SANTOKU Japanese Style Kitchen Knife.
Author's work knife maker George Waugh, single copy 1\1 (France, 2021).
Santoku kitchen knife is a rare example of the author's solution for the classic Santoku knife.
It is a universal chef knife, with double-sided sharpening and a shorter, wider blade. It's equally good for vegetables, fish and meat. The light weight of the blade provides maximum ease of use, which is suitable for both men and women.
The blade is made of forged Stainless Steel, with a zone hardened working edge, which makes it strong and has a long lasting ability to hold the sharpening (Kirenaga).
- The handle is made of Stabilized Maple Burl.
The shape of the handle is classic Japanese octahedron.
Installation of the blade is horsed deaf "Narrow Tang".
- The Blade is made of Stainless Steel Böhler (Austria) with artistic acid etching on metal.
Steel hardness: 61 HRC.
Dimensions:
Blade thickness: 2,6 mm \ 0,1"
Total length: 300 mm \ 11,8"
Blade length: 160 mm \ 6,3"
Blade width: 40 mm \ 1,6"
Total weight of the knife: 155 gr \ 5,4 oz.
