Tsunehisa | AUS8 | Deba 150mm | Rosewood

Tsunehisa knives come from various blacksmiths and factories from around Japan. They make many different style blades made from a range of steels. High performing and affordable knives they are a great entry knife into the Japanese knife world.

The single bevel knife is a ‘chisel edge’ traditional Japanese style cutting blade. These knives have specific cutting styles and uses in the kitchen. The deba is designed for fish butchery and excel at this job once you learn a couple of easy cutting techniques.

AUS10 is a stainless steel, made by Aichi Steel, with good hardness and toughness, it sharpens easily, keeps an edge for a good amount of time and is not too delicate. AUS8 has a lower carbon, nickel and Manganese contents but it is similar to AUS10 with its hardness, good edge retention and ease of sharpening.