Final Sale Hokiyama Yanagiba AUS-8 300mm (11.8″)
Original price was: $285.00.$114.00Current price is: $114.00.
Hokiyama Yanagiba AUS-8 in 300mm (11.8″) blade length is a thin and long traditional Japanese knife. Yanagiba knives were designed to cut thin slices of raw fish (ideal for sushi lovers), and also for cutting large pieces of meat (eg steaks). It’s a single bevel knife, which means only right-handed users can wield it. While we usually find yanagibas in sushi and Japanese restaurants, there is a growing trend of home cooks owning these beauties for the weekend sushi or BBQ parties.
The knife has a minimalistic polished blade and is fitted with a traditional Japanese (Wa) handle made of of dense, durable wenge wood with a darker plastic ferrule. There is a slight step between the ferrule and the handle, which might bother some users.
Where the blade meets the handle, you may notice a special feature called Machi spacing. This is a small gap between the lower part of the blade and the handle, which can be seen mostly in Yanagiba knives. It is a feature that pays tribute to Japanese swords and is typical mostly in the work of blacksmiths located in and around the Tokyo area. So don’t worry, it is not a flaw in assembly of the blade and the handle, but rather a homage to Japanese forging tradition that could be displayed on a magnet right there on your kitchen wall.
The blade consists of 2 layers of steel – the harder steel AUS-8 (60 HRC) and a layer of softer stainless steel are forge welded together in what is known as “nimai” construction. AUS-8 steel is a popular Japanese steel from the Aichi steelworks that is incredibly resistant to rust, yet simple to sharpen. The steel contains high amounts of carbon (0.7-0.75%) and is also high in vanadium (0.10-0.26%) and molybdenum (0.10-0.30%). It also has a high percentage of chromium (14.5%), making the blade corrosion-resistant and increasing the hardness, durability and the tensile strength of steel mix.
This carefully balanced composition does not only endow the blade with exceptional hardness (60 HRC) but also good wear and tear and rust-resistance properties.
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US-8 characteristics: → Long lasting sharpness: 60 HRC hardness and high carbon content make the blade razor-sharp and help it retain its edge for a very long time. → Rust-resistance: due to high chrome content (14%), the steel is very resistant to corrosion. Even so, you should not skip any of the steps of blade maintenance: wiping it with a dry cloth after use and storing it correctly in a dry and safe place are important steps for prolonging the service life of your knives. → Wear and tear resistance: the composition of this steel mix also makes the blade very resistant to wear and tear. Related products
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