Tsunehisa Shāpu シャープ VG-10 Petty, Japanese traditional handle,

Double-sided sharpened and laminated (Sanmai) blade made of stainless steel with a core of Japanese VG-10 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no thickening, making sharpening on Japanese water stones very easy.

These knives are handmade in Echizen Japan. The VG-10 core steel is forged between two layers of softer steel, this outer layer is patterned steel so that a very beautiful damask pattern can be seen. This Suminagashi technique is unique for Japanese knives and is a demonstration of the special forging techniques from Japan. The outer layer ensures that the core steel is well protected against possible damage and oxidation. The outer layer is also equipped with a beautiful hammer blow (Tsuchime) pattern so that products stick to the blade less quickly.

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The handles are made from In-house poured acrylic epoxy resin with brass pins and this specific piece of timber has a rare grain type (the lines show the stages and age of the tree). They are attached to the full tang blade with a set of beautiful and solid brass tube pins. The timber was finished in natural Australian made timber finishes produced in Port Lincoln in South Australia by Constantia Organic finishes.

The new handle has been fitted and lovingly shaped by Josh from GT Edgeworks in South Australia. Josh has a passion for reviving vintage knives so you can be assured that the work is of the highest quality.

• Blade length: 140 mm
• Total length: 250mm
• Weight: 96 grams
• Blade height: 27.3 mm
• Blade thickness: 1.8 mm
• Steel type: core steel: Japanese VG-10 stainless steel with 2 layers of damask steel (Suminagashi forged) with hammered pattern (Tsuchime)
• Hardness: 61 (Rockwell C)
• Handle: In-house poured acrylic epoxy resin with brass pins