{"product_id":"bto-gyuto-52100-san-mai-snakewood-black-buffalo-horn","title":"Gyuto | 52100 San Mai, Snakewood \u0026 Black Buffalo Horn Wa Handle","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1a1a1a;color:#fff;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:16px;border-left:4px solid #c8a864;border-radius:2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size:1.1em;\"\u003e⚠️ THIS IS A PRE-ORDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"opacity:0.9;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4–6 week wait.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each knife is built to order, one at a time, by hand in Anna Bay, NSW. Your knife enters our queue the day you order.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:24px;\"\u003eIn stock knives drop every Thursday 7pm and sell quickly, but a pre-order lets you lock in the build — we make them in small batches once a month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gyuto is the Japanese chef's knife — a long, gently curved blade that rocks through herbs, slices protein cleanly and push-cuts through vegetables without wedging. The 200mm edge is the size most home cooks settle on once they've tried everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blade is 52100 carbon steel forge-welded between stainless cladding with double nickel shims — San Mai construction, etched to show the layers. 52100 is a bearing steel: it takes a screaming edge and holds it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe handle is a Wa-style hidden tang in snakewood with a black buffalo horn ferrule. Snakewood is one of the densest, most figured timbers going — the pattern is in the name — and the horn ferrule keeps it classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f8f6;padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 24px;border-left:3px solid #c8a864;border-radius:2px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA note on timber and horn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnakewood and buffalo horn are natural materials. Figure and colour vary piece to piece, so yours will not be identical to the photos.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSteel:\u003c\/strong\u003e 52100 carbon core, double nickel shims, stainless cladding, San Mai, etched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCutting Edge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverall Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlade Thickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Snakewood with black buffalo horn, Wa (Japanese) style, hidden tang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProfile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gyuto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Built and shaped in Anna Bay, NSW\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f8f6;padding:16px 20px;margin-top:24px;border-radius:2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You Get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e✔ Handmade kitchen knife — no sheath needed, pair it with a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/deluxe-black-leather-knife-carry-case\"\u003eleather carry case\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e✔ Free personalised engraving (added on the product page)\u003cbr\u003e✔ Free lifetime resharpening\u003cbr\u003e✔ Backed for life\u003cbr\u003e✔ Handshaped in our Anna Bay workshop.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Iron Gate Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48435317637257,"sku":"BTO-GYU-52100-02-ET-SNW-BFH-200","price":720.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/9787\/6873\/files\/DSC02699.jpg?v=1787815373","url":"https:\/\/www.irongateknives.com\/products\/bto-gyuto-52100-san-mai-snakewood-black-buffalo-horn","provider":"Iron Gate Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}