Sujihiki knife, Aogami 2 carbon steel with iron cladding, wave shaped Damascus finish, honwarikomi construction - Miyazaki

SHAPE: Sujihiki. A slicing knife similar to the yanagiba sushi knife but with a western double bevel. Very adept at cutting in one continuous movement causing minimal damage to the protein.

STEEL: Aogami (blue paper) 2 steel. This is very similar to white paper steel but with tungsten and chromium added to it which helps with edge retention and slows down rusting. This steel differs from Blue 1 in its carbon content, Blue 2 being slightly less. Due to the non stainless nature of this steel care must be taken to dry the knives properly after use.

FINISH: Damascus or suminagashi. This type of finish is made by creating a Kitaeji, which is produced by repeatedly folding/stacking then compressing two different steels until they create a laminated pattern. This can then be manipulated in various ways to produce the maker’s desired pattern effect. This material is then clad around the core metal of the blade as an elaborate protective layer for the core steel - thus giving the knife a beautiful and striking appearance.

HANDLE: 180mm and 189mm -  Octagonal maple handle with dyed blue maple ferule and end cap.

210mm - Western style shaped traditional octagonal Japanese dyed maple handle with maple ferule

LENGTH: 180mm, 189mm and 210mm

MAKER: Haruki Miyazaki, Goto Islands, Nagasaki prefecture

SAUNDERS SAYS: "These one of a kind knives by Miyazaki-san are absolutely amazing. We have all got our eye on the petty he has done. Very sexy"