Forged by Toshihiro Wakui from Sanjo Niigata send to JNS for Sharpening and Polishing
It is Super rare that Wakui do Honyaki knives in fact you will not find any in other shops, he makes only couple a year for me
So I can sharpen them on 2 big horizontal wheels, that takes a lot of time as Honyaki blades is extra hard and have no cladding
This one is made out of blue 2 steel and exseptionaly hard !
Choil and spine is very nicely rounded
Kanji is on the Tang
You get the knife that is in the picture !
Steel: Blue 2 steel Wave Hamon Can Rust !
Handle: Japanese Zelkova octagonal shape with buffalo horn
Approx.. measurements:
Handle Length- 145mm
Handle Width- 25mm
Hell to Tip Length- 240mm
Blade Height at Heel- 48mm
Width of Spine at Handle- 2,7mm
Width of Spine Above Heel-2,5mm
Width of Spine at Middle- 2,3mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the tip- 0,8mm
weight: 210g
All knives JNS cary is handmade and made one by one, so they can vary in size and thickness. Unevenness in finish can occur.