Santoku


Santoku knife with 170 mm long blade (measured from tip to heel)
Steel: Aogami #2 with iron clad in kasumi finish (Not stainless)
Weight: 139 grams.
Blade height heel: 46 mm
Blade root thickness: 3 mm
Thickness mid spine: 2 mm
The handle is octagonal, made of wenge with a buffalo horn bolster.
Tetsujin hamono is a forge located in Kocho prefecture in Japan. Tetsujin is a collaboration between blacksmith Toru Tamura and grinder Naohito Myojin.
Together they manufacture premium knives in the carbon steel Aogami #2. The forging is extremely fine caliber in the classic Sakai spirit. The knife is robust in hand, but with a delicate edge with just the right edge flex.
Blacksmith: Toru Tamura
Sharpener: Naohito Myojin