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Matsubara Blue #2 Honesuki 150mm (5.9")

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  • Description 
  • Specifications
  • Use & Care
Matsubara knives are crafted by Katsuto Tanaka,  a fourth-generation blacksmith working in Omura City, on the island of Kyushu, a region with a history of knife crafting that dates back hundreds of years. 
This line features hammer-forged blades made from a blue steel #2 core for excellent edge retention and clad with a softer steel in the san mai style for stain-resistance and ease of sharpening and maintenance.  The outer cladding is then finished in a beautiful 'nashiji' pattern and fitted with walnut handles.
Due to the unique shape of each knife, wooden sheaths do not fit Matsubara knives.
Handle material Walnut
Blade length 150mm (5.9")
Thickness at spine 4mm
Thickness at tip 2.5mm
Hardness (Rockwell scale) 62
Bevel / Edge		 Double (50/50)

  • Handwash in warm water and towel dry
  • Do not cut frozen foods
  • Use a sharpening stone, not a honing steel, to re-sharpen your Japanese chef knives

Customer Reviews

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 10 reviews.

Customer photo review of Matsubara Blue #2 Honesuki 150mm (5.9")

Really enjoy this blade. Its hand crafted aesthetics really make this knife a thing of beauty. The blade itself sharpens easily, has pretty good retention, and is fairly resistant to rust due to the cladding. Likes it so much I bought the Matsubara Honesuki to complement it. 🤙

Jonathan H. 5/5 Verified

Matsubara Blue #2 Honesuki 150mm (5.9")

Customer photo review of Matsubara Blue #2 Honesuki 150mm (5.9")

As soon as I got this knife, I wanted to test it out on some chicken. Bought myself a whole bird and was finished within a minute!

Marcus J. 5/5 Verified

Matsubara Blue #2 Honesuki 150mm (5.9")

Customer photo review of Matsubara Blue #2 Honesuki 150mm (5.9")

We loved using our new knife to butcher this hen for our Christmas gumbo! We are still learning all the techniques, but the knife made the process all the easier. Love it!

Victoria B. 5/5 Verified

Matsubara Blue #2 Honesuki 150mm (5.9")

Thank you Chubo ! I'm living in France, no problem at all about the shipping, fast and reliable. The knife is amazingly nice. I'm Matsubara's fan. Not super sharp OOTB, as usual, normal. Just few strokes on whetstone #2000 and it's perfect !

Richard D. 5/5 Verified

Matsubara Blue #2 Honesuki 150mm (5.9")

Gave to my niece for Christmas. Wanted her to have a professional’s knife as she continues on her chef career and she loves it! It is a beautiful work of art and a knife she will have for a long time

Dianne T. 5/5 Verified

Matsubara Blue #2 Honesuki 150mm (5.9")