Fujitora SK carbon steel yaganiba.
Fujitora is an excellent entry level true Japanese single bevel line, which is perfect for those who want to get into the single bevels. The performance is great yet comes with a very low price tag that is perfect for apprentices, students. Hand forged ture single bevel deba.
The SK steel is a type of high carbon steel (0.8 to 0.9 carbon content) from Hitachi metal. While it does not have a super high carbon content compared to say White steel or Blue steel, it costs quite a bit less and is also very easy to sharpen, therefore ideal for first time users to practice their sharpening skills.
Fujitora is the parent company which also manufactures the famous Tojiro brand. Compared to Tojiro which is more of a household oriented brand, the Fujirota is focused on the traditional Japanese single bevels, and comes with Tojiro's famous for its excellent price / performance ratio.
Specifications:
- Blade length: 266 mm
- Overall length: 418 mm
- Thickness at spine: 3.7 mm
- Thickness at 1 cm from the tip: 1.2 mm
- Handle material: ho wood
Maintenance:
- Hand wash and wipe dry, NO DISHWASHER
- Please use the knife as it should be, not frozen food
- Hand sharpen with whetstone, honing rod is not suitable for Japanese knives