Kōen 光円
Gyuto 210

No. 001 — Sakai, Japan

Kōen Gyuto

two hundred and ten millimetres

A single chef's knife, forged in three layers. A core of Aogami #2 blue steel wrapped in soft iron, sharpened to an edge that asks little of you and gives back for decades. Made by hand, one at a time, by Hiroshi Tanaka.

Length
210 mm
Steel
Aogami #2, San Mai
Handle
Octagonal walnut
Lead time
6–8 weeks
$485USD

Production begins the week your order is placed. Each knife ships from Sakai with the maker's mark and a signed card.

On Permanence

A good knife is not bought. It is met, sharpened on a stone you choose, wiped after every onion, and handed down still cutting.