Tsukasa Hinoura 100mm Petty ATS-34 Buffalo Horn Rose Wood Handle

Tsukasa Hinoura’s reputation is well earned, his treatment of shirogami #2 carbon steel is lgendary, it is very uncommon for him to work in stainless so this is a great opoortunity to use a Tsukasa Hinoura knife on ingredients that can be more difficult with carbon. This knife is forged in Hitachi ATS-34 (similar to CPM-154), Tsukasa doesn’t prefer to work in steels that have a lot of pre-engineered characteristics which allows him to coax out the best edge formation and toughness.

This short tall petty will make an excellent knife for using the heel with a rocking forward push cut, it will do great with small chopping tasks as well as using the tip in a pull cut motion.

86.1 Grams. 36mm Heel To Spine. 113mm Cutting Edge. 237mm Overall Length.

Tsukasa Hinoura is a third generation knife maker in Sanjo, Niigata, Japan. Hinoura-San uses no modern machinery in the production of his knives, and he does all the finish grinding and sharpening himself. From the forging of the jigane to the final whetstone finish, traditional materials and techniques are employed. Hinoura-San is famous for his heat treatments, coaxing incredible edge life and toughness out of the materials.