Product Name: TAKAHIRO MIYAZAKI - Gyotu - fish and meat knife with Wenge wood handle - 8 inch The knife packed in a nice wooden box. "Traditional Japanese chef's knives by Takahiro Miyazaki in the highest perfection! The blades are forged by hand from Japanese blue paper steel. This steel, with its high carbon content, is known for its use in Japanese swords. Japanese swordsmiths have optimized this steel, which is characterized by the fact that it allows a very fine cutting geometry and has a high edge retention for use in kitchen knives. Since no chromium has been added, the steel is not stainless but only rust resistant. But only the absence of the relatively coarse-grained chrome allows the grinding to the enormous sharpness of the blades, which is quite comparable with razors. Cleaning after use and oiling perfectly compensates... Total length [cm] 34.0 Blade length [cm] 20.5 Blade thickness [mm] 2.1 Handle length [cm] 13,5 Weight (without / wth wooden box) [g] 205 / 392