Tosa Tsukasa 180mm Gyuto - Shirogami 1 - Oak

Hand forged by Tsukasa Tokaji in Tosa, a city on Shikoku island that has a deep history of forged tools and knives. These rustic handmade knives are a great starting point for anyone wanting to get into sharpening and maintaining their own knives on whetstones.  They are forged with top quality Hitachi made Shirogami #1 (White Steel #1), which is a pure carbon steel with a high carbon content, making for an easy to sharpen knife that has great edge life too. They are fitted with octagon shaped oak wood handles. 

Blade Material: Shirogami #1 carbon steel with soft iron cladding

Handle Material: Oak wood

Blade Length: 7.1" (180mm)

Overall Length: 12.7" (322mm)

Height at Heel: 50mm

Thickness of Spine at Heel: 3.15mm

Thickness of Spine Halfway : 2.15mm

Weight: 5.8oz

**Weights and measurements may vary from knife to knife. Color of handle may vary.

**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.