Yoshikazu Tanaka White 1 Damascus Gyuto 240mmThis Yoshikazu Tanaka White 1 Damascus Gyuto 240mm is a double bevel chef's knife forged by Kawamura Hamono in Sakai, best fit for professional chefs and enthusiasts seeking reactive carbon steel performance. The blade features Shirogami #1 core steel with a soft iron damascus clad construction and mirror polish finish. This san mai build lacks stainless cladding, meaning the reactive carbon steel requires prompt wiping and drying after use to prevent

The owner Czar owns a business to manufacture top quality parts from aluminium cellphone enclosures to military grade components

resulting in a knife with both functional performance and distinctive visual character

7mm spine at the heel to 0

featuring a fine grain structure that supports a sharp edge

hardened to HRC 62-64 with added vanadium for wear resistance

in the island of Shikoku

high tensile strength aero grade aluminum alloy block

and mincing tasks where a less aggressive tip offers greater control during chopping

though the powdered metallurgy makes sharpening relatively hard

The Tetsujin Blue 2 Kasumi Santoku 180mm is a double-bevel general-purpose knife forged by Toru Tamura and sharpened by Naohito Myojin

ensuring consistent grinding quality across the Tetsujin line

though it remains reactive at the exposed edge