Nigara Aogami (Blue) Super Gyuto 240mm Tsuchime Black Chacate

Nigara Aogami (Blue) Super Gyuto 240mm Tsuchime Black ChacateThis Nigara Aogami Super Gyuto 240mm is a double bevel chefs knife best fit for professional chefs and enthusiasts seeking high carbon performance with stainless cladding. Made by Go Yoshizawa in Aomori, it features an Aogami Super carbon steel core with san mai stainless clad construction and a tsuchime surface finish. The blade measures 225mm at the edge with a 50mm heel height, 2. 1mm spine thickness at the heel and mid section, and weighs 207g.

Tip to Heel Length (mm): 213

paired with an octagonal stabilised birch burl handle that weighs 162g total

but really wants to taste the sharpness from a hand-crafted Japanese knife

It is great for maintaning the mirror polishing of your knife

Forged in Nagasaki by the Maeda family using volcanic spring water quenching

This Kiritsuke variant features a defined tip and flatter profile that enhances slicing capability while enabling fine cutting work with the front section of the blade

This non-stainless clad blade demands meticulous care and suits users experienced with high-carbon maintenance

and weighs 163g

About Chiba Industries

This Oozuku is very even and with beautifuly yellowish colour

providing substantial spine thickness near the handle that thins towards the point

resisting wear and maintaining their flat surface even after extended use