Tsunehisa Washiji Nakiri 165mm SLD

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. 

菜切 The Nakiri, “leaf cutter”, is a double bevel, thin bladded knife designed for vegetable cutting. The flat grind of the blade makes for good chopping board contact so no more “accordion” vegetables. This is not a cleaver.

SLD semi-stainless steel was originally designed by Hitachi for cutting other steels. It holds an edge as long as carbon steel but is much easier to care for. SLD isn't completely stainless and should be dried completely after use to avoid staining and rusting.

Measurements and photographs are taken from a random knife and may differ from the knife you receive.