Tetsuhiro VG_10 Yanagiba 210mm

Tetsuhiro knives was founded in 1945 in Sanjo area by Tetsuo Kiryu, a long time disciple of Yoshiyo Knife.

He started specializing in traditional single bevel knives and soon became one very respected brand in the Sanjo area – one of the most famous knife producing regions.

With the stainless steels introduced in the Japanese knife making, they made a big investment on machinery and they managed to produce exceptional knives at a larger scale. That gave them the possibility to make exceptional knives at competitive prices.

Today Tetsuhiro is known as one of the biggest producers of stainless steel, hand finished knives in Japan.

The VG-10 series, have as their core steel the famous VG-10 stainless steel and a softer SUS cladding. They feature a satin / polished finish and an ergonomical western handle.

The Yanagiba (meaning willow leaf blade) is the traditional Japanese Sashimi knife. Used mainly to cut thin slices of fish without damaging the cells of the delicate fish protein. It can also be used for meat. The 210mm size is a shorter version for small to medium pieces of fillets.