Sujihiki

Sujihiki, carving knife, with a 24.5 cm long blade, made from the hot new VG-XEOS steel. This steel is a further development of the popular VG-10 steel. The knife takes an incredible edge, and its edge retention is really good. The blacksmith Yu Kurosaki has become immensely popular and is today one of the most popular manufacturers of handmade knives. It's easy to understand why when you see his elegant design combined with the market's leading material choices and a finely calibrated craftsmanship that makes the knives cut like a dream.

The handle is octagonal and made of walnut with a pakka wood bolster.

Blade height: 38 mm
Blade length: 246 mm
Weight: 141 gr
Steel: VG-XEOS (Stainless with 62+ HRC)
Cladding: Stainless

The manufacturer's own words about VG-XEOS:

With changes in hygiene awareness and further diversification of dietary habits, cutlery is required not only to be sharp, but also to be rust-resistant and tenacious, with high levels of contradictory characteristics such as hardness/strength and corrosion resistance.　

We have developed a new grade of steel for blades that combines high corrosion resistance and high hardness at a high dimension, which had been difficult to achieve in the past, with a fine microstructure created by a special melting method that improves wear resistance, strength, and quenching properties.

A newly developed material that combines corrosion resistance and hardness.(X)
A new steel grade that heralds the dawn of a new stage in cutlery. (EOS)

This is VG-XEOS.