Gin - San 180mm Kanto Usuba Gohumanosuke Yoshihiro - Element Knife Company
Gin - San 180mm Kanto Usuba Gohumanosuke Yoshihiro - Element Knife Company
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Gohumanosuke Yoshihiro

Gin-San 180mm Kanto Usuba

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This Gohumanosuke Yoshiro Kanto Usuba has a Japanese White Oak octagon handle with a Water Buffalo horn bolster affixed and a matching White Oak Saya cover. This blunted tip design comes out of the Kanto region. With its wide and straight blade profile, this Usuba is extremely sharp. Suited for the Japanese push style of cutting and katsuramuki. Gin-san, also known as Ginsanko is a high performing stainless steel. Yoshihiro master blade-smiths use traditional forging methods mixed with modern techniques and strengthening elements of Carbon, Chromium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon. The result is a knife that sharpens with ease and holds its edge. Extremely user friendly, Gin-San is a popular blade choice for single-bevel knives among all ranks of chefs. 

Brand Gohumanosuke Yoshihiro
Title Gin-San 180mm Kanto Usuba
Maker Yamawaki Cutlery 山脇刃物製作所
Origin Yamawaki Manufacturing | Sakai City Japan
Cover Magnolia Saya
Knife Type Kanto Usuba
Bevel Single-Bevel
Grind Koba Micro-Bevel
Edge 10-11° Single-Edge
Forging Construction Honkasumi Nimai Hammer Forged
Rockwell Hardness Scale 62
Blade Material Ginsan Stainless Steel
Blade Finish Migaki 磨, Medium Polish
Blade Length 180mm
Blade Height 45mm
Blade Thickness 3mm
Handle Type Hachikakau Japanese Octagon Hidden Tang
Handle Material Magnolia
Handle Length 135mm
Ferrule Water Buffalo Horn
Total Length 315mm
Engraving Gohumanosuke Yoshihiro 郷右馬義弘允