Our Gonbei Hammered Damascus series are stainless steel (Swedish stainless steel). They come with ho octagon handles and are double bevel knives that can be used by either right or left handed users. Like our Gesshin Uraku series, they are good workhorse knives... tough and durable, easy to sharpen, and good edge retention. While not super thin, like our Gesshin Ginga line, they are by no means thick knives. We recommend these to professional cooks and home cooks alike as a good all-around knife.
Knife Type: Petty
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Ho Wood Octagon
Construction Type: Damascus
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 121mm
Handle Height: 21.77mm
Handle Width: 17.98mm
Handle to Tip Length: 163mm
Heel to Tip Length: 154mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.11mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.58mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.04mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.33mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.4mm