Yanagi Ba

Blade: 270mm 52100 high carbon steel

Handle: 120mm maple burl, nickel silver, vulcanized fiber, micarta, and gaboon ebony

 

"Yanagi ba" is Japanese for "willow leaf blade," referring to the long, elegant shape. This type of knife is specifically for the cutting of fish, as for sushi. In the world of sushi, the appearance is extremely important, and this shape of blade is designed to make long, singular cuts through the soft fish so that the resulting pieces are clean and even in shape. As with most Japanese knives, the yanagi ba is handed, either left or right. This is a right handed knife, which means that the back side of the blade (not shown) is ground slightly convex to aid in the sharpening process and allow for plumb cuts.

 

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A piece like this would be about $2,100.00
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High Carbon Steel

Nearly all of my knives are made using high carbon steel. It is superior to stainless steel in almost every way, but you need to know how to take care of it. It is important to understand what you’re buying.

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If you would like to discuss a custom order, send me a message here to start the conversation. Your email will come to me, and I will respond personally. Tell me as much as you can about what you envision so that I can begin to frame the project in my mind, and we’ll go from there.

Pricing on custom work ranges from $100 on up to $10,000 and more, depending primarily on the complexity of the piece.

Lead time (i.e. when the knife might be complete) depends on what I have on my books at the moment, but in most cases 6 months is a safe guess.

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