Hakugin Silver Steel #3 Kasumi Yanagiba with Saya
Hakugin Silver Steel #3 Kasumi Yanagiba with Saya
Hakugin Silver Steel #3 Kasumi Yanagiba with Saya
Hakugin Silver Steel #3 Kasumi Yanagiba with Saya
Hakugin Silver Steel #3 Kasumi Yanagiba with Saya
Hakugin Silver Steel #3 Kasumi Yanagiba with Saya
Hakugin Silver Steel #3 Kasumi Yanagiba with Saya
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Hakugin Silver Steel #3 Kasumi Yanagiba with Saya

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Hakugin Series

A high-end series of knives made from Silver Steel #3, a stainless steel known for being hard and sharp like carbon steel, yet still rust-resistant. With a supremely smooth blade surface and a high-quality octagonal-shaped yew wooden handle, our Hakugin Series is produced to be luxurious in looks with amazing performance. This series is popular amongst stainless steel knife fans seeking high-end luxury and performance.

Product number Actual Blade Length (mm) Full Length (mm) Total Weight (g)
1s5-240 235 380 135
1s5-270 260 410 180
1s5-300 295 450 215
1s5-330 320 490 268
Blade Material Name Handle
Single Edged

Single Edged

Ginsan Steel(Silver #3) Yew octagonal handle

Yanagiba (Sashimi Knife)

Yanagiba knives are mainly used for cutting Sashimi. The sharpness and edge geometry is of the utmost important with a Yanagiba, as a dull knife will damage the delicate fibres of the fish. The blade is long, slender, thin and sharp for cutting sashimi in one stroke. In addition to cutting sashimi, this knife is also used for pulling the skin. Professionals use long Yanagiba knives with blades around 300mm. For home use, Yanagiba knives with a blade of around 210mm are popular.

Silver Steel #3

Often used for traditional Japanese stainless steel knives. Known for ease of sharpening and rust resistance, all while performing like a carbon steel knife.

Stainless Steel

Silver Steel #3 is a traditional stainless steel, used for many years in the Japanese kitchen knife world and trusted by chefs who need premium sharpness. Hitachi Metals, a manufacturer of carbon steels like White Steel and Blue Steel, developed Silver Steel #3 as a rust-resistant stainless steel, with increased carbon levels to allow it to perform more like a traditional carbon steel knife. It has brilliant edge retention, and is suitable for people who need to use a knife for longer sessions and still want amazing cutting power, but are concerned about rust. This is popular with professionals, home users and newcomers alike.

Yew octagonal handle

Handle

These handles are made from Yew wood, this wood was historically used in European Longbows due to its density, strength and rot resistance. It was also used by Prince Shotoku , a regent in the Japanese Court.This wood is characterized by its beautiful grain and a color that darkens with age.

Forge Welded

Forging Process

A forge welded blade is essentially a blade made of more than one billet of steel. There are many variations of technique and steel combinations. At its most simple, a forge welded blade is two billets of steel heated and hammer together to form one unified piece. The steel will then be shaped by hammer into the desired blade shape. Hardened and tempered, then ground, sharpened and polished. A forge welded blade has higher strength and edge retention than a stamped blade.

Optional Engraving

Optional Engraving Service
Sakai Ichimonji provides complimentary engraving using either Japanese Kanji or English Alphabet. Please specify your preference. For details, please visit here

A knife store that has supported the history of knives and food culture in Japan.

It has been 600 years since the birth of swordmaking in the Sakai region of Japan. Sakai Ichimonji Mitsuhide's and it's craftsmen continue to build on that legacy by producing the finest blades in Japan.
This is where the culture of completing a dish of sashimi by "just cutting" and the culture of expressing sharpness as "taste" was born.
For 70 years, we have been connecting the spirit of Sakai's craftsmen with the passion of chefs in Osaka's kitchen equipment shopping district, known as the kitchen of Japan.
We are very happy that our knives can be used by people all over the world.

Precautions

After use, wash off any dirt and wipe thoroughly with a dry cloth to remove any moisture. This product is not for use with frozen foods.This product is handmade, so each piece will be different. Please use the weight and length listed as a guide. Each material is natural and may vary in color. It is not the same as the picture.We take great care with our inventory, but in the unlikely event that we are out of stock, we will contact you by email to let you know.

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