Hocho Knife (Japanese Chef knife) Official Blog

Full Array of Yu Kurosaki GEKKO Chef Knives with Super-hard HAP40 Steel Edge

Yu Kurosaki Moon Light – GEKKO – series are fully lined up in Hocho-Knife store this time for you. The GEKKO is crafted out of HAP40 Powdered High-Speed Steel made by HITACHI Metals,ltd, one of the hardest blade steel in the world.



This material provides extremely hard, abrasion resistance, edge retention compared to the any other materials as Aogami Super, ZDP189 and SG2(R2).



The handles on these knives are Half Rounded Octagonal Oak wood dyed Japanese Lacquered (Urushi) that recalls the images of Japanese tradition.

If you have any question, please feel free to contact us anytime.

Thank you for reading and best regards!

All the Hocho-Knife staff
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