Hatsukokoro by Sukenari STRIX Damascus

Knives and Stones is excited to be the global launch partner of the all new Hatsukokoro STRIX line, produced with the highest standard by Sukenari.

The STRIX is a brand new stainless powdered steel from Takefu Super Steel, with rated hardness of up to HRC65. The steel is not only hard, but more importantly, it provides excellent Kireaji (切味, or the "Cutting Taste").

It is also incredibly easy to sharpen: in my test it is almost as easy to sharpen as VG10 and SG2. This line of knife has a convex grind and is very thin behind the edge. For the 210mm Gyuto, the thickness behind the edge averages between 1.1mm to 1.3mm, which I consider it as a balanced thin grind: it penetrates a potato while providing very good food release.

The STRIX damascus serie offers a mirror polish damascus look for this amazing steel, which some may find similar to the Sukenari ZDP189 damascus, but it appears that the Hatsukokoro's offering have more layers in its cladding, resulting a finer damascus pattern. The STRIX damascus serie knives come with octagonal stabilized birch burl handle, giving them a fresh and modern look.