Brand/ maker: Yoshikane
Location: Sanjo, Niigata, Japan
Knife type: yanagiba
Finish: hammered kurouchi
Construction type: nimai
Steel category: carbon (not stain-resistant)
Steel type: Takefu V2 (≡ Hitachi shirogami #2 / white #2)
Total length: 411mm
Blade length: 260mm
Blade height at heel: 33.3mm
Spine thickness at handle: 3.8mm
Spine thickness at heel: 3.3mm
Spine thickness at middle: 2.9mm
Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: 0.9mm
Weight: 171g
Edge/bevel: single-bevel
Handle: d-shaped ho wood
Ferrule: buffalo horn
Hand orientation: right-handed
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Exclusive of shipping fee.
We ship worldwide via EMS.
NOTE:
These knives are handmade so there will be slight variances and imperfections. Even the pricier Shigefusa or Kiyoshi Kato knives can have minor imperfections.