It is forged by Nakagawa Satoshi from blue 2 Honyaki
Special Sharpened and finished by JNS in our own workshop Extra thin grind and with good tapering to the tip
Hamon is Polished with Uchigumori, Choil and spine rounded and polished
It is finished with Sanjo like finish parallel scratches with Uchigumori for easy maintains and super easy to use finger stones on it
also please note Measurement of the knife is from Matchi ! As with all Knives from Sakai !
Steel: Blue 1 (can rust !!! ) Honyaki
Handle: Ebony Octagonal handle with Blond buffalo horn
Approx.. measurements:
Handle Length- 145mm
Hell to Tip Length- 230mm
Blade Height at Heel- 48mm
Width of Spine at Handle- 3,4mm
Width of Spine Above Heel- 2,9mm
Width of Spine at Middle- 2,2mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the tip- 0,5mm
Wight : 213 g
All knives JNS cary is handmade and made one by one, so they can vary in size and thickness. Unevenness in finish can occur.