Wakui Seiryu Yanagiba 240mm
清流 (Seiryu) = Clear stream Made by Toshihiro Wakui from Sanjo Niigata Hand-forged and made all one by one all in his workshop
Made with amazing heat treat and with extra hard cladding that is iron with steel
Choil and spine is very nicely rounded, with super nice Ura as with all Sanjo knives
Damascus cladding is made in the house laminated with Blue 2
Bevel is very even and stright
Steel: Blue 2 steel clad With Iron steel Damascus Can Rust !
Handle: Burned Chestnut octagonal shape with buffalo horn
Approx.. measurements:
Handle Length- 145mm
Handle Width- 20mm
Hell to Tip Length- 235mm
Blade Height at Heel- 32mm
Width of Spine at Handle- 3,7mm
Width of Spine Above Heel-3,5mm
Width of Spine at Middle- 2,8mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the tip- 1mm
All knives JNS cary is handmade and made one by one, so they can vary in size and thickness. Unevenness in finish can occur.