Kitaoka Yanagiba Damascus 240mm (9.5")
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Kitaoka Yanagiba Damascus is a beautiful traditional Japanese slicer knife in 240mm (9.5") blade length. Due to their long and thin blades, yanagiba knives are mainly used for cutting thin slices of raw fish (ideal for sushi lovers), and also for cutting large pieces of meat (eg steaks).
Like all Kitaoka knives, this one is also single bevel, only suitable for right-handed users. 12-layers of gorgeous Damascus pattern are complemented with the hand-etched kanji on the top part of the blade.
The core of the Yanagiba is made of the high performing Shirogami White #1 carbon steel, known for its superior edge retention and fine, smooth sharpness, but it will develop a patina and needs more maintenance. Steel was hardened to around 63 HRC.
A wooden, D-shaped Japanese style sandalwood wa handle was attached to the Yanagiba, featuring a pakka wood ferrule.
Hideo Kitaoka is another highly regarded blacksmith of the famous Takefu village, known for many skilled blacksmiths. Mr. Kitaoka specializes in making high-end, hand-made, traditional single bevel sushi knives for a relatively affordable price.