Tetsuhiro VG-10 Sujihiki 240mm

Tetsuhiro knives was founded in 1945 in Sanjo area by Tetsuo Kiryu, a long time disciple of Yoshiyo Knife.

He started specializing in traditional single bevel knives and soon became one very respected brand in the Sanjo area – one of the most famous knife producing regions.

With the stainless steels introduced in the Japanese knife making, they made a big investment on machinery and they managed to produce exceptional knives at a larger scale. That gave them the possibility to make exceptional knives at competitive prices.

Today Tetsuhiro is known as one of the biggest producers of stainless steel, hand finished knives in Japan.

The VG-10 series, have as their core steel the famous VG-10 stainless steel and a softer SUS cladding. They feature a satin / polished finish and an ergonomical western handle.

Double bevel slicer for boneless meat and fish. The name translates to “muscle cutter”. It is usually long and thin with a low profile and the purpose of it is for cutting in one single slice in order to create minimum cellular damage (That preserves the original texture and flavor of the protein). Perfect for slicing and back draw cut motions. The specific knife comes in the common size at 240mm.

Brand / Blacksmith: Tetsuhiro
Series: VG-10
Knife type: Sujihiki 240
Blade Length / Total length (mm): 240 / 365
Grind: 50/50
Finish: Satin Polished
Steel type: VG-10
Forging method: San Mai
HRC hardness: 61
Handle type / Material / Ferrule: Western / Micarta Black
Spine Thickness at heel / tip (mm): 2,3 / 0,3
Blade height at heel (mm): 41
Weight (gr): 201