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.