Sleipner Kiritsuke Japanese Chef Knife Blank - SLC01 (SLC01)

Sleipner Kiritsuke Japanese Chef Knife Blank - SLC01

Traditionally reserved for head chefs, the kiritsuke pairs a dramatic angled tip with a long straight edge. It rewards a confident push-cut technique and looks the part on any board. A hidden tang knife blank, made for a wa handle or a block handle.

Sleipner is for makers who want tool steel performance without full carbon-steel maintenance. Its chromium content resists staining, and the hardness it reaches keeps an edge through serious work.

The steel comes straight from Voestalpine. Profiling and grinding happen on our benches; hardening and tempering go back to the mill, where the heat treat is done to spec rather than by eye.

Specifications
Steel : Uddeholm Sleipner Tool Steel
Hardness : 60-62 HRC
Thickness : 3.2 mm (0.13 in)
Blade Length : 160 mm (6.3 in)
+Tail Length : 80 mm (3.1 in)
Pin Holes : 6 mm (0.24 in)
Grinding : Full Flat Ground (with secondary bevel)

This tang is sized for a traditional wa handle. Stabilised wood with a horn or micarta ferrule is the classic route, and it keeps the finished knife light in the hand.

This is one of a wide range of Japanese chef knife blanks we grind in house, alongside our outdoor, EDC and butcher blade blanks. Ships sharpened and ready for handle work — tell us if you would rather finish the edge yourself.

Dispatched via UPS Express — European orders land in 1-3 business days, American orders in 2-5.