Is this knife I bought any good?

[Rainman890]

Hi there,

I posted this on reddit to figure out what it is, and Jon from JKI helped me figure out that it's from tsubaya. A 300mm blue 2 yanagi. Maybe it's a honyaki?

Over here at KKF, I want to ask if what I got is anything decent, or nothing special? I got it in Tokyo when I was there many years ago, and I was just a sashimi cook and not a knife guy.

What do we think?

Thanks!!

 

[ethompson]

Definitely not a honyaki, but it looks like a well made yanagi none the less! The line you are seeing on the blade is not a hamon but a lamination line where softer cladding meets the core steel.

 

[adam92]

Tsubaya aogami 2 steel, they're ok.

 

[Rainman890]

Cool! Thanks for your help. Between this and reddit, I think I get it. A good professional yanagi for slicey slicey.