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Yanagiba sushi knife resting on a wet whetstone, ready for sharpening single bevel knives
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Sharpening Single Bevel Knives: Shinogi, Urasuki and Uraoshi
How to sharpen single bevel Japanese knives without ruining the geometry: the shinogi line, the urasuki hollow, uraos...
Ethan · October 16, 2026 · 12 min read
A yanagiba single-bevel slicer and a sujihiki double-bevel slicer laid side by side on a cream prep surface, knife comparison flat-lay
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Yanagiba vs Sujihiki: Choosing the Right Service Slicer
Two slicers, two philosophies. Here's how the single-bevel yanagiba and double-bevel sujihiki behave on the line, and...
Ethan · May 28, 2026 · 9 min read