You get the knife that is in the picture !
Genkai Masakuni 360mm Sakimaru Yanagiba Honyaki Sharpened by Nomura Shotaro
Genkai Masakuni (now retired) 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 1 water quenched wave Hamon
Handle: Ebony wood buffalo horn
Approx.. measurements:
Handle Length- 150mm
Handle Width- 25mm
Hell to Tip Length- 350mm
Blade Height at Heel- 34mm
Width of Spine at Handle- 3,9mm
Width of Spine at Middle- 3mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the tip- 2,2mm
All knives JNS cary is handmade and made one by one, so they can vary in size and thickness. Unevenness in finish can occur.