MUSASHI Gyuto AUS-10 Tsuchime Damascus Buffalo Magnolia Handle 240mm (256-240)

This Gyuto AUS-10 Tsuchime Damascus Chef Knife has a beautiful buffalo magnolia handle for maximum stability and control. The 240mm blade is a perfect balance of edge retention and sharpness, making it a great addition for any home cook. Enjoy effortless chopping and slicing with this high-quality chef knife.

The Gyuto is an all-purpose knife with a pointed tip and a slender blade. The pointed tip enables an easy targeted cut and helps slice meat and fish. It used to be a knife for professional chefs but nowadays is also used by households. Its curved blade helps you apply force to cut food without effort.

AUS-10 Stainless Steel
AUS-10 steel is one of the best steels used to make good-quality knives. It has good edge retention, toughness, hardness, corrosion resistance, and wear resistance.It is very easy to sharpen the knives made of AUS-10 stainless steel and they attain a very perfect edge. The sharpening of AUS-10A steel is easy and can be achieved through different sharpening materials.

The knife bears visible impressions of the hand-forging process (round hammer dents on the blade), which gives it a beautiful finish and also prevents food from sticking to the blade.

Damascus is a laminated steel knife made of several layers of different steel materials. The center of the blade is made of hard steel for sharpness, and both sides are covered with multiple soft steel materials. The multiple steels are metallurgically joined, not by plating or glue. The more the blade is forged, the more complex the ripples become, and the more beautiful the unique grain pattern becomes.

The handles on these knives are Octagonal Oak wood dye Japanese Lacquer (Urushi) that recalls the images of Japanese tradition.

The coating film of Urushi exudes a warm sense of intimacy when in contact with the skin that can almost be likened to the touch of an infant’s skin. With antibacterial and disinfectant properties, it is also provides an exceptional sense of security. urushi is a totally natural lacquer, and with use develops a distinct, deeply refined luster and texture which cannot be reproduced with chemically developed coating materials. This naturally fosters strong feelings of attachment and deference.

Blade Material: AUS-10 Stainless

Blade HRC: 60~61

Blade Finish: Tsuchime Damascus

Blade Type: Double-edged

Blade Length: 240mm

Blade Thinckness: 1.9mm

Total Length: 395mm

Handle Length: 140mm

Weight: 185g

Handle: Buffalo Magnolia Handle

Origin: Tosa City in Kochi prefecture

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