Forged, Laminated and heat-treated by Bryan Raquin from France Auvergne region, with SC125 laminated with XC10 cladding with lots of banding (clouds) that you also see on Shigefusa knives, very difficult to capture on photo.
Then it is grinder and finished with natural stones in house at JNS, choil and spine is rounded and polished, finished with Uchigumori fingerstones (included with the knife)
Steel: SC125 Clad XC10 (can rust !! )
Handle: Octoganal ebony Handle buffalo horn Made in Sanjo
Approx.. measurements:
Handle Length- 145mm
Handle Width- 20mm
Heel to Tip Length- 190mm
Blade Height at Heel- 50mm
Width of Spine at Handle- 3,6mm
Width of Spine Above Heel- 3mm
Width of Spine at Middle- 2mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the tip- 0,6mm
wight 207 g