Yu Kurosaki is a young artisan blacksmith in Takafu knife village, Echizen. He is  known for his tsuchime finishes and blending traditional blacksmithing techniques with modern metallurgy technology.

Gyuto 牛刀

The Gyuto is the Japanese version of french Chefs knife.

SG2 is a powdered stainless steel, made by Takefu Steel, is designed for kitchen cutlery. It is corrosion resistant steel and can be heat treated to 64 HRC , it is easy to sharpen, has great edge retention and is loved by professionals. Kobelco Steel's R2 steel is believed to be exactly the same steel as SG2.

It has an octagonal Ebony and  Buffalo Horn handle.