Fuji Cutlery Toushu FC-373 — Left handed Yanagiba 240 mm of MoV stainless steel, Two layers

Japanese Yanagiba knife for left-handed people.

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Traditional Japanese knives have a one-sided blade.

This geometry has several advantages, namely:

- smaller sharpening angle, due to which the blade penetrates food more easily.

- concave descent on one side, which allows you to get a clean and neat cut due to the air pocket formed when cutting the fish.

- only one side needs to be sharpened, which is half the work. Only the burr is removed from the concave side.

However, the asymmetrical structure of the blade is specialized, for use only by the right or left hand.

Japanese traditional left-handed Yanagiba knife, very rare.

The design of the knife for a left-handed person is made as a mirror image, where the convex side is on the left and the concave on the right.

There is also a sujihiki knives with a symmetrical European shape.

The Fuji Cutlery TOUSHU FC-373 Yanagiba knife has asymmetrical descents and is designed for left-handers. The left one is convex, the right one is concave.

A two-layer sandvich with a core made of stain-resistant molybdenum-vanadium steel, hardened to 57-58 HRC, and a protective lining made of ductile steel.

The Fuji Cutlery TOUSHU products are manufactured in Japan, Tsubame-Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture.

Medium size oval handle, with a longitudinal protrusion on the left.

Material - magnolia wood without impregnation, with a bolster made of food-grade plastic.

The wood is not treated, and to extend its service life, it is wise to soak the handle with linseed oil yourself until it dries completely and polymerizes.

Recommendations for handling, care and storage

By adhering to these simple rules, the owner will receive only positive emotions using his set.

A good thing, if treated with respect, will last for many years, requiring only a couple of times a year, scheduled restoration of sharpening.