The hand-forged distal taper and hollow flats allow this blade to have a robust spine at the handle yet be extremely thin at the start of the bevels, nicely balanced, and thin at the tip. 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, no coarse scratches lurking to plague you with hours of frustrating work.

The stainless cladding on this blade gives it greater ease of maintenance and lends more stiffness over its length. 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.

Blade materials: Stainless-clad Takefu Shiro2

Grind type: double bevel asymmetric (favors right-handed use)

Handle materials: Ziricote

Blade length*: 250mm

Tip to heel length: 240mm

Blade height at heel: 58mm

Spine thickness at handle: 4.75mm

Spine thickness at heel: 3.5mm

Spine thickness mid-blade: 2mm

Overall length: 385mm

Weight: 203g

*measured from the tip to where the blade meets the handle