G-22 Kamagata-Usuba White Steel 165mm Kitchen Cutlery Knife

The G-22 Kamagata-Usuba features a white steel #3 core blade. The magnolia wood handle is ornamented with a water buffalo horn bolster, making this an elegant work of functional art. The kamagata-usuba from the Osaka region is a vegetable knife with a single-bevel edge makes super thin slices and can cut chunks of denser vegetables without splitting them. The severe downward angular tip sets it apart from other vegetable knives for fine, delicate work.

About the Honsho Kanemasa G Series:

The Honsho Kanemasa G series contains high grade Japanese-style kitchen knives for professional use. Its cutting edge core is made of Hitachi white steel #3, formed during forging with a soft iron for high cutting performance and longer edge retention (Ai-Deba: Yellow steel #3/Soft Iron). The traditional D-shaped Magnolia wooden handle features a water buffalo horn bolster.