Genkai Masakuni 330mm Yanagiba Honyaki Sharpened by Nomura Shotaro
Genkai Masakuni (now passed away) is master in Honyaki blades and Nomura Shotaro is master by sharpening Yanagi blades
Make it absolute unicorn of a knife
after buying the knife please make comment about if you want handle installed or not
It can be installed with or without Matchi
They have clear lacquer on the blades that need to be wiped off with acetone before use !
Steel: White 2 water quenched wave Hamon
Handle: Japanese Tamamoku wood buffalo horn
Approx.. measurements:
Handle Length- 150mm
Handle Width- 25mm
Hell to Tip Length- 320mm
Blade Height at Heel- 36mm
Width of Spine at Handle- 4mm
Width of Spine at Middle- 3,4mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the tip- 1,8mm
All knives JNS cary is handmade and made one by one, so they can vary in size and thickness. Unevenness in finish can occur.
