Product Description for Suminagashi Mioroshi, 165mm (6 1/2 in), Left Handed

Maker: Hideo Kitaoka (click to see more by this maker)
Price: $374.00
Item num: 86637
Blade length: 6.50 in.
Total length: 12.50 in.
Blade width: 1.75 in.
Blade thickness: 0.22 in.
Item weight: 7.75 oz.
Shipment weight: 10.5 oz.
Blade: Kasumi-yaki blade formed from a suminagashi jigane and shirogami hagane (Hrc 63-64)
Handle: Makassar ebony and pakka wood
Description: Mioroshi Deba Hocho have a slightly thinner walled blade than other deba. They are ideal for deboning meat and fish and are used for many other general purpose cutting tasks.
This single-bevel knife is handmade by Hideo Kitaoka. The blade features a jigane, which is made by folding together layers of different types of carbon steels. This unique process creates a Jigane with ten exceedingly thin, alternating layers, called suminagashi or damascus. This is then forge-welded to a layer of high carbon steel (shirogami #2) and tempered to Rockwell c63 - 64. This process imparts a visual tension to the blade and a brilliant, long lasting cutting edge. Because white steel is a carbon steel, these knives must be dried after use to prevent rust or tarnish.
Traditional Japanese chef's knives differ from European-styled knives in that they are sharpened with a bevel on only one side. The opposite side is slightly hollowed. Because of this, these knives can generally be honed to a sharper edge than can double bevel knives.
The octagonal handle is formed from makassar ebony with a pakka wood ferrule. The blade comes razor sharp.

• Carbon steel damascus "hon kasumi" blade
• Extremely hard cutting edge for long-lasting razor sharp knives
• Single bevel for thin, accurate slicing
• Designed for left-handed use

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