Condition: Brand New, never used, sharpened, or stropped.

About the Blacksmith: Shosui Takeda, a third-generation master blacksmith, Takeda-san was born and raised in Niimi, Okayama, Japan. After he graduated from university in Tokyo, he returned to his hometown to succeed his father as a master blacksmith for Takeda Hamono. Since 1985, he has strived to produce the very best hand-forged blades and tools. Each blade is a unique work of art and has a certain presence. Forging knives, axes, hatchets, sickles, and scythes, it seems nothing is out of the question for Takeda-san.

About the Shape: 

Inspired by the profile of a traditional European chef knife, Gyutos are a multi-purpose knife with a slight meat cutting bias. “Gyuto” translates to “cow sword.” If you want one knife to do it all, This is it. It is razor sharp measuring in at about an 11 degree bevel angle. 

Steel Type: Takeda-san uses Aogami Super carbon steel so it stays sharper longer. To help with maintence, the knife is clad with stainless steel. This knife measures at a 63-64 for Rockwell Hardness. It has a Kurouchi finish.

Specs: 

Length: ~240mm
Height: ~68.5mm