This is a very good handmade knife in the Unryu series. It's got
a 63 layer stainless blade with VG-10 for cutting edge, full
tapered tang and laminated ebony handle slabs.
This is a very good handmade knife in the Unryu series. It's got
a 63 layer stainless blade with VG-10 for cutting edge, full
tapered tang and laminated ebony handle slabs.
The blade geometry is a full convex grind with no edge bevel, which makes for good cutting performance. Weight, balance and handle are very comfortable, so this has become one of my most frequently used kitchen knifes for everything but meat and the like, even though it's a bit on the large and heavy side.
I haven't been extremely careful with it, just reasonably for any knife, and the edge has stood up well for lots of use.
Weight: 163 g Length: 290 mm Blade thickness: 2.5 mm
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Last updated 2005 Aug 23 by
Urban