Sakai Takayuki White 3 Japan Kinse Yanagiba 300mmThe Sakai Takayuki Kinse White 3 Yanagiba 300mm is a single bevel sashimi knife best fit for professional chefs and students requiring an authentic entry level WA hocho for slicing raw fish. Produced by Aoki Hamono in Sakai, this 300mm blade features Hitachi Yasugi White #3 carbon steel with 0. 8% carbon content and a hardness range of 59 61 HRC. The reactive carbon steel core is forge welded in traditional nimai soft iron clad construction with a

utilising acute geometry sharpened to 15-18 degrees

The octagonal wa handle is crafted from stabilised birch burl

This 300mm blade measures 292mm in edge length with a heel height of 37mm and spine thickness tapering from 4

The Hitachi Yasugi White 2 carbon steel core is soft iron clad in nimai construction with a kasumi surface finish

HRC 60-61 Handle Design

we recommend no more than 15 minutes

these handles are the "better" ones from Japan

The Sakai Takayuki INOX line gives you a taste of the Japanese traditional knife profile without the need of paying too much attention on caring the carbon steel

266 mm  Blade Height at Heel

The knife measures 170mm from tip to heel with a 49mm blade height at the heel and a consistent 2

this ko-deba balances heft with control during precision cutting

Ginsan core with stainless clad