Tsunehisa | AUS10 Nawame Santoku | Rosewood Horn

Tsunehisa knives come from various blacksmiths and factories from around Japan. They make many different style blades made from a range of steels. Great performing and affordable knives.

Santoku 三徳 translates to “3 virtues”, good for fish, meat and vegetables. Though they are a taller knife, which makes control a little easier, the santoku is generally smaller in length and perfect for any small prep job.

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.  

AUS8 (Carbon).70-0.75                                                 AUS10 (Carbon) 0.95–1.1