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FC-01 “Yanagi Usu-rou” All-round Kitchen knife

FC-01 “Yanagi Usu-rou” All-round Kitchen knife

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“Yanagi Usu-rou”, All-round kitchen knife

Have you ever seen such a strange shape blade kitchen knife? The handle is like as western style. But the blade type looks like Japanese style “Yanagiba” or “Deba”, or “Usuba” or “Kiritsuke” ……one-side-edged. I didn’t know what we could call it. The name is “Yanagi Usu-rou(?!) made by “Sekizou”, Fukumoto Cutlery’s brand in Seki-City.

However this is very useful, all-round style , Japanese and Western eclectic style kitchen knife.

This comes in delux giftbox and comes with a small textbook for cooking written in Japanese. This is called “Otoko-no-Houtyou” that means “a kitchen knife for men who love cooking”.

Name"Yanagi Usu-rou"
Blade SteelStainless Molybdenum (HRC : 58)
Handle MaterialBlack Plywood (with hilt)
Overall Length(mm)320mm (12.6")
Blade Length(mm)205mm (8")
Blade Thickness3mm
Weight200g (7 oz.)
Country of OriginMade in Japan
MSRP(US$)175.00-
Our Price(US$)140.00-