Budget-friendly Hitohira Kikuchiyo Kyuzo White #2 Kuro Gyuto 240mm Fast Dispatch [itOEHcWj]

Detailed Specs

Brand: Hitohira
Smith: Kikuchiyo
Producing Area: Sakai-Osaka/ Japan 
Profile: Gyuto 
Size: 240mm 
Steel Type: Carbon Steel 
Steel: Shirogami White #2 Soft Iron Clad 
Handle: Sakura & Ebony Ferrule Octagonal 
Total Length: 392mm 
Edge Length: 232mm 
Handle to Tip Length: 248mm 
Blade Height: 49mm 
Thickness: 3.4mm 
Handle Length: 146mm 
Weight: 191g 
Bevel: 50/50
Sharpener: Kyuzo 久蔵

Kyuzo Sharpener

Kyuzo’s father Heihachi is one of the busiest sharpeners in Sakai. Heihachi’s workshop room and corridor were always filled with knives waiting to be sharpened. Although Kyuzo initially worked under his father to learn the foundation of rough sharpening, eventually he became a student of Kambei, known as one of the best sharpeners in Sakai because he knew best how to sharpen wide double bevel knives. After a few years of training, he built his style based on both his father and Kambei’s respective styles. Today, Kyuzo is one of only a few people who can sharpen wide double bevel with really good Shinogi-line in Sakai, one of the most challenging techniques in sharpening.