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R-2 Damascus kitchen knife from Custom knife maker Hiroo Itou

June 17th  New batch of Mr. Itou Custom Kitchen Knife  Just Arrived !!r-2-custom-damascus.jpg                 

 On April 1 and 2, Year 2006, we had a Spring Knife Show in Seki City.There were about 40 custom knifemakers attended from all over Japan. Among the custom knifemakers,we found an interesting knifemaker,who is hand making Gyuto type Chef knives out of the special powdered steel called R2. His name is Hiroo Itou from FukuiCity, northern part of Japan. He has explained me that this powdered steel is made by Kobe Steel Company (Kobelco), one of the biggest steel maker in Japan. He said they never show him the chemical analysis of the steel (it seems they want to keep it confidencial to prevent being copied by other steel makers), but he found this steel the best for the kitchen  knives in terms of the sharpness, edge retention, durability and rust resistance. I have asked him how good it is compared with other powdered steel such as Cowry (Daido steel) and ZDP (Hitachi steel), and he said, oh, uncomparable..... it is much far better  than those powdered steels.

He uses this R2 powdered steel for the core edge heat treated to Rockwell Rc 62,hand forged with 16 layered hard and soft stainless steel materials (total 33 layered Damascus blade).kobesteel,co-torkyhandle.jpg                   As seen on the other expensive custom knives, the full tang blade is tapered to the end of handle for a perfect weight balance, and each blade and handle varies in size,shape and weight due to the hand made knives. He uses the selected handle materials,hand contoured and polished very carefully for a perfect grip.

 

 Utility Knife
UP!! Mr.Itou Utility Knife Turquoise Handle  it-turq.jpg

Turquoise Handle 

Utility Knife 160mm

Total Length:270mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 112g          $320.00

Available in Stock  

 

 Turquoise Handle 

Utility Knife 170mm

Total Length:280mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 127g 

$330.00

       Sold Out           
UP!! Mr.Itou Utility Knife 155mm Azurite Stone Handle  w.jpg

 Azurite Stone Handle 

Utility Knife 155mm

Total Length:260mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 121g 

$310.00

      Sold Out           
 UP!! Mr.Itou Utility Knife 160mm Marble Stone Handlep.jpg

 Marble Stone Handle 

Utility Knife 160mm

Total Length:275mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 122g 

$300.00

        Sold Out           

 

 Santoku
UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku Abalone Handle it-santoku-abalone.jpg

 Abalone Handle 

Santoku 175mm

Total Length:295mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 174g            $400.00     Available in Stock 

  

 Abalone Handle 

Santoku 180mm

Total Length:300mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 186g 

$400.00

 Available in Stock   

       
 
UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku Turquoise Handle it-santoku-turq.jpg

 Turquoise Handle 

Santoku 175mm

Total Length:295mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 167g 

$400.00

       Sold Out           
UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku Camel Bone Handle (Purple&Light Blue Color) it-santoku-camel1.jpg

 Camel Bone Handle (Purple&Light Blue Color) 

Santoku 175mm

Total Length:295mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 167g 

$400.00

 Available in Stock 

         
 

 

 Compact Size Gyuto

 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 150mm Azurite Stone Handle s.jpg

 Azurite Stone Handle 

Gyuto 150mm

Total Length:270mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 144g 

$330.00

 Available in Stock  

      
 
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 160mm Turquoise Handle  it-turq2.jpg

 Turquoise Handle 

Gyuto 160mm

Total Length:285mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 166g 

$340.00

 Available in Stock 

         
 
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 160mm Sugarite Stone Handle  o1.jpg

 Sugarite Stone Handle 

Gyuto 160mm

Total Length:280mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 153g 

$340.00

 Available in Stock 

       
 
  UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 170mm Abalone Handle  it-abalone.jpg

 Abalone Handle 

 Gyuto 170mm

Total Length:295mm Blade Thickness:2.5mm   Total Weight: 186g 

$360.00

        Sold Out        
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 170mm Sugarite Stone Handle it-gyuto170-sugalite.jpg

 Sugarite Stone Handle 

 Gyuto 170mm

Total Length:285mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 160g 

$360.00

 Available in Stock 

     
 
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 170mm Azurite Stone Handle it-gyuto170-azurite.jpg

 Azurite Stone Handle 

 Gyuto 170mm

Total Length:285mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 160g 

$360.00

 Available in Stock  

    
 

 

Gyuto 180mm & 190mm
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm Turquoise Handle   it-turq3.jpg

 Turquoise Handle 

 Gyuto 180mm

Total Length:300mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 174g 

$380.00

       Sold Out        
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 190mm Abalone Handle   it-abalone2.jpg

 Abalone Handle 

 Gyuto 190mm

Total Length:310mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 185g 

$420.00

 Available in Stock 

       
 
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 190mm Camel Bone Handle (Purple&Light Blue Color)  it-camel.jpg  

 Camel Bone Handle (Purple&Light Blue Color) 

Gyuto 190mm

Total Length:310mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 194g 

$420.00

 Available in Stock  

        
 
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 190mm Solid Ivory Handle   it-ivory.jpg

 Solid Ivory Handle  

Gyuto 190mm

Total Length:310mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 189g 

$580.00

 Available in Stock 

         
 

 

Gyuto 200mm
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 200mm Green Malachite Stone Handle a1.jpg
 Green Malachite Stone Handle     Gyuto 200mm  Total Length:320mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 190g         $480.00       Sold Out 
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 200mm Spiny Oster Stone Handle itou-b1.jpg
   Spiny Oster Stone      Gyuto 200mm  Total Length:320mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 185g            $480.00  Available in Stock 

   
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 200mm Wine Red Color Marble Stone Handle itou-c1.jpg
    Wine Red Color Marble Stone Handle      Gyuto 200mm  Total Length:320mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 187g            $480.00         Sold Out    
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 200mm Turquoise Handle b1.jpg
    Turquoise Handle     Gyuto 200mm  Total Length:320mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 198g            $480.00       Sold Out   

 

 Gyuto 210mm
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 210mm "Azurite Malachite Stone Handle"  gyuto 210mm azurite.jpg

  Azurite Malachite Stone Handle   

Gyuto 210mm

Total Length:330mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 238g 

$500.00

 Available in Stock 

    

 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 210mm "Green Malachite Stone Handle"  gyuto 210mm green malachite.jpg

  Green Malachite Stone Handle   

Gyuto 210mm

Total Length:335mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 220g 

$500.00

 Available in Stock 

    

UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 210mm "Sugarite Stone Handle"   gyuto 210mm sugarite.jpg

  Sugarite Stone Handle   

Gyuto 210mm

Total Length:335mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 240g 

$500.00

 Available in Stock 

    

 

 Gyuto 230mm & 240mm
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 230mm Custom Combination Handle (Turquoise, Ivory, Japanese Lacquer)  gyuto 230mmtij.jpg

Custom Combination Handle  (Turquoise, Ivory, Japanese Lacquer)       

Gyuto 230mm

Total Length:350mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 240g 

$680.00

 Available in Stock 

       

UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 240mm "Azurite Malachite Stone Handle"    gyuto 240mm azurite.jpg

  Azurite Malachite Stone Handle  

Gyuto 240mm

Total Length:370mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 215g 

$630.00

 Available in Stock 

    

UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 240mm "Green Malachite Stone Handle"   gyuto 240mm green m.jpg

  Green Malachite Stone Handle  

Gyuto 240mm

Total Length:370mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 260g 

$630.00

 Available in Stock 

 

UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 240mm "Sugarite Stone Handle"    gyuto 240mm sugarite.jpg

  Sugarite Stone Handle  

Gyuto 240mm

Total Length:370mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 253g 

$630.00

 Available in Stock 

     

 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 240mm Custom Combination Handle (Ivory, Turquoise, Japanese Lacquer)   gyuto 240mm itj.jpg

Custom Combination Handle  ( Ivory, Turquoise, Japanese Lacquer)       

Gyuto 240mm

Total Length:365mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 248g 

$720.00

 Available in Stock  

      

UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 240mm Custom Combination Handle (Turquoise, Ivory, Japanese Lacquer)    gyuto 240mm tij.jpg

Custom Combination Handle  (Turquoise, Ivory, Japanese Lacquer)       

Gyuto 240mm

Total Length:370mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 260g 

$720.00

Available in Stock