Teruyasu Fujiwara Denka 180mm Gyuto

The Denka no Hoto series from Teruyasu Fujiwara is forged with a super hard Aogami Super steel core and a soft stainless cladding with a black kurouchi finish. Expect excellent edge life from these knives with relatively low maintenance.

Teruyasu Fujiwara is a master-smith based in Tokyo that hails from a family of sword makers. Post WWII, the Fujiwara family turned to making kitchen knives and pioneered the process of forging knives with a stainless cladding and a hard carbon steel core.  We find Fujiwara's knives to have excellent cutting feel and food release thanks to the convex primary grinds and the hammer-marked finish on the sides. Each knife made in Fujiwara's shop is rustic, unique and different from the next, as they are truly free-forged and hand ground.

Blade Material: Aogami super carbon steel with soft iron cladding

Handle Material: Pakka wood.

Hardness: 64-65 HRC

Blade Length: 7" (180mm)

Overall Length: 12.2" (310mm

Height at Heel: 48mm

Thickness of Spine at Heel: 2.5mm

Thickness of Spine Halfway: 1.75mm

Weight: 5.9 oz (168mm)

**Weights and measurements may vary from knife to knife.

**Extra care is required with carbon steel. No soaking or dishwashers! Dry well in between uses to avoid rust. Blade will develop a patina (discoloration) with normal use.

**To avoid chipping, keep away from bones, frozen foods or other hard foods and pits.