{"product_id":"2-bernal-cutlery-x-astral-works-third-run-black-label-200mm-wa-gyuto-52100-ho-horn-handle-copy","title":"#2 Bernal Cutlery ✕ Astral Works Third Run Black Label 200mm Wa-Gyuto 52100 Ho \u0026 Horn Handle (Copy)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBernal Cutlery third run Black Label 52100 gyuto with octagonal ho and horn handle, blade has a laser-etch with the Bernal Cutlery bug, BC’s SF Works poppy, and the Astral Works lantern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e52100 carbon steel, hand-forged in Oakland, CA, by Bernal Cutlery knifemaker and machinist Eli Sideris, and finish-ground and handled in our San Francisco shop. The handle is a Japanese-made wa handle with ho wood and a horn ferrule. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Black Label series blends Western and Japanese materials, techniques, and sensibilities to make a fine cutting knife with good edge retention and easy sharpenability. Our intention was to make a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ehigh-performing, not-too-expensive forged knife with a little more weight and a steeper distal taper than our stock removal Greenfield series for those who like a more forward feel and thicker spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEli has focused on forging 52100 for many, many years, and we have been big fans of his approach to this steel, which can be finished at a wide variety of hardnesses, edge-taking, and edge-holding personalities. 52100 can be made very hard and wear-resistant, but the treatment Eli prefers avoids excessive hardness in favor of easier sharpening across a range of edge finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEli forges in the geometry, heat treats, and provides a rough grind that Josh follows up with additional thinning and surface finishing at a utilitarian 'migaki' finish with a medium-fine scratch pattern on the face that allows for good food release and easy future thinning and re-surfacing without adding the additional expense that an extra fine finish makes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsider the general rules for using a Japanese knife: boneless proteins, vegetables, and most fruits (some fruits don’t play as nicely with carbon steel; I’m looking at you, mango). Avoid bones, frozen food, twisting on the board during cutting, and general dumb stuff. No dishwasher use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bernal Cutlery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48533828239581,"sku":"BLKLBL-ASTRAL#2","price":313.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC05688_6a23ac28-f513-4c3c-a91b-eb6ec54682bc.jpg?v=1789072236","url":"https:\/\/bernalcutlery.com\/en-gb\/products\/2-bernal-cutlery-x-astral-works-third-run-black-label-200mm-wa-gyuto-52100-ho-horn-handle-copy","provider":"Bernal Cutlery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}