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.

Yanagiba 柳刃

Meaning “Willow Leaf” the Yanagiba is a single bevel knife used for slicing fish.

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.