Sakai Takayuki Itsuo Doi Guren Aogami #2 225mm Gyuto With Burnt Oak Wa Handle Tokushu Knife.
Sakai Takayuki Itsuo Doi Guren Aogami #2 225mm Gyuto With Burnt Oak Wa Handle Tokushu Knife.
Sakai Takayuki Itsuo Doi Guren Aogami #2 225mm Gyuto With Burnt Oak Wa Handle Tokushu Knife.
Sakai Takayuki Itsuo Doi Guren Aogami #2 225mm Gyuto With Burnt Oak Wa Handle Tokushu Knife.

Sakai Takayuki Itsuo Doi Guren Aogami #2 225mm Gyuto With Burnt Oak Wa Handle

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Sakai Takayuki is well respected as the largest knife maker in the Sakai Region. In collaboration with Master Itsuo Doi (son of legendary Keijiro Doi) who is a highly skilled blacksmith, they have produced very distinguishable handmade knives out of Aogami #2 (Blue steel) married with an extremely well finished hammered (tsuchime) kurouchi finish.

From the gorgeous cladding to the personalized maker's mark of Itsuo Doi, the Homura Guren series is unique in enough ways that this is a knife your guests will surely notice as being 'differen't then the rest in your collection. The Homura Guren series are very detailed oriented knives, from the beautiful burned (Shou Sugi Ban) Japanese oak lacquered (Urushi) mono handles to the hazy kasumi polish. They even have accentuated angles where you normally don't see them, like the choil and slightly curved heel. To top it all off, the distal taper and Aogami #2 core steel really make these knives excellent performers and workhorses.

Most people struggle to figure out if they are part of the 210mm gyuto crowd, or the 240mm gyuto crowd. Why fit in to one of those two crowds when there is now a third category, the 225mm gyuto crowd! Just enough extra length from a 210mm gyuto to give you more versatility, but not quite 240mm to make you uncomfortable. Gyutos are extremely versatile knives, and some will argue the longer the better. 225mm might just be the sweet spot for you where it doesn't feel abnormally long, yet you still get the bonus of a knife closer to 240mm.

  • Brand: Sakai Takayuki
  • Blacksmith: Doi san
  • Location: Sakai Japan
  • Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
  • Edge Steel: Blue #2
  • Cladding: Iron
  • Handle: Urushi Oak Octagonal Burnt Finish
  • Actual Edge Length: 211mm
  • Blade Height: 55mm
  • Edge Grind: Even 50/50
  • Weight:7.9oz / 226g
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    E.V.
    Workhorse

    In between the 210 and 240 standard, this one is 225ish. I have several thin knives 165-240. I love this thicker knife in the mix. It takes a great edge. I have not used it or sharpened it so much that it needs to be thinned anytime soon. I'll bet Doi-san's hardening keeps these from having to be grinded down. Finally, more so than any other knife I have handled, this knife gives me response. Less so with slicing than chopping, I can really feel what i'm doing. Its in the steel.

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    Joe Turkaly
    Perfect work knife

    I bought this 7 months ago and it is my daily driver at work. From prepping raw proteins as well as cooked ones this knife is the most used out of my collection. Doi is probably my favorite blacksmith only because I can't put his knives down

    Tokushu

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