Shigefusa 188mm Gyuto Hocho Double Bevel – Tokifusa Iizuka

Description

This gyuto (Chef’s Knife) has a thin blade that is sharp and has great edge retention. The general-purpose Gyuto’s double-edge blade gives it versatility – use it to cut meat, fish and vegetables. However, it is not for use with frozen foods. The Ho wood handle has a buffalo horn ferrule.Handle length - 135mmHandle width - 22mmHandle to tip length - 338mmChin to tip length - 188mmBlade height at chin - 44mmWidth of spine at handle - 4.8mmWidth of spine above chin - 3mmWidth of spine at middle - 2mmWidth of spine 1cm from the tip - 1mmWeight - 150 gAll Shigefusa brand knives are handmade and made one by one, so they can vary in size and thickness. Unevenness in finish can occur.Tokifusa Iizuka & Sons Make Popular Shigefusa Knives the Traditional Way In a nation that values fine kitchen cutlery, Tokifusa Iisuka is probably the most revered maker of kitchen knives in Japan. As a teenager, Iisuka became an apprentice to master sword maker Kosuke Iwasaki and began making traditional Japanese razors. Ten years later he decided to make cutlery and apprenticed himself to Munenori Nagashima, a famous sword maker who had decided to make knives after World War II.