Custom Limited Edition, Sukenari ZDP-189 Clad Kiritsuke Slicer 270mm (10.6 inch, SCL-337)
This is the Custom Limited Edition and result for making one of a kinds, Custom Limited Edition Sukenari ZDP-189 Clad Kiritsuke Slicer Knife. Hitachi ZDP-189 is a premium Powdered Metallurgy (P.M.) tool steel (Carbon 3%, Chromium 20%) that is very attractive to knife enthusiasts, but is seldom seen in the kitchen knife market. The ZDP-189 Kiritsuke Slicer knife is made using difficult and time-consuming forging processes and hand sharpening processes. Passionate Forge-Smith Sukenari has devoted many years to testing and refining this ZDP-189 knife production techniques, and these incredible knife stand as a testament to their hard work and their hammer forging expertise. The blade core of ZDP-189 steel (HRc. 65!), which is sandwiched between two layers of soft stainless steel. This Custom Limited Edition Sukenari ZDP-189 Clad Kiritsuke Slicer knife is fitted with a Innovative Octagonal Ebony wood Handle with Nickel Silver Spacers and a Turquoise Gem Composite Stone Ferrule & Bu