New Old Stock Yoshikane 140mm Honesuki Kaku Shirogami 2 Tsuchime Western Handle

Old stock from a collection purchased at Bernal Cutlery between 2013 and 2017 and are in unused condition and are a throwback to older production. Yoshikane has not made western handles since approximately 2017 and vehemently claim they will not again. Yoshikane's forging and heat treatment of shirogami is excellent, super easy to sharpen and able to be finished at a very wide variety of finishes, for a steel not usually thought of as a long lived edge steel Yoshikane's shirogami holds its edge well. 

Yoshikane shirogami 2 steel core with tsuchime hammer marked stainless steel cladding. Western handle with pakka handle scales unused in original box.

Yoshikane operates a small, family run forge in Sanjo, Niigata and has been making kitchen knives since 1919. They deserve their good reputation for excellent forging and heat treatments, which make for easy sharpening and great edge life for both single and double bevel knives.