Tsunehisa AS Kurouchi Tsuchime Petty 150mm

Tsunehisa AS Kurouchi Tsuchime Petty 150mmThe Tsunehisa AS Kurouchi Tsuchime Petty 150mm is a stainless clad utility knife featuring an Aogami Super core, best fit for professional chefs and first time Japanese knife users requiring a precision tool for peeling, trimming, and detail work. This 150mm petty profile handles in hand tasks and general purpose cutting with a double bevel edge geometry sharpened by Takayuki Shibata. Aogami Super carbon steel at the core measures 62 65 HRC and

An octagonal ebony handle provides a tapered geometric grip suited to this 260mm cutting edge

The wide bevel grind provides thinness behind the edge while maintaining moderate thickness through the spine for professional kitchen tasks

The flow is as follows

this double bevel blade features an SG2 powdered stainless steel core with a hardness of HRC 62 to 64

The 182mm edge length suits general purpose kitchen tasks including mincing

while the distinctive reverse tanto tip aids intricate work such as julienning

The K&S leather strop is used after stone sharpening to remove residual burrs

312 mm  Tip to Heel Length

this 170mm santoku features a double bevel edge and VG10 core steel with a 33-layer stainless Damascus cladding and Tsuchime surface finish

This configuration offers entry-level access to laser grind performance and reactive steel characteristics for users developing their sharpening and maintenance routines

The 240mm size provides ample length for processing larger ingredients while maintaining control during deliberate precision tasks

this reactive blade requires drying after use and light oiling to prevent oxidation