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

 UP!! November 26th                                                       Just Arrived !!
                   Final Batch in Year 2011. Mr. Itou New Collections     
                            

Total 53 kinds !!
Many kinds of Steak&Utility Knife, Petty, Santoku, Gyuto and More !!
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 On April 1 and 2, 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.

                               Edge Shape                    Information For Left Hander

                    

                    Double Bevel Edge 50/50                         

 

All models are suitable  for both Right hander and Left hander's use 



 Steak&Small Utility Knife
 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife 105mm 
"White Color (Type 1) Marble Stone Handle"


White Color
Marble Stone Handle
(Type 1)
 

Steak Knife 105mm

Total Length:230mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 96g          $260.00 Available in Stock

 

 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife 110mm 
"White Color (Type 2) Marble Stone Handle "


White Color
Marble Stone Handle
(Type 2)
 

Steak Knife 110mm

Total Length:240mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 108g          $260.00 Available in Stock
 
 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife 110mm 
"White&Grey Color Marble Stone Handle"


White&Grey Color Marble Stone Handle 

Steak Knife 110mm

Total Length:235mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 101g          $260.00 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife 105mm 
"Green Color Marble Stone Handle"


Green Color
Marble Stone Handle

Steak Knife 105mm

Total Length:225mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 96g          $260.00 SOLD OUT 
 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife 105mm "Ironwood Handle"

Ironwood Handle

Steak Knife 105mm

Total Length:235mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 84g          $260.00 Available in Stock
 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife 110mm 
"Abalone Handle"
 

Abalone Handle 

Steak Knife 110mm

Total Length:240mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 97g          $290.00 SOLD OUT
UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife 110mm 
"Camel Bone Handle(Light Blue&Purple Color)"

Camel Bone Handle
(Light Blue&Purple Color)
 

Steak Knife 110mm

Total Length:240mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 99g          $290.00 SOLD OUT
Steak&Small Utility Knife (Type II)
UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife Type II 100mm 
"White Color (Type 1) Marble Stone Handle"

White Color
Marble Stone Handle
(Type 1)
 

Steak Knife 100mm
(Type II)

Total Length:225mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 87g          $260.00 SOLD OUT  
 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife Type II 100mm 
"White Color (Type 2) Marble Stone Handle"


White Color
Marble Stone Handle
(Type 1)
 

Steak Knife 100mm
(Type II)

Total Length:230mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 89g          $260.00 SOLD OUT  
 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife Type II 105mm 
"White&Grey Color Marble Stone Handle"

White&Grey Color
Marble Stone Handle

Steak Knife 105mm
(Type II)

Total Length:235mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 102g          $260.00 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife Type II 105mm 
"Ironwood Handle"

Ironwood Handle

Steak Knife 105mm
(Type II)

Total Length:235mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 87g          $260.00 SOLD OUT 
 UP!! Mr. Itou Steak&Small Utility Knife Type II 105mm 
"Green Color Marble Stone Handle"


Green Color
Marble Stone Handle

Steak Knife 105mm
(Type II)

Total Length:235mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 95g          $260.00 Available in Stock
 

 Petty 135mm&150mm
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Abalone Handle" 

Abalone Handle Petty 135mm  Total Length:250mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 112g  $300.00  SOLD OUT 

Abalone Handle 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:265mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 122g          $320.00  SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "New Abalone Handle" 

New Abalone Handle 

Petty 135mm

Total Length:250mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 113g  $300.00 Available in Stock
 New Abalone Handle  Petty 150mm  Total Length:260mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 118g  $320.00  SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Turquoise Handle" 

Turquoise Handle 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:260mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 133g          $320.00  SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 135mm "Stag Handle"


Stag Handle 

Petty 135mm

Total Length:250mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 128g        $300.00 Available in Stock
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Ironwood Handle" 

Ironwood Handle 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:265mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 119g          $300.00  SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Water Buffalo Horn Handle"

Water Buffalo Horn Handle 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:260mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 113g          $320.00  SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:270mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 105g          $320.00  SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Wine Red Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Wine Red Color)
 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:270mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 116g          $320.00  SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Dark Brown Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Dark Brown Color)
 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:260mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 118g          $320.00  SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Green Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handl
(Green Color)
 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:265mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 109g          $320.00  SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Purple Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Purple Color)
 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:265mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 103g          $320.00  SOLD OUT
UP!! Mr. Itou Petty 150mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Black Color)" 

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Black Color)
 
 

Petty 150mm

Total Length:270mm Blade Thickness:2mm   Total Weight: 105g          $320.00  SOLD OUT

 Santoku
 UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 180mm "Abalone Handle"

Abalone Handle Santoku 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 198g
 

$420.00

 SOLD OUT
UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 180mm "New Abalone Handle"
 
New Abalone Handle Santoku 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 192g
 

$420.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 180mm "Turquoise Handle"

Turquoise Handle Santoku 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 204g
 

$420.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 180mm "Spiny Oyster Stone Handle"
Spiny Oyster Stone Handle Santoku 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 207g
 

$420.00

 SOLD OUT
UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 190mm "Camel Bone Handle (Orange Color)"

Camel Bone Handle
(Orange Color)
Santoku 190mm Total Length:310mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight:220g
 

$420.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 180mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle"
Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle Santoku 180mm TotalLength:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 191g
 

$420.00

SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 180mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Purple Color)"
Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Purple Color)
Santoku 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 180g
 

$420.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 190mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Dark Brown Color)"
Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Dark Brown Color)
Santoku 190mm Total Length:310mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 180g
 

$420.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 180mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Black Color)"
Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Black Color)
Santoku 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 179g
 

$420.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Santoku 180mm "Mammoth Molar Tooth Ivory Handle"

 Mammoth Molar Tooth Handle

Santoku 180mm

Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 228g 

$760.00

SOLD OUT

Gyuto150mm
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 150mm "Camel Bone Handle (Orange Color)"

  Camel Bone Handle
(Orange Color)
 

Gyuto 150mm

Total Length:260mm Blade Thickness:2.4mm   Total Weight: 142g 

$340.00

Available in Stock

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 Gyuto 180mm
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Turquoise Handle"

 Turquoise Handle

Gyuto 180mm

Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 189g 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Abalone Handle"

 Abalone Handle

Gyuto 180mm

Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 178g 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "New Abalone Handle"

 New Abalone Handle

Gyuto 180mm

Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 187g 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Sugilight Stone Handle"

 Sugilight Stone Handle

Gyuto 180mm

Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 176g 

$400.00

SOLD OUT
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Camel Bone Handle (Blue Color)"

 Camel Bone Handle
(Blue Color)

Gyuto 180mm

Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 191g 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
 
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Camel Bone Handle (Orange Color)"

 Camel Bone Handle
(Orange Color)

Gyuto 180mm

Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 199g 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Dark Blue Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Dark Blue Color)
Gyuto 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 169g
 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Purple Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Purple Color)
Gyuto 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 165g
 

$400.00

Available in Stock
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Wine Red Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Wine Red Color)
Gyuto 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 166g
 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Dark Brown Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Dark Brown Color)
Gyuto 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 157g
 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Black Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Black Color)
Gyuto 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 155g
 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle(Green Color)"

Stabilized Maple Burl Wood Handle
(Green Color)
Gyuto 180mm Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm  
Total Weight: 169g
 

$400.00

 SOLD OUT
UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 180mm "Mammoth Molar Tooth Ivory Handle"

 Mammoth Molar Tooth Handle

Gyuto 180mm

Total Length:305mm Blade Thickness:2.2mm   Total Weight: 200g 

$730.00

SOLD OUT

 Gyuto 210mm
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 210mm "Mammoth Molar Tooth Ivory Handle"

Mammoth Molar Tooth Handle Gyuto 210mm Total Length:330mm
Blade Thickness:2.2mm
Total Weight: 228g
 

$830.00

SOLD OUT
  Gyuto 230mm
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 230mm "New Abalone Handle"
 
New Abalone Handle Gyuto 230mm Total Length:355mm
Blade Thickness:2.4mm
Total Weight: 246g
 

$630.00

SOLD OUT 
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 230mm "Ironwood Handle"

Ironwood Handle Gyuto 230mm Total Length:360mm
Blade Thickness:2.4mm
Total Weight: 239g
 

$600.00

SOLD OUT 
  Gyuto 270mm
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 270mm "Mammoth Molar Tooth Ivory Handle"
(This item comes with Kiri-Wooden Boxes)


Mammoth Molar Tooth Ivory Handle Gyuto 270mm Total Length:400mm
Blade Thickness:2.5mm
Total Weight: 346g
 

$1150.00

SOLD OUT 
 UP!! Mr.Itou Gyuto 270mm "Mammoth Molar Tooth Ivory Handle"
(This item comes with Magnolia Wooden Saya)


Mammoth Molar Tooth Ivory Handle Gyuto 270mm Total Length:405mm
Blade Thickness:2.5mm
Total Weight: 341g
 

$1150.00

SOLD OUT 

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