Gihei HAP40 Hand Forged Santoku Knife 165mm

$ 62.64

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Blade Size – 165mm HRC- 64-65 Core: Powder High Speed Steel HAP40 (Hitachi) Outside: Stainless Steel High speed steel is the super hard steel made from the powdered alloy tightened and hardened evenly. Its sharpness could be No.1 in Japanese knife industry. HAP40 is a powdered steel blend featuring high levels of Vanadium, Molybdenum, Cobalt and Tungsten, resulting in a semi-stainless blade with exception edge retention.  Despite the incredible hardness of the blade, they are responsive to sharpening on whetstones.