YAMAWAKI Damascus Hit Gyuto AUS10

Produced by Yamawaki Hamono, established in Sakai in 1927. Their lineage traces back to Goh Yoshihiro, one of Japan's most revered swordsmiths of the Kamakura period. Nearly a century of knife making built on that foundation.

The Damascus Hit is a striking blade. AUS10 stainless steel core wrapped in layered Damascus, with a tsuchime hammered finish over it -- the pattern is not uniform, not machine-stamped. Every blade comes out slightly different. The 210mm length sits at the most versatile point of the Gyuto range, long enough for serious work, short enough for precise control.

Persimmon-dyed oak handle, octagonal. The dye gives the wood a deep, warm amber tone that deepens further with use. No ferrule -- the handle meets the blade cleanly.

At 154g it is light for a Damascus Gyuto. That weight is intentional -- Yamawaki grinds thin.

Hand wash only. Dry immediately. Sharpen on a whetstone.