Hatsukokoro x Nigara Yorokobi SLD Copper Tsuchime Damascus K tip Gyuto 240mm with SayaThis Hatsukokoro x Nigara Yorokobi K tip Gyuto 240mm features an SLD steel core with stainless copper Damascus cladding and suits enthusiasts seeking a double bevel chef knife with precise tip geometry. The K tip profile pairs a clipped point with a flatter edge to facilitate push cutting, long slicing strokes, and detailed scoring work. As part of the Yorokobi series produced by Nigara in Aomori, this knife displays a vertically oriented Tsuchime

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while the flatter section supports clean push-cutting and long slicing strokes

Unrivaled Sharpening Efficiency: Engineered with Shapton’s proprietary ceramic technology

The blade construction is san-mai with reactive soft iron cladding rather than stainless steel

I really like the Tamahagane knives because some of their features and designs are just quite unique compared to a lot of the consumer grade knives that are already out there (and look identical):

Same performance as the previous generation

R2 PM Core

1 mm Width of Spine at about 2cm from tip 0

Weighing 222g

Sugimoto Cutlery sharpens each of our knives diligently all by hand

and weighs 249g

Grit: Fine (600 grit)