Nigara VG10 Damascus Tsuchime Bunka 175mm

Nigara VG10 Damascus Tsuchime Bunka 175mmThe Nigara VG10 Damascus Tsuchime Bunka 175mm is a stainless clad general purpose knife best fit for first timers, professional chefs, and enthusiasts seeking a pointier Santoku profile with distinctive aesthetics. Made by Nigara in Aomori, this blade features a VG10 core hardened to HRC 6061 within a san mai stainless damascus construction. The Tsuchime hammered surface finish adds visual texture to the workhorse grind, while the double bevel

every Japanese household has at least one donabe in its kitchen

Steel: Ginsan Core with stainless damascus clad

SG2 powdered steel achieves HRC 62-64 hardness and offers high wear resistance with uniform carbide distribution from its manufacturing process

5mm  Blade Height at Heel

Rounded choil and spine

we finally received the handles that we have been waited for so long

meaning the reactive White 2 core requires immediate wiping and drying after use to prevent corrosion

Matched with the K&S teak octagonal WA handle

but unfortunately when I was ready to buy

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