Hitohira Tanaka Kyuzo Blue #1 Stainless Clad Gyuto 240mm Ziricote Handle Kiridashi Blade Height: 109mm

Blade Height: 109mm

Handle to Tip Length: 167mm

At the beginning of his career

The Yanagiba

Hitohira Tanaka Kyuzo Blue #1 Stainless Clad Gyuto 240mm Ziricote Handle Kiridashi Blade Height: 109mmSharpener: Kyuzo Kyuzos father Heihachi is one of the busiest sharpeners in Sakai. Heihachis workshop room and corridor were always filled with knives waiting to be sharpened. Although Kyuzo initially worked under his father to learn the foundation of rough sharpening, eventually he became a student of Kambei, known as one of the best sharpeners in Sakai because he knew best how to sharpen wide double bevel knives. After a few years of training, he