Santoku multi-purpose knife, stainless steel, Tadafusa

Sharp Santoku kitchen knife by Tadafusa, Niigata. 

Size:

Length:36.5cm
Blade width:2.7cm
Blade length: 23cm
Handle length: 11cm

Material:

Blade body: stainless steel
Blade edge: SLD (semi stainless steel)
*SLD is special alloy supplied by Hitachi Metal. HRC 57-63, composition is similar to AUS10 but contains slightly higher carbon.
Handle: chestnut (antibacterial carbonized) 

Edge type:

Symetrical double bevel

Attention:it may rust if you let it wet

The blade is basically stainless steel, but the edge may rust under certain condition (stay wet and dirty etc) because of high-carbon material specialized for sharpness. Please clean and dry after use.

Lead time:

In stock: shipment within 2 working days
Out of stock / engraving: about 1 month until shipment

Story about Tadafusa

Tadafusa is knife-making company with long history. Their location, Sanjo Niigata, is one of the most famous places for kitchen knives together with Sakai (Osaka), Seki (Gifu), Echizen (Fukui) and Tosa (Kochi).