Echizen / Takefu · K045

Yoshimi Kato AS/S Nashiji Gyuto

Kato’s 240 mm Aogami Super Nashiji gyuto pairs stainless cladding with a textured face and a long cutting edge. Its lower blade is described as thin, but reports disagree on whether the bevel is convex or hollow; that remains a question to explore.

Materials and geometry

Steel

Aogami Super

Cladding

Stainless steel cladding

Finish

Silver nashiji with a polished lower bevel

Grind

Thin wide bevel, tentatively convex on the 240 mm

Handle

Octagonal wooden wa handle with a dark ferrule

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