A hand-forged gyuto from Yoshida Hamono, a family-run workshop in Saga, Japan with a long tradition of forging tools and Japanese swords by hand — including deep experience working ZDP-189, an extremely hard semi-stainless steel. The kurouchi finish leaves the dark forge surface on the upper blade.

• Steel: ZDP-189 (super high hardness semi-stainless) core
• Blade length: 210 mm
• Finish: kurouchi
• Edge: double bevel
• Hardness: 66–67 HRC (Yoshida's ZDP-189 line)

ZDP-189 is semi-stainless: rinse and wipe the blade dry after use to keep it spotless.