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Sanjo · K031

Tadafusa (Suzuki-ya) Gyuto

Tadafusa makes this Suzuki-ya gyuto in Sanjo with a Blue #2 core, stainless cladding and a walnut handle. Its mottled nashiji face sits above a broad lower bevel, whose exact curvature remains a working estimate.

Materials and geometry

Steel
Blue #2
Cladding
Stainless
Finish
Pale, mottled nashiji above a bright bevel
Grind
Wide lower bevels, likely close to flat
Handle
Contoured walnut with metal bolster

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