Hatsukokoro Hayabusa Blue 2 Rainbow Rainbow Damascus Santoku 180mmMeasurements 180 mm Weight 146 g Tip to Heel Length 182 mm Blade Height at Heel 49 mm Width of Spine Above Heel 2. 5 mm Width of Spine at Middle of Blade 2. 1 mm Width of Spine at about 1 cm from tip 0. 8 mm Steel type: Blue 2 core with copper brass and stainless clad Hardness (HRC): 62 63 Handle Design: K&S Teak wood handle. Optional handles available. Another innovative offering from Hatsukokoro's well established Hayabusa series: the Hayabusa

He is also responsbile for many knives produced under other brands such as Kotetsu

The Nakagawa White Steel (White 3) Honyaki is a more practical line of Honyaki knives

Place on a wooden board before use

this knife pairs its sanmai construction with an octagonal Black Chacate handle

this SW series model continues the maker's tradition of supplying functional tools for professional kitchen applications

Kenji Togashi is one of the most skilled craftsmen in Sakai

Their turning slicers such as the Peel-s and Tsumataro are the must haves in any Japanese kitchen

and is also able to grip to harder surface such as crab sheel and fish bone

Kiku Takashi is a value line from Aoki hamono of Sakai (also owns Sakai Takayuki brand)

The octagonal wa handle is crafted from teak wood with a black buffalo horn ferrule

HRC 59-60  Handle Design

210 mm 240 mm Weight 140 g 145 g Total Length 370 mm 398 mm Tip to Heel Length 210 mm 245 mm Blade Height at Heel 45