Sujihiki slicer with a 270 mm long blade, made from the new hot steel VG-XEOS. This steel is an evolution of the popular VG-10 steel. The knife takes an incredible edge, and the sharpness retention is really good. Blacksmith Yu Kurosaki has become immensely popular and is today one of the most popular makers of handmade knives. It's easy to understand why when you see his elegant design combined with the market's top material choices and precise craftsmanship that makes the knives cut like a dream.

The handle is custom made from Turkish walnut with a black ebony spacer and a ferrule in purple heart wood.

Blade height: 43 mm
Blade length: 270 mm
Weight: 158 gr
Steel: VG-XEOS (Stainless with 62+ HRC)
Cladding: Stainless

The manufacturer's own words about VG-XEOS:
With changes in hygiene awareness and further diversification of dietary habits, cutlery is required not only to be sharp, but also to be rust-resistant and tenacious, with high levels of contradictory characteristics such as hardness/strength and corrosion resistance.　

We have developed a new grade of steel for blades that combines high corrosion resistance and high hardness at a high dimension, which had been difficult to achieve in the past, with a fine microstructure created by a special melting method that improves wear resistance, strength, and quenching properties.

A newly developed material that combines corrosion resistance and hardness.(X)
A new steel grade that heralds the dawn of a new stage in cutlery. (EOS)

This is VG-XEOS.