Our Gonbei Hammered Damascus series is stainless steel (Swedish stainless steel). They come with octagonal ho 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: Santoku
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 136mm
Handle Height: 26.59mm
Handle Width: 22.38mm
Handle to Tip Length: 195mm
Heel to Tip Length: 185mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.35mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.15mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.10mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.04mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.96mm