Forged, Laminated and heat-treated by Bryan Raquin from France Auvergne region, with White 1 steel 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: White 1 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- 210mm
Blade Height at Heel- 54mm
Width of Spine at Handle- 4mm
Width of Spine Above Heel- 2,7mm
Width of Spine at Middle- 1,8mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the tip- 1,5mm
wight 230 g