Sukenari ZDP-189 Mirror Damascus Kiritsuke Gyuto

This is the top of the range handcrafted ZDP-189 Kiritsuke-Gyuto from Sukenari with a beautiful and immaculate mirror Damascus finish, and a beautiful and hard-to-find marbled blond ebony/buffalo horn wa-handle. The grind is superior and the fit and finish level are exceedingly high. Heat-treated to 67 HRC the ZDP-189 power steel offers extraordinary back-the-edge thinness and unsurpassed edge retention. The knife is both stunning and extremely high performing. Production is extremely limited, and wait time is on average one year once sold out. 

Spec:

• Origin (Made in): Toyama-shi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
• Brand: Sukenari
• Craftsman: Nobuo Hanaki
• Knife Type: Kiritsuke-Gyuto
• Blade
• Construction: San Mai
• Grind: Double-edged Blade (50/50 Grind)
• Hagane (Core Steel): ZDP-189
• Jigane (Cladding): Stainless Steel
• Hardness: 67 HRC
• Hand-forged, hand-grinded, hand-sharpened
• Blade Finish:
• Damascus
• Kyomen (Mirror)
• Blade Length: 210mm (8.3") / 240mm (9.4")
• Blade Height (at heel): 48mm / 51mm
• Spine Thickness
• Above heel: 2.7mm /  2.7mm
• Middle: 2.4mm / 2.6mm
• Handle
• Premium Custom Handle
• Shape: Hachikaku (Octagonal)
• Material: Ebony / Rosewood (Dalbergia Odorifera)
• Kuchiwa / Tsukajiri: Marble Buffalo Horn
• Divider: Rosewood (Dalbergia Odorifera)
• Ginmaki: Nickel Copper (x3)
• Length: 135mm / 145mm
• Overall Length: 355mm / 392mm
• Weight:
• Ebony Handle: 196g (6.91oz) / 238g (8.39oz)
• Rosewood Handle: 186g (6.56oz) / 228g (8.04oz)
• Engraved Mark (Front): In Japanese Kanji "Trademark Sukenari ZDP189" (登録 佑成 ZDP189)
• Engraved Mark (Back): In Japanese Kanji "Super Steel" (超鋼)

About ZDP-189 Steel

ZDP-189 is a super steel from Hitachi, with extremely high carbon and chromium content. The steel can achieve superbly high hardness, enabling some artisans to harden the knife to up to 67HRC. ZDP-189 knives are pricier compared with knives of same style and finish but with a lesser steel. These knives could retain sharpness much longer, but require more experience when it comes to sharpening. Burrfection Store does not recommend sharpening beginners to buy this knife as their first knife.

About Sukenari 佑成

Sukenari is a small artisan knife maker based in Toyoma city of Japan. Established in 1933 by Fijikichi Hanaki, Sukenari became famous in Japan for its Honyaki forged knives, one of the hardest forging techniques. Now in the hands of 3rd generation Hanaki - Mr. Nobuo Hanaki, Sukenari is continually pushing the envelope of chef knives while committed to the finest tradition of Japanese knife making. Today Sukenari is known for its work with various super steel.

Care:

Wash and dry with a soft sponge, and safely store after use. Avoid cutting into bones, frozen foods, hard fruit pits.

Cutting Surface:

Recommended cutting surface: wood, rubberized boards, and high-end composites, and quality plastics such as polyethylene make acceptable cutting surfaces, and will help protect and prolong the knife’s edge. AVOID glass, metal, countertops, and other rigid, non-forgiving surfaces.

Sharpening:

We recommend sharpening all quality Japanese knives on whetstones, as we believe they yield the best results for your knives.