Yu Kurosaki "Senko" R2/SG2 165mm Santoku with Maplewood Handle #600 10 inch: 10" x 2

10 inch: 10" x 2

The gyuto is hand-forged with Aogami #2 core steel with stainless steel cladding

The Damascus jigane wrapped around the core to the back of the knife (Jiai area) in this awase-construction knife

mold may develop if the board is chipped or left in prolonged contact with water

This Bunka in Miyabi's Artisan series is made of SG2 (MC63) steel core

Yu Kurosaki "Senko" R2/SG2 165mm Santoku with Maplewood Handle #600 10 inch: 10" x 2This is an SG2 Santoku by Yu Kurosaki with his latest Tsuchime pattern "Senko" (sparkle) on an incredibly looking stainless cladding. Ground beautifully towards the edge, the jigane including the entire tsuchime pattern is then polished to a mirror like effect before exposing the SG2 steel core, which is heat treated to 63 HRC with superior edge retention. Behind the edge is extremely thin with beautiful tapering, ensuring superb cutting smoothness.