Yoshimune White#1 Santoku 165mm knife with octagon Handle

These are very interesting knives. Kawamura san have a unique kurouchi patterned finish in White#2 and Polished Finished in Core White#1. I was impressed with White#1 because of very unique look and added in my product category. Yoshimune White #1 Santoku 165mm It is really well-made knife featuring a unique and attractive stainless-steel cladding. The stainless-steel cladding is finished in a really unique and attractive pressed wood manner. We are very happy to be able to offer these fine knives to our customers in Australia. The White #1 line of knives are constructed with an inner core of Hitachi White Paper #1 carbon steel. This alloy is also known as Shirogami No.1 or Shiroko No.1. It is a hard steel with a very fine granular structure. It has the highest carbon content of all the White steels which results in a blade that is the easiest to sharpen. As it is a carbon steel it will discolour or corrode if not cared for properly. Buffalow horn with Rose wood with spacer handle – Epoxy setup for handle. Blade Length: 165 mm Handle Length: 125 mm Overall Length: 305 mm Kawamura SERIES