Tsunehisa White #1 Santoku Knife 165mm Tsuchime Kumo
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The Santoku is one of Japan's most popular all-purpose kitchen knife shapes, designed to handle vegetables, meat and fish with equal ease. Its relatively flat cutting edge makes it particularly well suited to chopping and push cutting, while the compact profile offers excellent control during everyday food preparation.
At 165mm, this Tsunehisa Santoku is a versatile and manageable size, combining the cutting performance of traditional Japanese carbon steel with the practicality of stainless cladding.
Knife Shape & Finish
The blade features a Tsuchime Kumo finish, combining a hammered texture with a distinctive cloud-inspired pattern. Kumo is the Japanese word for cloud, reflected in the characterful appearance of the blade.
The knife is finished with a traditional Japanese-style handle featuring buffalo horn. The natural material adds a subtle contrast to the textured blade.
About Tsunehisa
Tsunehisa produces reliable, well-priced Japanese kitchen knives designed for consistent, everyday performance. Their blades combine modern steels with practical grinds and straightforward finishes, making them a popular choice among home cooks and professionals who want quality without pretence.
Steel & Construction
The cutting core is made from White #1, a traditional Japanese high-carbon steel prized for its purity and ability to take an exceptionally fine cutting edge.
White #1 has a high carbon content and very few additional alloying elements. This relatively simple composition allows it to achieve high hardness and take a highly refined edge, while remaining particularly responsive to sharpening on whetstones.
The carbon steel core is clad in stainless steel, leaving the exposed cutting edge reactive. This construction offers the cutting characteristics of White #1 with considerably less maintenance than a fully reactive carbon steel blade.
Steel Care
The stainless cladding is relatively low maintenance, but the exposed White #1 cutting edge is reactive and will naturally develop a patina with use. It can also rust if left wet or dirty.
Always hand wash and dry the knife immediately after use, particularly after cutting acidic ingredients. Never put a Japanese kitchen knife in the dishwasher and avoid cutting frozen foods, bones or other very hard ingredients that could damage the fine cutting edge.
Specifications
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Blade shape – Santoku
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Maker – Tsunehisa
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Steel – White #1 Carbon Steel
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Cladding – Stainless Steel
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Blade length – 165mm
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Blade finish – Tsuchime Kumo
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Handle – Buffalo Horn Detail
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Made in – Japan
As with all Japanese knives, slight variations in finish and appearance may occur from knife to knife.
Age Verification
You must be aged 18 or over to purchase this knife. Age verification is required when purchasing knives from Community Cutlery, and age and identity checks may also be required on delivery.
We ship Tuesday to Saturday using Royal Mail Tracked 24.
All knives ship via an age verified service in accordance with The Offensive Weapons Act 2019, which will mean the postie will need you to be in to receive the delivery & to check your ID if you look under 25.
The law also requires us to carry out a soft age check of the purchaser after checkout, this is done by an automated system that usually doesn't require your input, although we will need to contact you for proof of age if you fail, which can sometimes happen if you use a work address.
