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Tamahagane  |  SKU: TH_SNH1118H

Tamahagane San Bread Knife 230mm SNH-1118H

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Availability

  • St Peters, NSW —
    2 Bishop St, Unit 2, St Peters NSW 2044
  • Crows Nest, NSW —
    107 West St, Shop 1, Crows Nest NSW 2065
    Pickup only
  • Prahran, VIC —
    180 Commercial Road, Shop 1, Prahran VIC 3181
    Pickup only
Detailed Specifications
Profile Bread Knife / Bread knife
Weight 180 g | 6.3 oz
Edge Length 230 mm | 9 1/16″
Heel Height 31 mm | 1 7/32″
Width @ Heel 1.7 mm | 1/16″
Width @ Mid 1.7 mm | 1/16″
Width @ 1cm from Tip 1.5 mm | 1/16″
Steel VG5 | Stainless
Hardness (HRC) 58 - 59
Handle Western Pakka Wood with Bolster
  • Free shipping for knives over AU$200 Australia wide.
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Care Instruction
  1. Don't cut hard things! Japanese knives are brittle so bone hacking is a NO NO!
  2. Wash with neutral detergent after use, and wipe dry;
  3. Please don't wash knife with dishwasher, it will damage the wood handle;
  4. Be careful not to leave the knife close to a heat source for a long time;
  5. It is a lot more dangerous to cut with a blunt knife than a sharp knife!
  6. It is best to sharpen a Japanese knife regularly on a waterstone.

Knife details

Frequently asked questions

Can you sharpen a serrated bread knife?

Yes. A Japanese knife maker says its bread knives can be resharpened with a sharpener made for wavy edges.

The serrated edge is there for a reason: a Japanese dictionary describes the bread knife (パン切り包丁) as narrow, with a saw-like or wavy edge, so it cuts soft bread without crushing it.

What is the difference between VG5 and VG10?

Both are Takefu stainless steels, and VG10 comes out higher in Takefu's own figures. Its table gives VG10 1.00% carbon, 15.00% chromium, 1.00% molybdenum, 0.25% vanadium and 1.55% cobalt at HRC 60 or more, against VG5's 0.75% carbon, 14.00% chromium, 0.30% molybdenum and 0.15% vanadium, with no cobalt listed, at HRC 59 or more.

VG5 (V金5号) has its own role: Takefu lists it and VG2 as favoured stainless steels for thin blades, refined from low-impurity raw material so that they grind and forge well, with a chromium to carbon balance tuned to keep hardness high while resisting corrosion.

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