A powerful slicer, ideal for fish and meat. This knife has a robust spine for improved stiffness down the length of the blade, offering greater precision in your cuts.

The core steel, Takefu Shiro2, is one of my favorite steels to work with. Distinct from Hitachi white/shirogami steel, Shiro2 has better toughness at extremely high hardness, thanks to its nickel addition. My customers find that it also holds an edge longer, while still being easy to sharpen to scary levels of sharpness.

As is the case with all my knives, the bevels are ready to go straight to the stones for thinning and polishing. No low spots or coarse scratches lurking to plague you with hours of frustrating work.

Blade materials: Suminagashi-clad Takefu Shiro2

Handle materials: Ziricote

Blade length*: 315mm

Tip to heel length: 300mm

Blade height at heel: 43mm

Spine thickness at handle: 5mm

Spine thickness at heel: 3.8mm

Spine thickness mid-blade: 2.8mm

Spine thickness 1cm from tip: 1.2mm

Overall length: 465mm

Weight: 230g