This Gesshin Heiji 165mm Kurouchi Santoku is made from Iwasaki's special Swedish carbon steel. It is hardened to about 63hrc. It comes with an octagonal Ho Wood handle.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 128mm
Handle Height: 25.89mm
Handle Width: 20.84mm
Handle to Tip Length: 185mm
Heel to Tip Length: 167mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.23mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.52mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 4.17mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.43mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 26.2mm
This Gesshin Heiji 180mm Wa-Honesuki is made from Heiji's special Semi-Stainless steel. It is hardened to about 63hrc. It comes with a burnt chestnut octagonal handle. This is a true single bevel knife, in the traditional sense, and has a hollow ground ura (backside). This knife is for right-handed users.
Knife Type: Boning
Steel Type: Semi-Stainless
Handle Type: Octagonal Burnt Chestnut
Construction Type: Stainless Clad
Hand Orientation: Right-Handed
Handle Length: 134mm
Handle Height: 27mm
Handle Width: 22mm
Handle to Tip Length: 196mm
Heel to Tip Length: 185mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 3.16mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.74mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 4.45mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 4mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 3.10mm