Santoku 160mm N°1 nakiri

Santoku 160mm N°1 nakiriThis Ko Santoku (Small Japanese chopping knife) feature a light bellied profile, short blade, with a good distal taper and nimble tip. Shop made san ma with 115CrV3 (Silver steel) core steel and soft steel XC15 cladding. Forged to shape and to geometry the bevels are satin finish (scotch brite). The handle is made with ebonised Chestnut. Specs : Blade length : 160mm Blade height at heel : 45mm Handle : Wa, 135mm with ebonised sweet chestnut (Castanea

- Blade height at heel : 50mm- Hagane : Hitachi Shirogami 1 (white 1)- Jigane : vintage wrought iron  / Scotland farm equipment- Distal taper : 4mm - 2mm - 1mm

This knife is currently in the USA at Sean's workshop

with Bog Oak and Holm Oak

Monosteel hand forged from 135Cr3 in Sheffield

Wa handle made from ebonsied Oak and brown oak ferrule (UK) 130mm length

135mm with brown Bog Oak

Blade height at heel : 30mm

The knife's bevels are ground using whetstones

It have a nice weight and the textured handle give a good grip

close to a laser

Tip to heel length : 170mm

This Tetsu Gyuto feature a long and tall blade