Yoshida Hamono is a family-owned Japanese company with an age-long tradition in manufacturing state-of-the-art tools and Japanese swords (katanas) by hand. Yoshida Hamono has a great deal of experience forging ZDP-189 steel in the traditional manner. The company has a workshop in the Japanese town of Saga. It is well-known for manufacturing metal products in tested corrosion-resistant materials, such as VG-10, Ginsan and Swedish steel. A typical Yoshida knife has a beautiful Damascus pattern and an uneven upper surface of the blade, full of small dents, which are results of hand-forging.

Specifications:

Type: Santoku or All Purpose Knife

Edge Length: 180mm

Total Length: 320mm

Cladding/Jigane: Damascus Steel

Core Steel/Hagane: ZDP189 (Super High Hardness Semi Stainless Steel)

Handle: Octagonal Walnut with Black buffalo Horn

Weight: 143gr

Thickness: 2.5mm

Height at the heel: 46mm

Hardness: 66-67HRC

*Hand crafted in Japan