Tsunehisa Damascus Nakiri AUS10 165mm

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I was excited to pick this knife up during my last trip. Nakiri knives aren't super common at his shop and it's a damascus nakiri to boot. The convex grind is quite exaggerated, so it should help with food release. AUS10 is thought to be an upgrade to comparable stainless steels like VG10 and AUS8. I met Shibata-san on my 3rd visit to Japan. His video on the Tinker Tank is the first video I watched about Japanese knives from a Japanese craftsman. He's one of the reasons I started down the Japanese Chef Knife rabbit hole. Meeting him and his team was such a pleasant experience all around and it was worth the extra effort to get to his shop. I was excited to pick this knife up during my last trip. Nakiri knives aren't super common at his shop and it's a damascus nakiri to boot. The convex grind is quite exaggerated, so it should help with food release. AUS10 is thought to be an upgrade to comparable stainless steels like VG10 and AUS8.