Gesshin Stainless Damascus 270mm Yanagiba

Just an excellent piece.

A well balanced (front loaded) and ludicrously sharp piece of single-bevel cutlery ideal for cutting all kinds of foods from meat and fish to cucumbers, tomatoes and fruit. My only quibble is that I wish the saya for the knife was varnished. However, the saya does feature a wonderful integrated strong to keep the retaining pin attached.

Outstanding Quality!!!!

This knife is a work horse. At 270 mm, it is exactly where you want to be when slicing Sashimi or Nigiri, as the blade length allows for single slicing motions. As far as sharpness, it has held its initial razor sharp edge through 2 weeks of daily use. As usual with Gesshin, the knife is beautifully crafted, with the Damascus pattern not coming off tacky, and the handle is very comfortable and lovely as well. Its hard to imagine that there are sharper knives out there. A+

Gesshin Stainless Damascus Yanagiba

I love my yanagiba! Excellent knife at a very reasonable price. The customer service (Jon & Sara) was great, cordial, and very helpful. I will buy again from this website.