Shigeki Tanaka R2 Damascus Santoku with Stabilised Maplewood Handle hd2 The knife is made from

The knife is made from a core steel of ZDP-189

An excellent and highly durable mid sized gyuto hardened to an impressively high level for top notch edge retention

Subtle and excellently finished by Tanaka san this santoku makes great use of the durability and edge retention of silver-3 steel

you can hold in your hand while working

Shigeki Tanaka R2 Damascus Santoku with Stabilised Maplewood Handle hd2 The knife is made fromA superb example of design and performance in this extremely limited santoku from Tanaka san, the layering in the steel and balance of the blade make paired with an excuisite full tang stabilised maplewood handle make this both a fabulous knife and real collectors piece.