Masamoto Sohonten Honyaki (Blue 2, 玉青鋼) Yanagiba 270 mmThe blue steel honyaki line is the highest quality offerings from Masamoto Sohonten. Mirror polished blue steel honyaki blade, matched with double silver spacer ebony handle and a super elegant ebony saya. A collectable item! Masamoto Sohonten, the undisputed king of Japanese kitchen knives, has arrived at Knives and Stones. Started by Minosuke Matsuzawa in 1872, succeed by Kichizo Hirano in 1891, Masamoto Sohonten is now under the management of the

137 g  Total Length

8mm near the tip

Leaves a very good finish

and stands 40 mm tall at the heel

Weighing 102g

his work is becoming super popular and stock is hard to come by these days

- No Black Mold

for Coarse/Medium grit waterstones

to make a custom honkayi line for us

The 240mm blade length offers balanced cutting capacity and agility for general slicing tasks

this is what K&S is bringing to you today

This 8000 grit is the finest stone that Suehiro has on offer before the mighty Gokumyo line