Teruyasu Fujiwara Maboroshi Stainless Clad White #1 150mm Petty with Octogonal Wa Handle

Master Fujiwara is globally acclaimed for creating not only stunning knives but also incredibly high-performance knives. His work has a rustic fit and finish which, for those keen on wanting to learn how to polish a spine or choil, is even better given you'll end up with a high-performance knife and a new set of skills. What makes the Maboroshi line from Fujiwara-san desirable? In our opinion, two things. First, Shirogami 1 (white steel no. 1) is amongst one of the favorite carbon steels for most knife enthusiasts for its ease of sharpening, but most importantly, how razor-sharp the steel feels in hand and on the cutting board. Second, the Maboroshi line hosts one of the more beautiful hand-hammered (tsuchime) patterns we've seen. Very deep craters make it obvious this is a hand-hammered product, and with stainless steel cladding, those details are sure to stay. Patina will only develop on the cutting edge. A 150mm petty, also called in some parts of the world a sandwich knife, is the