Kiritsuke Japanese kitchen knife Sukenari SG2 Damascus S-628 24cm An octagonal rosewood handle

An octagonal rosewood handle

Hideo Kitaoka's handmade

cleaned with acidic substances

Shirogami 2 (White 2) carbon steel with stainless steel cladding makes up the 24 centimeter blade

Fukui Prefecture

Kiritsuke Japanese kitchen knife Sukenari SG2 Damascus S-628 24cm An octagonal rosewood handleThe Sukenari S 628 is a kiritsuke knife with a 24 centimeter blade. SG2 steel is used to make the blade. The handle of this knife is rosewood with a bolster made of buffalo horn. It is not permitted to wash this Sukenari Japanese knife in the dishwasher. Japanese kitchen knives feature thin blades that are extremely durable. Cutting bones and meat with bones, coconuts and other nuts, and other hard goods using Japanese knives is prohibited.