Tadafusa "Ookami" Tsuchime Nakiri 165mm SLD

A nakiri is a vegetable knife: 165mm long and 50mm tall, with a flat edge. Flat means the whole edge meets the board at the same time, so nothing is left half cut and hanging together. If you do a lot of vegetables, this is simply faster than a gyuto. 150 grams.

Ookami is Tadafusa's hammered line. The tsuchime (hammered) face helps food fall off the blade instead of sticking, on a tall vegetable knife that matters more than on anything else. Real Sanjo workhorse geometry, built to be used hard every day.

The core is laminated SLD, semi-stainless: long edge life and easy to live with, no worry about rust. D-shape ho wood handle.

All knives JNS carry are handmade, one by one. Size and thickness can vary a little, and small marks in the finish can happen. This is normal for a handmade knife.