with octagonal ho handles and are double bevel knives that can be used by either right or left-handed users. Like our Gesshin Uraku series, they are good workhorse knives... tough and durable, easy to sharpen, and good edge retention. While not super thin, like our Gesshin Ginga line, they are by no means thick knives. We recommend these to professional cooks and home cooks alike as a good all-around knife.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 136mm
Handle Height: 26.59mm
Handle Width: 22.38mm
Handle to Tip Length: 195mm
Heel to Tip Length: 185mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.35mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.15mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.10mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.04mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.96mm
Our Gonbei Hammered Damascus series is stainless steel (Swedish stainless steel). They come with ho octagon handles and are double bevel knives that can be used by either right or left-handed users. Like our Gesshin Uraku series, they are good workhorse knives... tough and durable, easy to sharpen, and has good edge retention. While not super thin, like our Gesshin Ginga line, they are by no means thick knives. We recommend these to professional cooks and home cooks alike as a good all-around knife.
Knife Type: Gyuto
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Damascus
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 136mm
Handle Height: 26.93mm
Handle Width: 22.95mm
Handle to Tip Length: 226mm
Heel to Tip Length: 215mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.27mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.95mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.11mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.16mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.36mm
Our Gonbei Hammered Damascus series are stainless steel (Swedish stainless steel). They come with ho octagon handles and are double bevel knives that can be used by either right or left handed users. Like our Gesshin Uraku series, they are good workhorse knives... tough and durable, easy to sharpen, and has good edge retention. While not super thin, like our Gesshin Ginga line, they are by no means thick knives. We recommend these to professional cooks and home cooks alike as a good all-around knife.
Knife Type: Gyuto
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Ho Wood Octagon
Construction Type: Damascus
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 140mm
Handle Height: 27.11mm
Handle Width: 22.25mm
Handle to Tip Length: 257mm
Heel to Tip Length: 245mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.36mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.85mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.35mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.12mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 3.35mm
Our Gonbei Hammered Damascus series are stainless steel (Swedish stainless steel). They come with ho octagon handles and are double bevel knives that can be used by either right or left handed users. Like our Gesshin Uraku series, they are good workhorse knives... tough and durable, easy to sharpen, and good edge retention. While not super thin, like our Gesshin Ginga line, they are by no means thick knives. We recommend these to professional cooks and home cooks alike as a good all-around knife.
Knife Type: Sujihiki
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Ho Wood Octagon
Construction Type: Damascus
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 140mm
Handle Height: 24.15mm
Handle Width: 19.44mm
Handle to Tip Length: 255mm
Heel to Tip Length: 246mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.07mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.01mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.11mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.17mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.6mm