{"product_id":"honyaki-gyuto-knife-shirogami-3-carbon-steel-mirror-polish-finish-ikeda","title":"Honyaki Gyuto knife, Shirogami 3 Carbon steel, mirror polish finish - Ikeda","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gyuto is made by the legendary Yoshikazu Ikeda. He is the current chairman of the Sakai dentokogeshi (traditional skilled crafts)association. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHAPE: Abura Honyaki \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/gyuto\" style=\"color: black;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGyuto\u003c\/a\u003e. Japan's answer to the chef's knife with a thinner profile. Gyuto translates to cow sword. This is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/search?type=product,page,article,collection\u0026amp;q=honyaki*\" style=\"color: black;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehonyaki\u003c\/a\u003e - or true-forged - blade. These blades use a mono steel construction which is then differentially hardened. This basically means the edge is harder than the spine. The wave line, or hamon, seen on the blade face is an indication that the blade has been hardened in this way. These are the hardest knives to make and failure rate is high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEEL: Shirogami 3, the lowest carbon count out of the shirogami series. It has lower finished hardness which makes it tough (\"less chippy\") and easy to sharpen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFINISH: Mirror polish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHANDLE: Octagonal ebony handle with white or black buffalo horn ferule and a silver spacer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctagonal Red Sandalwood handle with three spacers and white buffalo horn ferule and end cap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLENGTH: 210mm in length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMAKER: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/ikeda\" style=\"color: black;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYoshikazu Ikeda\u003c\/a\u003e - Sakai City, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knives","offers":[{"title":"White ferule","offer_id":44951907795259,"sku":"IKGY210HA - STOKEY","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black ferule","offer_id":44951907828027,"sku":"IKGY210HA - CDY","price":780.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red Sandalwood","offer_id":44951907860795,"sku":"IKGY210HA - CDY","price":830.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/1335\/7883\/products\/IMG_6736.jpg?v=1681876919","url":"https:\/\/onaeer.com\/products\/honyaki-gyuto-knife-shirogami-3-carbon-steel-mirror-polish-finish-ikeda","provider":"Onaeer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}