Tanaka R2 Black Damascus Ironwood Petty 150mmThe Tanaka R2 Black Damascus Ironwood Petty 150mm is a stainless clad utility knife best fit for enthusiasts and professional chefs requiring precision peeling, trimming, and detail work. Made by Shigeki Tanaka in Miki, this 150mm blade features SG2 powdered steel with a double bevel geometry and an etched san mai stainless damascus cladding. The SG2 core measures between 62 and 64 HRC, providing wear resistance and edge retention suited to intricate

and long slicing strokes

Weighing 170g with a 48mm heel height

this blade features SRS-13 powdered metallurgy stainless steel hardened to 63-64 HRC within a nimai stainless damascus clad construction

The steel contains approximately 1% carbon and 5% chromium

0 mm at the heel to 1

The double bevel line of the KS series is a monosteel construction

hardened to HRC 62-64 with added vanadium for wear resistance

which were appreciated by many military commanders such as Shingen Takeda and Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Yoshikane Hamono applies a convex grind to the primary bevels which aids food separation and reduces sticking during use

6mm spine at the heel tapering to 1

The blade displays a kurouchi surface finish and san-mai construction with soft iron cladding over a Blue 2 / Aogami #2 carbon steel core

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