A traditional alternative to the Western-style chef’s knife, this Japanese-style kiritsuke features a unique shape that’s great for all-round use and a longer blade that makes it a favorite of experienced chefs.

Each knife in the Birchwood collection features 101 layers of steel50 layers clad on each side of the Cryodur-hardened SG2 microcarbide steel coreforming a delicate Damascus pattern with a Rockwell hardness of 63. Blades are hand-honed using a traditional