Sukenari ZDP189 Hairline Kiritsuke (K-tip) Gyuto 270mm
Sukenari ZDP189 Hairline Kiritsuke (K-tip) Gyuto 270mm
Sukenari ZDP189 Hairline Kiritsuke (K-tip) Gyuto 270mm
Sukenari ZDP189 Hairline Kiritsuke (K-tip) Gyuto 270mm
Sukenari ZDP189 Hairline Kiritsuke (K-tip) Gyuto 270mm
Sukenari ZDP189 Hairline Kiritsuke (K-tip) Gyuto 270mm
Sukenari ZDP189 Hairline Kiritsuke (K-tip) Gyuto 270mm

Sukenari ZDP189 Hairline Kiritsuke (K-tip) Gyuto 270mm

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The Knives and Stones Sukenari ZDP-189 line is truely a beauty by the look, beast by the performance. The core steel is the most advanced powdered steel that Hitachi offers: the ZDP-189, reaching an unmatched hardness of HRC 65 to 67. This is acthieved by over 3% of Carbon content in the steel (White 2 has about 1%, Blue 1 has about 1.25%, that tells you something) meaning the Sukenari ZDP-189 will offer insance edge retention and sharpness. Yet it is a stainless steel becasue of the added Chromium. Overall, the ZDP-189 has very similar composition to the Cowry-X steel from Daido.

The ZDP-189 blade is forged with Nickel damascus stainless steel and mirror polished, along with the rounded choil and spine, super thin behind the edge, it is truely a master-piece from Master Hanaki Nobuo. 

Measurements 

270mm

  Measurements

Weight 

243 g

Total Length

423 mm

Tip to Heel Length

262 mm

Blade Height at Heel

51.5 mm

Width of Spine Above Heel 

2.4 mm

Width of Spine at Middle of Blade

2.0 mm

Width of Spine at about 1cm From the Tip

1.0 mm

Steel

ZDP-189 Powdered Stainless Steel Core

Hardness

HRC 65-67

Handle Design

K&S ebony handle with black horn ferrule