Kurouchi Damascus Kiritsuke 210 mm (8.2 in) Aogami (Blue) #2 Double-Bevel

• Type: Kiritsuke
• Finish: Kurouchi 
• Blade Length: 210 mm (8.3 in) 
• Construction: Awase
• Core Edge Steel: Aogami (Blue) #2
• HRC (Rockwell Hardness): 60-61
• Handle: Rosewood Octagonal
• Bevel: Double-Bevel 
• Place of Origin: Tosa, Japan

In recent years, the representative all-purpose knife, much like the santoku, is commonly regarded as indistinguishable from santoku knives. Made with a sloping cut from its back towards its tip, it's similar to a kiritsuke in its pointed tip but differs from its wider blade. Its double-bevel blade works for both right and left-handed people.

Blue (Aogami) #2 (Hitachi Metals Ltd.) is made by adding Chromium and Tungsten / Wolfram to White Steel #1. This results in increased toughness and the production of hard carbide molecules, which improve edge retention. Many knife users have noted that while Blue Steel #2 is very similar to White Steel #1 in terms of edge sharpness, it has slightly superior edge retention.

* This is handmade product, so there may be slight difference from the actual image.