185mm Santoku Knife

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 
Wide cut Santoku knife double edged knife
Blade length 180 - 185mm, Total length 285mm, Blade width 53mm, Blade thickness 4.0 to 1.6mm,
Tang length 100 mm, Tang width 13.5 mm, Tang thickness 4 to 1.5 mm, 137g

-- 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