{"product_id":"shear-steel-gyuto","title":"Shear steel Gyuto","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e255mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e55mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e225g \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWrought iron \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ebog oak \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHome made steel, there’s a reel on my Instagram homepage describing how I make this steel,  it’s a bit of a labour of love.  This gyuto was destined as a custom with a full stone set geometry but the fickle nature of the shear steel meant digging out a blister (it’s called blister steel for a reason) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eI thought I’d take it though a machine finishing process whereby belts, sandpapers and wheels are used, it’s a bit quicker and leaves a very uniform finish \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ethus blade has been etched and polished back to reveal the layers in the wrought Iron and grain the the steel \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ethere is a hamon in a lovely spot which is almost impossible to photograph with all the curves in this blade \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe hollow grind is not something I do often, it reduces weight and adds food release, this blade is NOT suitable for stone finishing unless your an absolute masochist who wants a waffer thin knife and no fingertips left \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joel Black Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54847051989338,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/9232\/1626\/files\/A678C8BE-14F6-4E9E-8F5E-3F6C71E1A21F.jpg?v=1790342771","url":"https:\/\/joelblackknives.com\/products\/shear-steel-gyuto","provider":"Joel Black Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}