Santoku Tsukiyama Kurouchi White #2 Whetstone Made with high-quality abrasives and

Made with high-quality abrasives and a special adhesives

Recommended sharpening tool: Kensho Diamond Fine Grit (fine sharpening)

It is originally sharpen hamaguri shape

The purpose of the first tempering is low temperature quenching and slow tempering

What is unique about the knife is that the steel went through tempering twice

Santoku Tsukiyama Kurouchi White #2 Whetstone Made with high-quality abrasives andThis santoku knife is hammer forged 3 layer style with a soft carbon steel cladding. What is unique about the knife is that the steel went through tempering twice. The purpose of the first tempering is low temperature quenching and slow tempering, which release the stress of the steel and bringing the steel good hardness. The second tempering is like annealing. The reason of doing it is balancing the steel. It is aiming to bring the long lasting edge