Forged and heat treated by Wakui then it is Sharpened and polished by JNS with vertical Japanese stones for extra even bevel, then polished with Uchigumori and Jizuya fingerstones
Spine and choil is rounded and mirror polished , Kanji is on the Tang (JNS) and (Wakui Special)
(Bloomery iron not to be confused with Wrought iron, it is a different method and is some thousand years older
Bloomery iron is the material that is made in a bloomery furnace. The tatara is a bloomery furnace, too. European bloomery furnaces are mostly a lot smaller.
In furnace Charcoal and ore is transformed to an iron bloom.
Wrought iron is made in Puddel oven The initial material for this kind of production was raw iron, which, in fact, is cast iron. Made in a primitive blast furnace.
The raw iron was put in the wrought iron oven and heated by blowing super hot gas over it. The material went liquid and was then "stirred" to get the carbon out. It's a bit like stirring a thick dough and by doing so, the slag inclusions are drawn out and sometimes leave a layer like looking structure.)
Steel: 500 year old french anchor from bloomery iron with (130WCrV5) steel core similar to blue 1, water quenched (Can RUST )
Handle: Ebony with Blond horn handle
Approx.. measurements:
Handle Length- 145mm
Handle Width- 25mm
Hell to Tip Length- 200mm
Blade Height at Heel- 52mm
Width of Spine at Handle- 3,7mm
Width of Spine Above Heel-3,3mm
Width of Spine at Middle- 2,5mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the tip- 0,7mm
Wight 227g
All knives JNS cary is handmade and made one by one, so they can vary in size and thickness. Unevenness in finish can occur.
