🔥 21 / 24 Blades In Stock — Build Your Own Custom Setup

Ultimate Cutting Feel × Craftsman-Level Fit & Finish

Honestly? Yoshikane makes exceptional knives.
The shop owner personally keeps a White #2 Santoku, and the cutting feel is genuinely addictive.
It’s also a knife seen in The Black & White Chef (Seasons 1 & 2) — which says one thing clearly: top chefs choose it.

✨ Hatsukokoro × Yoshikane Hamono

SKD High-Speed Tool Steel · Nashiji Finish

Kiritsuke Gyuto — 210mm / 240mm

📌 Product Overview

• Steel: SKD High-Speed Tool Steel (semi-stainless — wipe dry after use)

• Hardness: approx. HRC 64

• Alloy: Medium-alloy tool steel with Molybdenum & Vanadium

  • Excellent wear resistance × impact toughness × dimensional stability

• Forging: Yoshikane Hamono

• Blacksmith: Kazutomi Yamamoto

• Origin: Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata, Japan

• Display Handle: Ebony × White Water Buffalo Horn

• Handle Length: approx. 135–143 mm

• Saya: Custom saya available (optional)

📏 Measured Dimensions

▸ 210mm

• Actual Edge Length: 210 mm

• Blade Height: approx. 5.0 cm

• Spine Thickness: 3.6 mm (heel) → 1.1 mm (tip)

• Weight: approx. 230 g

▸ 240mm

• Actual Edge Length: 245 mm

• Blade Height: approx. 5.4 cm

• Spine Thickness: 3.6 mm (heel) → 1.1 mm (tip)

• Weight: approx. 252 g

👉 Yoshikane Signature Geometry
Thick spine × aggressive distal taper × stable balance
Push cuts and pull cuts are equally smooth and controlled.

💰 Pricing

• 210mm: NT$ 11,000

• 240mm: NT$ 13,000

🪵 Handle Upgrade Reference (by size)

• Rosewood / Ironwood × Ebony Ferrule
  → NT$ 10,500 / 12,500

• One-Piece Ebony
  → NT$ 10,500 / 12,500

• Ebony × White Buffalo Horn
  (Top & bottom white horn + NT$300)
  → NT$ 11,000 / 13,000

• Maple (Ivory-style) / Olivewood (Double Corian Rings) /
  Black Persimmon (Double White Horn) / Lignum Vitae (Double White Horn)
  → NT$ 11,500 / 13,500

• Nickel Silver Handles
  → from NT$ 12,000 / 14,000

• Solid Silver / Full Copper / Full Silver Ferrules
  → priced separately

⚠️ Natural materials vary — wood grain and horn patterns are random and cannot be specified.

🛡 Saya Options

• Custom-fitted saya available

• Can be matched to special handle designs

🔗 Handle Album:
👉 https://hexin-hang.com/album.php

🏭 About Yoshikane Hamono

Founded in 1920 in Sanjo City, Japan’s metalworking heartland.
Established by Kinkichi Yoshida, now led by 4th-generation craftsman Kazutomi Yamamoto.

Brand Philosophy: “Timeless, not trendy.”
No chasing fashion — just relentless focus on doing one thing exceptionally well.
From forging and heat treatment to grinding and polishing,
every Yoshikane knife reflects a craftsman’s devotion to detail.

🛠 Use & Care (Essentials)

🚫 Avoid

• Frozen foods or bones (unless Deba / cleaver)

• Dropping or lateral twisting

🧼 Recommended

• Wash and wipe dry immediately after use

• Semi-stainless steel benefits from a light coat of oil

• Maintain sharpness with whetstones

❌ Do Not Use

• Dishwashers or drying machines

• High heat or open flame

📜 Purchase Notes

• Handmade products may have slight dimensional variances

• Knives are hygienic items — no returns unless defective

• Natural materials will not match photos exactly

📩 Message us for real item photos and configuration advice.

🔥 Final Word

If you’re looking for a knife that delivers:
clean cuts, stable balance, low fatigue, and true craftsman soul —
this Hatsukokoro × Yoshikane SKD Kiritsuke Gyuto
absolutely deserves a custom setup made just for you.