Deba (Sabaki) Kurouchi 135mm (5.3in) Aogami (Blue) #2 Double-Bevel

• Type: Skinny Deba / Sabaki
• Brand: Ishizuchi
• Construction: Hon-Warikomi / Iron steel with Blue(Aogami) #2 carbon steel cladding
• Method: Hammer Forged
• Blade Length: 135 mm ( 5.3in)
• Blade Height:  34mm (1.3 in)
• Weight: about 120g (3.8oz)
• Spine Thickness: 4.5 mm/at heel
• Blade Type: Double-bevel
• Core Edge Steel: Blue (Aogami) #2 High Carbon Steel
• HRC (Rockwell Hardness): 60-62
• Finishing: Black Finish (Kurouchi)
• Handle: Japanese Walnut with Plastic ferrule
• Place of Origin: Tosa, Japan

Sabaki is a short universal chef's knife that looks very much like an office knife but is middle thicker. The blade is very suitable for boning and preparing fish, chicken, lamb, beef, etc.

Blue (Aogami) #2 (Hitachi Metals Ltd.) is made by adding Chromium and Tungsten / Wolfram to White Steel #2. 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 #2 in edge sharpness, it has slightly superior edge retention.