Ashi Ginga by Ashi Hamono
The Ginga series in AEB-L Swedish stainless steel, is a line of knives by Ashi Hamono known for their laser convex grinds. The sharpened bevel is thin and barely visible. This demonstrates how thin the profile is. A real onion killer for destroying 15kilos of onions and more!
Choil shot of a 240mm wa-gyuto
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Tapered blade profile despite the thin blade design.
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Notice the very small bevel is only possible as a result of a thin blade.
AEB-L is a stainless steel that is capable of having a high level of sharpness that is close to carbon steel, due to its clean Swedish ore, fine carbides and ease of sharpening. Misono UX10 series did very well on this steel, albeit those are not made by hand.
For this "Upgraded Custom Ginga" series, we worked with Ashi Hamono to tune up the edge retention, by increasing the hardness to 61 ±1 HRC as this will enhance the edge retention close to tool steel performance.
For this "Upgraded Custom Ginga" series, we worked with Ashi Hamono to tune up the edge retention, by increasing the hardness to 61 ±1 HRC as this will enhance the edge retention close to tool steel performance.
Ashi Ginga 210mm Wide Blade Gyuto
Ashi Ginga 210mm Wide Blade Chef Knife
Hardness: HRC 61~62
Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel
Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle
Blade Length: 210mm
Total Length: 340mm
Blade Height at Heel: 46mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 2.19mm
Spine Thickness at Mid-Point: 1.80mm
Total Weight 180.1g
Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi
Hardness: HRC 61~62
Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel
Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle
Blade Length: 210mm
Total Length: 340mm
Blade Height at Heel: 46mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 2.19mm
Spine Thickness at Mid-Point: 1.80mm
Total Weight 180.1g
Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi
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Comparing the Wide Blade version against the normal variant, shows that the blade height is taller by 3mm and it comes with a slightly larger handle to go with the taller blade.
Ashi Ginga 120mm Petty Knife
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 120mm Wa-Petty Knife
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Octagonal Ho Wood Handle with Buffalo Horn Ferrule Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 150mm Petty Knife
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 150mm Wa-Petty Knife
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Octagonal Ho Wood Handle with Buffalo Horn Ferrule Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 180mm Petty Knife
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 210mm Chef Knife
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
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Ashi Ginga 240mm Chef Knife
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 240mm Chef Knife
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Ebony Wood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 240mm Wa-Gyuto
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Octagonal Ebony Wood Handle with Buffalo Horn Ferrule Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 240mm Wa-Gyuto
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Octagonal Ho Wood Handle with Buffalo Horn Ferrule Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 230mm Sujihiki/Slicer
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Ebony Wood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 270mm Sujihiki/Slicer
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Ebony Wood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 270mm Sujihiki/Slicer
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 270mm Sujihiki/Slicer
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Octagonal Ebony Wood Handle with Buffalo Horn Ferrule Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 150mm Honesuki Kaku
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 180mm Santoku
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 180mm Nakiri
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 165mm x 60mm Big Nakiri
Hardness: HRC 61~62 Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel Handle: Pakkawood Western Handle Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi |
Ashi Ginga 230mm Sujihiki (Hybrid Gyuto/Sujihiki at Blade Height 42mm at Heel)
Hardness: HRC 61~62
Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel (Also available in Carbon Steel)
Handle: Japanese Octagonal Ho Wood Handle
Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi
Hardness: HRC 61~62
Steel: AEB-L Stainless Steel (Also available in Carbon Steel)
Handle: Japanese Octagonal Ho Wood Handle
Made by Master Hiroshi Ashi
