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Shigefusa Western Kitaeji 180mm Gyuto Kitchen Knives
- United States
- $2,000.00
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Product description
For sale is an extremely rare and beautiful 180mm Shigefusa Kitaeji Western Gyuto, represented to be Maxim’s personal knife as listed on the Japanese Natural Stones website. Shigefusa is one of the best known and most respected knifemakers coming from Sanjo in Niigata, Japan. Mr. Tokifusa Izuka, the man behind the Shigefusa name, makes some of the World’s most sought after knives.
The forging, shaping, heat treatment, and even final sharpening/polishing are all done by hand, one by one. As a finishing step they use Japanese natural stones to make their unique and beautiful Kasumi finish. All this hard work culminates in knives, whether Kurouchi or Kasumi finish, that do not leave their shop until they have obtained perfectly smoothed/transitioned lines and razor sharp edges. Izuka-san doesn’t purchase any sanmei steel, preferring to forge weld everything in house. He even makes his own damascus or suminagashi steel, which he calls Kitaeji.
Height : 1.74 in / 44.37mm
Length: 7.4in
Thickness 114in /2.85mm
Blacksmith: Shigefusa
Type: Gyuto (Double bevel edged)
Blade Material: Proprietary
Blade Length: ~ 184 mm (7.4 in)
Blade Height: ~ 44 mm (1.7 in)
Thickness of Spine: ~ 2 mm (2.7 mm at heel)
Weight: ~ 166 g (5.7 oz)
Condition
- Very good (little to no signs of use)
In original packaging?
- Yes
Country of manufacture
- Japan
Brand/Blacksmith
- Other
Blade shape
- Chef's knife (Gyuto)
Blade length (mm)
180Product weight (g)
166Steel category
- Semi-stainless steel
Steel type
- Unknown
Steel hardness (HRC)
- Unknown
Handle material
- Natural (wood)
Seller's return policy
- No returns (5-day Buyer Protection Return Policy for Eligible returns still applies)
