150mm Santoku Knife

The knife is forged by Mr. Daisuke Nishida and is one of the highest grade, superb examples of Japanese knives, using Yasuki white 1 steel.
Daisuke NIshida mainly focus to make by hand-forged in the traditional way, so he hasn't make knives made of containing blade material , as it has been done for hundreds of years in Japan.Also his factory who make blade edging,making handle and custom knife making are integrated manufacture.

Japanese Tansetsu ancient Warikomi techniques
Japanese traditional techniques of knife making from forge welding (the process of hammering and forging steel and soft iron) to finishing, Forged soft iron steel are split with a chisel and core blade of Japanese Yasuki Hagane steel was buried. Mr. Daisuke Nishida is one of the very few blacksmiths who has a skills of  Japanese Tansetsu ancient Warikomi techniques.

-- Item detail -- approx. size and weight 

Funayuki Santoku double edged knife
Blade length 150mm, Total length 242mm,Blade width 41mm, Blade thickness 3.2 to 1.6mm,
Tang length 90 mm, Tang width 12mm, Tang thickness 3.5 to 2 mm, 80g

-- Material --
*Blade: white 1 steel, base:soft iron, double edged *heat treated and Sharp edged blade
*Black smith, Daisuke Nishida 
*Construction: San Mai, hand-forged in the traditional way
Japanese traditional Kurouchi finish.
*approx. size and weight