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黒崎優 Kurosaki Yu

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MakerKurosaki Yu (Kurosaki Uchihamono)RegionEchizen, Fukui Marks黒崎優 / 優作 / 雫 / 閃光 / 風神SteelsAogami Super, SG2 / R2, VG10 Knife types madeGyuto, Santoku, Bunka, Petty, Nakiri, SujihikiMain useWestern-style chef's knife: meat, large vegetables, rocking cuts. Recommended whetstone1000 → 3000 (a diamond plate helps) JIS · how to sharpenMaintenanceRinse and wipe dry immediately after each use — never leave it wet or in the sink.

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黒崎優 reads Kurosaki Yu. It is a chiselled or stamped kanji signature (mei) used by Kurosaki Yu (Kurosaki Uchihamono) (黒﨑打刃物（黒﨑 優）), Echizen, Fukui — the Echizen (Takefu) region. Written 黒﨑 (tatsu-saki) on the maker's own site.

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Takefu Knife Village smith with multi-year waiting lists abroad. Series names are the giveaway, and each has its own finish, so you can often tell the series without seeing the kanji: 雫 Shizuku (SG2, hammer marks like water drops on glass), 閃光 Senko (SG2, flowing hammered lines), 風神 Fujin (Aogami Super, kurouchi + tsuchime), 雷神 Raijin (cobalt/SG2, dark hammered), 月光 Gekko (VG10, migaki), 蕾 Tsubomi. Mark 黒崎優 / 黒﨑優 or 優作.

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