Hatsukokoro | SKU: HSK-FXR2-DMKGY240-BR

Hatsukokoro FAXR2 Damascus K-tip Gyuto 240mm

$535.99 $629.95

St Peters (Online/Showroom) —
2 Bishop St Unit 2 St Peters NSW 2044
+61 2 8234 8818
Crows Nest (Storefront) —
107 West St, Crows Nest NSW 2065
Pickup only

Detailed Specifications

Line	Hatsukokoro FAXR2 Damascus
Profile	K-tip Gyuto / Chefs Knife
Bevel Type	Double Bevel
Weight	234 g \| 8.3 oz
Edge Length	235 mm \| 9 1/4″
Heel Height	52 mm \| 2 3/64″
Width @ Heel	2.7 mm \| 7/64″
Width @ Mid	2.5 mm \| 3/32″
Width @ 1cm from Tip	1.0 mm \| 3/64″
Steel	FAXR2 \| Powdered \| Stainless
Blade Construction	Sanmai - Stainless Damascus Clad
Hardness (HRC)	62 - 63
Surface Finish	Mirror Polish
Handle	Octagonal Birch Burl with Spacer
Region	Hyogo
Best for	Pro chefs Enthusiasts

Free shipping for knives over AU$200 Australia wide.
World-wide shipping via DHL Express, 3 to 5 days.

This steel is known for its excellent balance of properties, similar to the highly regarded SRS13. FAXR2 blades go very sharp, maintaining a keen edge through extensive use. Additionally, they are not too hard to sharpen, allowing for easy maintenance and longevity. The superior edge retention of FAXR2 makes it a preferred choice for both professional chefs and knife enthusiasts, providing reliable performance in various kitchen tasks.

Choosing FAXR2 means investing in a knife steel that combines sharpness, ease of sharpening, and lasting edge retention, making it a top-tier option for high-quality cutlery.

Pros	Cons
Excellent performance Great artistic Excellent fit and finish	High budget Relatively hard to sharpen

Care Instruction

Don't cut hard things! Japanese knives are brittle so bone hacking is a NO NO!
Wash with neutral detergent after use, and wipe dry;
Please don't wash knife with dishwasher, it will damage the wood handle;
Be careful not to leave the knife close to a heat source for a long time;
It is a lot more dangerous to cut with a blunt knife than a sharp knife!
It is best to sharpen a Japanese knife regularly on a waterstone.

Hatsukokoro

Rising star of the industry

Hatsukokoro as a brand works extensively with the Japanese kitchen knife industry. Through collaboration with makers and manufacturers across the Japan, they’ve designed and created a huge collection of different knives, covering every possible price range while having a great value in many of their product lines. Their capabilities to incorporate resources have built a strong relation with knife makers, and more and more are happy to send their knives down to Amagasaki and have them delivered across the world.

“The rapidly expanding new brand in the industry based in Amagasaki, offering great varieties by working close with different makers across entire Japan to the entire globe while innovating in product design and metal fabrication.”

Est. 2019 | 令和元年

Known for Unrivalled product availability, exceptional performance at a highly competitive price.

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Profile

K-tip Gyuto

Chefs Knife

The K-tip Gyuto — known in Japanese as kiritsuke gyuto (切付牛刀) — is a double-bevelled chef's knife that pairs the all-purpose body of a standard gyuto with a kiritsuke-style tip: an angled, clipped "k-tip" point in place of the gyuto's curved belly. Combined with a flatter edge profile, this gives two advantages. The sharply defined tip excels at precise work — scoring, detailing and picking — while the flatter edge is optimised for clean push-cutting and long slicing strokes. It remains a versatile general-purpose knife, but rewards a chef who works with deliberate, tip-led precision.

A note on naming: the K-tip (or "Kiritsuke") Gyuto is a double-bevelled knife and should not be confused with the traditional Kiritsuke (切付け) — a single-bevelled knife that is a genuinely different tool. Many retailers list the two interchangeably; at Knives and Stones we keep them distinct so you know exactly what you're buying.

Steel

FAXR2

Manufacturer
- Nachi-Fujikoshi, Japan
Nature Stainless
Hardness62–63 HRC

FAXR2 is a premium powdered cutlery steel, expertly crafted by the renowned Japanese manufacturer Nachi-Fujikoshi, also famous for their exceptional R2 steel. With a hardness rating of HRC 62 to 63, FAXR2 offers a fine grain structure that ensures outstanding edge sharpness and durability.

This steel is known for its excellent balance of properties, similar to the highly regarded SRS13. FAXR2 blades go very sharp, maintaining a keen edge through extensive use. Additionally, they are not too hard to sharpen, allowing for easy maintenance and longevity. The superior edge retention of FAXR2 makes it a preferred choice for both professional chefs and knife enthusiasts, providing reliable performance in various kitchen tasks.

Choosing FAXR2 means investing in a knife steel that combines sharpness, ease of sharpening, and lasting edge retention, making it a top-tier option for high-quality cutlery.

Construction

Sanmai - Stainless Damascus Clad

Sanmai(Three-Piece) is a common construction for double bevel knives where two pieces of softer cladding steel are forgewelded to each side of a harder core steel. The harder but more brittle core steel will form the hard cutting edge after heat treating, and the softer cladding will support the core to increase the overall strength of the blade.

Damascus Sanmai utilize damascus steel as the cladding material for the Sanmai construction, which adds aesthetic feature to the blade. On the Kitchen knives with stainless core steel, the damascus cladding will be stainless, this means they will also protect the carbon/semi-stainless core from rusting/discolouration.

The soft cladding enables the thinning process to be a lot easier than a honyaki or monosteel construction. However, when the cladding is made of damascus, whether etched, polished or mirror polished, the thinning process will take a toll on the cladding, meaning the damascus won't look the same as when it was taken out of the box.

Finish

Mirror Polish

Mirror Polish is a simplistic yet hightly demanding process, where the roughness of the metal surface is gradually removed with higher and higher grit abrasives, leading to a extremly smooth surface with only specular reflection, just like a mirror.

The Mirror Polish can be applied to various constructions, ranging from Damascus to Honyaki. It can reveal the beautiful Hamon on the Honyaki blade, and form textural contrast on damascus. The perfect surface is highly appreciated, but it also means a lot of care must be give to avoid it being scratched.

Handle

Octagonal Birch Burl with Spacer

Profile Octagonal WA
Material
- Birch Burl Stabilized

The stabilized birch burl handle adorning the Hatsukokoro chef knife is a testament to both exquisite craftsmanship and natural beauty. Birch burl, prized for its intricate grain patterns and unique textures, undergoes a meticulous stabilization process to enhance its durability and stability, ensuring longevity and resilience against moisture and wear.

The handle's ergonomic design offers a comfortable and secure grip, allowing for extended periods of use without fatigue. Its smooth contours and balanced weight distribution contribute to precise control and effortless maneuverability during culinary tasks.

The natural variations in color and grain of the birch burl create a visually captivating aesthetic, making each handle distinctively unique. This harmonious blend of functionality and aesthetics not only elevates the chef knife's performance but also adds a touch of elegance to the kitchen, reflecting the unparalleled craftsmanship of Hatsukokoro knives.

Frequently asked questions

Is a K-tip Gyuto the same as a traditional Kiritsuke?

Not quite - and it is the single most common point of confusion when people shop for a kiritsuke. The two knives share the same striking angled, reverse-tanto tip, but underneath that tip they are very different tools.

A K-tip gyuto is a double-bevel knife: it is ground on both sides like any Western-style chef's knife, so it is ambidextrous, forgiving to use, and sharpened exactly the way you would sharpen a normal gyuto. You get the dramatic kiritsuke look with the everyday usability of an all-purpose chef's knife.

A traditional kiritsuke - including the kiritsuke-yanagiba (slicer) and kiritsuke-gyuto shapes - is a single-bevel knife, ground on one side only. It is historically a master chef's knife: it takes real practice to use well, is set up for right-handed users by default, and needs single-bevel sharpening technique to maintain.

So if you want the kiritsuke silhouette with no learning curve, choose a K-tip gyuto. If you specifically want the traditional single-bevel discipline - and the precision it allows on fish and vegetables - choose a true kiritsuke. At Knives and Stones we stock both, and each product page tells you which construction you are looking at.

✓ Verified by Knives and Stones · James Zhang · Reviewed 29 May 2026

Hatsukokoro FAXR2 Damascus K-tip Gyuto 240mm

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Detailed Specifications

Hatsukokoro

K-tip Gyuto

FAXR2

Sanmai - Stainless Damascus Clad

Mirror Polish

Octagonal Birch Burl with Spacer

Frequently asked questions

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